The Changing World of Philanthropy

Technology is changing the way the world does business. And fundraising and friend-raising in the nonprofit world is no different. The digital revolution, combined with today’s troubled economy, is enough to turn anyone’s philanthropic agenda upside down. So, we talked to several experts about what every fundraiser, volunteer and board member needs to know to […]

How to Run a Capital Campaign

Alexandra Nichols of Winnetka is one of the exceptional women in the northern suburbs who have run multimillion-dollar capital campaigns. She admits to stumbling a bit through the process.

How to Start a Women's Board

The woman who helped start Joffrey Ballet’s women’s board, Maureen Dwyer Smith of Lake Forest, honed her organizational and civic skills with more than 30 years of hard work and giving back to Chicago, her adopted (and now beloved) hometown.