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Chicago-based Nonprofit Helps Donors Give Away $1 Billion Dollars

NonProfit PRO

Lever for Change has just hit a major milestone, reaching its goal of facilitating $1 billion in philanthropic grants by 2023, ahead of schedule.

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Chicago-based Nonprofit Helps Donors Give Away $1B

NonProfit PRO

Lever for Change has just hit a major milestone, reaching its goal of facilitating $1 billion in philanthropic grants by 2023, ahead of schedule.

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How to Apply Service Design to the Social Sector

Forum One

For example, the Chicago Public Library system created new children’s spaces in their libraries based on extensive visitor research and observed how families and children move through the new spaces and then iterate based on what they find. This is just one example of how the Chicago Public Library incorporates service design into its work.

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The “All In” Woman Philanthropist

sgEngage

Connecting the dots between research and practice, the symposium will facilitate reflective and thought-provoking conversations about big ideas like the intersections of gender, philanthropy, equity, and impact. The symposium will be held March 28–29, 2023, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile at 540 N. Michigan Avenue.

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Deena Pierott to Offer Keynote on Inclusive Technology at #14LCS

NTEN

She has been featured in the following publications: Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, Deliver magazine, Neurology Now, the Chicago Tribune, NPR, and Working Mother Magazine. And check out the full lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators ! You can follow Deena Pierott at @deenapierott.

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Welcome Julia Smith, NTEN's Community Development Manager!

NTEN

She came to NTEN after launching a Chicago-based consulting practice for nonprofits and artists. She loves facilitating unconferences and retreats, volunteering at Chicago farmers markets, and indulging both a longtime penchant for film photography and a newfound one for Instagram.

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Help a Friend Cross the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Chicago, IL: Lunch ’n Learn: Tech Planning Smack Down. Vancouver, BC: The End of Slacktivism: How to Understand, Facilitate & Deepen Online Engagement. Chicago, IL: The Current State of Social Media for Nonprofits: A Panel Discussion. Friday, July 25, 2014. Manchester, UK: Manchester social media surgery. Naples, FL.