The School Fundraiser: A Sample Timeline

Are you in line to lead next year’s big school fundraiser? Central School (in Wilmette) holds its annual fundraiser in late February, but PTA jobs, like fundraiser chairs and committees, are slated the preceding May. This timeline assumes a similar calendar.

Women of Philanthropy: Susan B. Noyes

Susan B. Noyes Founder, Make It Better Wilmette When Susan sat around her kitchen table with a group of her closest friends and talked about how they could amplify the charitable work they were already doing, she had no idea their conversation would turn into a thriving website and magazine. “We had all run fundraisers […]

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.

Are Your Feet Beat?

Summer’s been glorious, but wearing flip-flops has exposed my tootsies to the ravaging elements. What’s a girl to do to get back to kiss-worthy goddess feet? We asked beauty expert Jamie Allison Sanders, “The Beauty Chick” behind thebeautyoflifeblog.com, for her recommendations: Kenzo Barefeet Fantasy: “This foot cream is DIVINE. It’s formulated with shea butter and […]