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30th Anniversary Luncheon a Success
Posted: 2/14/2012
The Standard Club was buzzing with over 300 people at Chicago Women in Philanthropy's 30th Anniversary Luncheon Friday morning, featuring Keynote Speaker and CWIP's Making a Difference Award recipient Aurie Pennick.
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Creating Connections and Fostering Change
Posted: 2/14/2012
Two members share with us how they've benefitted professionally from being involved with CWIP.
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Face to Face with Funders (formerly "Judgement Day")
Posted: 2/13/2012
The event formerly known as Judgment Day--a CWIP signature program--is back. This is your opportunity to build relationships with Chicago-area grantmakers and to receive individual feedback on a sample, real-world grant proposal.
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CWIP 30th Anniversary Videos
Posted: 2/10/2012
Watch our founder Iris Krieg and other CWIP leaders discuss our past and hopes for the future in a series of three short videos celebrating our 30th anniversary.
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Creating Connections
Posted: 1/16/2012
The start of the new year is a great time to connect with your constituents, grantees and those you work with. Our Communication Committee co-chair Joanne Jacobson interviewed Ruby Dorsery, career coach at Center for Working Women, and her colleague Jen Patterson, director of development and communications for Housing Opportunities for Women, to see how they make the most of networking opportunities.
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CWIP Looks Back at 2011 Accomplishments
Posted: 1/16/2012
2011 was a year of growth for Chicago Women in Philanthropy, and Board Co-Chairs Elaine Waterhouse Wilson and Edith Njuguna spoke about some exciting new changes.
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Highlights from Up vs. Down: What Made the (Development) Difference?
Posted: 12/13/2011
How does an organization acquire the funds to stay relevant? The need for financial support has not changed, but the way an organization raises funds must evolve in times of economic unrest. Up vs. Down: What Made the (Development) Difference? gave four different perspectives about how nonprofits can cope, and sometimes thrive when the funds are not coming as freely as they did in the past.
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30th Annual Luncheon With Keynote Speaker Aurie Pennick
Posted: 12/7/2011
Pre-registration closed. Walk-ins are welcome.
We're pleased to announce our Making a Difference Award Winner and keynote speaker Aurie Pennick. Mark your calendars for an exciting 30th anniversary luncheon on Feb 10, 2012.
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Being a Mentee
Posted: 12/5/2011
Tasasha Henderson will be chronicling her experience as a mentee for Chicago Women in Philanthropy's Women's Leadership Mentoring Program (WLMP) in a monthly blog. Tasasha is a research assistant at Children's Memorial Hospital. Her mentor is Claudia Baier, a program officer at VNA Foundation.
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CWIP Mentees and Mentors get SMART
Posted: 11/17/2011
The mentees and mentors were given a homework assignment when they first met last month: start thinking about what you want to accomplish in a year. The Women?s Leadership Mentoring Program pairs are beginning their relationship by setting goals - SMART goals, that is.
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Off to the Races!
Posted: 11/17/2011
The sun was rising and the weather was brisk. More than a thousand girls, ages eight to 13, all wearing baby blue and pink T-shirts were preparing themselves for the New Balance Girls on the Run- Chicago 5K at Toyota Park on the morning of November 12.
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WLMP Mentor and Mentee Pairs Announced
Posted: 11/7/2011
The Women's Leadership and Mentoring Program Planning (WLMP) Committee is excited to announce the 2011/2012 Mentees and Mentors!
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Up vs. Down: What Made the (Development) Difference?"
Posted: 11/3/2011
Although the "Great Recession of 2007" officially ended 18 months later, several organizations are still struggling to keep their doors open for their communities and clientele.
Many grantmakers also remain frustratingly at "Great Recession" levels--with few indications of when they can increase their funding efforts.
Join us on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, for an INTERACTIVE panel/discussion session on successful fundraising and funding strategies.
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Register Now for the Winter Networking Breakfast at Yolk
Posted: 11/1/2011
Celebrate the year end by joining CWIP colleagues at an informal breakfast networking session on Dec. 15, 2011, at Yolk (located in the south Loop)
1120 S. Michigan Avenue
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Join CWIP...On The Run!
Posted: 10/12/2011
Get ready to dust off your running shoes. CWIP will be volunteering at this year's New Balance Girls on the Run Chicago 5K presented by the Chicago Fire. We need your help for this girl-powered event on Nov. 12, 2011 at Toyota Park. Bring your spirit and loudest cheers to support GOTRC.
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