Susan B. Noyes, publisher at Make It Better Media and founder of the Make It Better Foundation, says she will continue investing in high-quality U.S.-based companies in spite of recent market volatility. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Noyes appeared on CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” where she discussed the stock market with host Kelly Evans. “The S&P 500 […]
A cross-section of Chicago civic leaders are so determined to restore arts education to all Chicago Public Schools that they launched “Be Creative: The Campaign for Creative Schools” through the nonprofit Ingenuity. This $38 million campaign aims to put arts education back into every CPS classroom—kindergarten through 12th grade—within the next four years. Chairing the initiative are […]
What his grandfather did for plastic manufacturing, Liam Krehbiel, Founder and CEO of A Better Chicago, is poised to do for venture philanthropy. That’s a big statement. Frederick Krehbiel founded Molex Inc. in 1938, when plastic was in its infancy. The Krehbiel family recently sold the Chicago-based business for $7.2 billion. Venture philanthropy is another big idea in its infancy, […]