Celebrating the Better Family Philanthropy 2020 Virtual Event With Bank of America Private Bank, the Red Cross, Cradles to Crayons, and Lurie Children’s Hospital

Make It Better Media Group celebrated National Philanthropy Day a little differently this year. In a new virtual world, we turned to quarantine’s saving grace, Zoom, to keep our annual celebration alive. And although it looked a bit different this year, it was just as special. This virtual event was presented by Bank of America […]

Facing a Life-Threatening Illness, a High School Senior Finds Support and Love at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

In fall 2019, Jaquez started his senior year of high school with the intention of playing football, basketball and baseball, celebrating at prom and graduating with his classmates. But by October, he started noticing a persistent cough that medication couldn’t help. The cough got so bad that he passed out at school one day. It […]

Help Children’s Home & Aid Go the Extra Mile for Kids & Families in Need this Holiday Season

Children’s Home & Aid invites you to join their Holiday Campaign. Each year, the Holiday Campaign fulfills wishes for over 3,000 children and their families with support from partners across Chicagoland. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Children’s Home & Aid has transitioned the Holiday Campaign to a virtual model and expanded this opportunity to more kids […]

The 2020 Guide to Better Giving

This year has stretched us all in innumerable ways, so if you’re in a position to donate, your impact will be felt deeply by the organizations working hard to lift up our communities—and the people they’re helping. We’ve taken the guesswork out of your giving this holiday season by highlighting some of the most deserving […]

The 2020 Guide to Better Giving

This year has stretched us all in innumerable ways, so if you’re in a position to donate, your impact will be felt deeply by the organizations working hard to lift up our communities—and the people they’re helping. We’ve taken the guesswork out of your giving this holiday season by highlighting some of the most deserving […]

Support Relief and Recovery of Communities Affected By Historic California Wildfires

The historic wildfires still raging in California have devastated communities and claimed dozens of lives. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), its donors and local partners have responded with urgency to support recovery and rebuilding made complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the state’s most vulnerable communities. “We, Californians, have always joked about our […]

Support Relief and Recovery of Communities Affected By Historic California Wildfires

The historic wildfires still raging in California have devastated communities and claimed dozens of lives. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), its donors and local partners have responded with urgency to support recovery and rebuilding made complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the state’s most vulnerable communities. “We, Californians, have always joked about our […]