A Friend for Life
What a difference one true friend can make. And how lonely life can feel without one.
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.
Fundraising Dos and Don'ts
Are you leading or assisting with a fundraiser? Here’s a few pointers:
Founder's Letter: Smiles, Tears, Sometimes Dirt
I love to look and feel stylish. When someone compliments my clothes or accessories, I twinkle.
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 […]
A Vote for Community, Social Entrepreneurship, Style and Trust
Most politicians, consultants and commentators claim that the world is changing too fast to predict what will be successful in the future. We disagree.
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.
Lynette Bisconti and The Gateway for Cancer Research Foundation
At age 34, Lynette Bisconti learned that she was pregnant with her first and only child.
Inside Fashion Week in New York City: A Mother-Daughter Field Trip
My daughter Skatie is a fashion design major and aspiring pop star. (As you can see, she’s already perfected the look and the paparazzi pose.)
