Not All Poor Youth are Violent
This post originally appeared in The Chronicle of Social Change on July 19, 2018. You wouldn’t bring in a brain surgeon to treat a head cold, nor would you make a nutritionist singularly responsible for [...]
Communities Need More than Dollars to Bring About Real Change
Philanthropy provides an opportunity to connect people with effective services to improve their lives. While philanthropic work generally centers on supporting programs at community-based organizations (CBOs), foundations also have a role to play in [...]
Get IN Chicago 2016 Annual Report
Get IN Chicago’s mission is to identify, fund and rigorously evaluate evidence-based programs that lead to a sustainable reduction in violence for individuals and communities most a ected by violence and poverty. View a [...]
Chicago’s Youth are a Bellwether
Our youth in Chicago are a bellwether for our city as a whole. Their high unemployment rates reflect our need for workforce development; their truancy is an extension of our under, and inequitable, funding [...]
Opinion: Why Companies Should Skip Annual Volunteer Projects
by 3p Contributor on Friday, Mar 10th, 2017 By Toni Irving, Ph.D. Every year, thousands of employees at companies across the country admirably set aside a day or even a week for community service [...]
Moving the Needle on Youth Violence
According to the Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Americans gave as generously as ever in 2015, setting a record for the second year in a row with total [...]