In this month's newsletter, Woods Fund Chicago raises the voices of our grantee partners as they fight for police accountability and honor the life of Dexter Reed.
Read MoreHousing isn’t an issue that begins and ends at the polls. Learn about our grantee partners' work to house every Chicagoan and bring justice to the painful racial and economic inequities of the city.
Read MoreThough Woods Fund Chicago does not directly fund the arts, we see how many of our grantee partners utilize creative practices as one of many tools to organize, educate, and strengthen communities
Read MoreThe first newsletter of 2024 is here! Caroline McCoy, Vice President of Programs, shares exciting announcements on how Woods Fund Chicago is "creating more space to further deepen our trust-based philanthropy practice," from multi-year unrestricted grants, changes in our grantmaking cycles, strengthening our internal processes, and more!
Read MoreWoods Fund Chicago is ushering in 2024 with two exciting additions to our Board of Directors: Jose Oliva, Campaigns Director at HEAL (Health Environment Agriculture and Labor) Food Alliance, and Quinn K. Rallins, Civil Rights Lawyer at Loevy & Loevy.
Read MoreIt's the last newsletter of the year! This month, we look back at 2023, including sharing exciting updates on Woods Fund Chicago's 2022-24 strategic plan progress.
Read More“In the struggle for racial justice and systemic change, what will it take to recalibrate our leadership?"
Read MorePresident Michelle Morales on Reflecting, Recalibrating, and Reimagining
Read MoreWoods Fund Chicago President Michelle Morales' statement on displacement.
Read MoreRead about the $1.6M+ funded to 45 Chicago organizations, including new core grantee partners
Read MoreIn this month's newsletter, Woods Fund Chicago highlights grantee partners at the forefront of labor organizing.
Read MoreCultivate: Women* of Color Leadership (Cultivate) is a joint effort of Woods Fund Chicago, Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW), Crossroads Fund, Walder Foundation, and the Chicago Community Trust.
Read MoreLast week marked the beginning of the 2023-24 school year in Chicago.
Read MoreRead this month's newsletter to learn how we are seizing opportunities within and beyond philanthropy.
Read MoreLast Wednesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his appointees to the Chicago Board of Education (CBOE), and I was among them.
Read MoreCheck out this op-ed by Woods Fund Chicago's Board Chair, L. Anton Seals, in Inside Philanthropy.
Read MoreLast Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled the race-conscious affirmative action policies at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC) unconstitutional, a win for Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.
Read MoreWoods Fund Chicago celebrates the milestone anniversaries of our grantee partners and we share our favorite reflections on Pride Month and Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Read MoreWoods Fund Chicago President, Michelle Morales, and Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry, Communications Strategy & Storytelling Officer, reflect upon attending the NFG Connection 2023 National Convening
Read MoreReflections on the NFG Connection 2023 Convening in Wilmington, North Carolina
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