Podcasts about Chicago Community Trust

The truth about immigration in the United States is that unless you are Native American, we all came from somewhere else. Yet, in 2025, the country finds itself roiled in trying to determine who we are as a country when it comes to welcoming immigrants to our shores and across our borders. The subject is rife with misunderstanding and alternative facts, and yet today, both documented and undocumented immigrants work and pay taxes that benefit all of us. Above all, both documented and undocumented immigrants are our neighbors.In this episode of Trust Talks, we share insights into the immigrant experience, examine immigrants' contributions to our communities and region, and discuss how misperceptions fuel stereotypes and false narratives about immigration.This episode is hosted by Ayom Siengo, The Chicago Community Trust's senior director of Critical Needs. It features Eréndira Rendón, The Resurrection Project's vice president of Immigrant Justice; Fasika Alem, United African Organization's programs director; Robert Quinn of Quinn Family Fund and Illinois Immigration Funder Collaborative Steering Committee; and Heather Steans, board chair of Steans Family Foundation.It was produced by Juneteenth Productions and recorded at Little Black Pearl. 

In this episode of the Executives' Exchange, we welcome Darrel Hackett, President and CEO of BMO Bank N.A. and Exec Club Board Member, and guest host, Andrea Saenz, President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust. Under Darrel's leadership, BMO continues to soar nationally and in the Chicago area – where they remain the largest bank in our city. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience on September 19, 2024.    00:00 – Intro  1:45 – First Year as BMO U.S. President and CEO  2:30 – Background   5:08 – Comments on Bank of the West Acquisition   6:55 – Cultural Changes  9:10 – BMO Community Outreach and Giveback  13:13 – Approach and Vision  14:57 – Including Communities  17:00 – Programs for Removing Barriers to Homeownership  18:06 – Macroeconomic Issues   18:30 – Handling Economic Cycles  22:05 – Shifting Focus and Giving Advice Based on Market  23:28 – Outlook on U.S. Economy  25:36 – Helping Grow Chicago Economy  26:05 – Addressing Inequality within Homeownership  28:50 – Passion Behind Working at BMO  30:55 – Final Thoughts    Episode Link(s): BMO US Bank   Guest Host: Andrea Saenz, President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust  Producer: Eva Penar, Chief Content & Communications Officer, The Executives' Club of Chicago        Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.     Thank you to our podcast sponsor, Shure Incorporated.    For nearly 100 years, Shure Incorporated has developed best-in-class audio products that provide high-quality performance, reliability and value. Headquartered in Niles, Illinois, our history of innovation and expertise in acoustics, wireless technology, and more enables us to deliver seamless, transparent audio experiences to a global audience. Our diverse product line includes world-class wired and wireless microphones, networked audio systems and signal processors, conferencing and discussion systems, software, a loudspeaker, and award-winning earphones and headphones.    Find Shure on: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram 

The Chicago Community Trust's strategic focus on addressing the racial and ethnic wealth gap was informed by data on the stark differences in health, education and wealth, how those differences were impacting our region, and – most importantly – where we, as a community foundation, were best positioned to support change that would benefit the entire region. The Trust continues to invest in data to shed light on disparities impacting our community, leverage policy change, track progress, inform gaps in knowledge, and drive innovation with our community partners working to address those systemic factors. For example, the Trust-funded Color of Wealth in Chicago found median wealth in the region ranges from zero for Black households, $6,000 for foreign-born Mexicans, $24,000 for Puerto Ricans, $40,500 for U.S.-born Mexicans, compared to $210,000 for white households. These results, other reports, and community-driven data illustrate the critical importance of data broken out by race and ethnicity, gender, age, and community area so that we can understand who is benefitting and who isn't in our local economy and how interventions and investments are working to address systemic barriers and underinvestment in communities.  In this episode of Trust Talks, we will discuss how data helps us understand the ways capital flows into communities and how our grant partners are using it to inform their work and drive investment into their neighborhoods.   This episode is hosted by Jennifer Axelrod, associate of vice president of learning & impact for The Chicago Community Trust, and includes Brett Theodos, senior fellow and director of the Community Economic Development Hub at Urban Institute; Luis Gutierrez, founder & CEO of Latinos Progresando; and Andraya Yusfi, chief of partnerships and development for By The Hand Club For Kids.  This episode is produced by Juneteenth Productions and was recorded at BUILD, Inc. 

According to the Associated Press, Spelman College President Dr. Helene Gayle will not return from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently, the historically Black women's college announced Thursday. The college has not disclosed why Dr. Gayle initially took leave or why she won't return. Trustees are developing a plan to select the next president, with interim President Rosalind “Roz” Brewer continuing to lead. Brewer, former chair of Spelman's board of trustees and a part-owner of the Atlanta Falcons, praised Gayle's service and expressed enthusiasm for her interim role. Dr. Gayle, who became president in 2022, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve and said she looks forward to her next chapter. Before Spelman, she led the Chicago Community Trust and worked extensively in global health and anti-poverty initiatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Jean Westrick, an Executive Director at the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG). She has 20+ years in philanthropy, specializing in technology strategy, program execution, and foundation operations. Before being the next Executive Director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers, Jean was the Director of IT Strategy and Communications at The Chicago Community Trust, where she led change management efforts for the foundation's digital transformation initiative. Also, while at the Trust, Jean directed On the Table, an award-winning engagement model designed to inspire resident action, replicated in 30 cities nationwide.  During today's conversation, Jean shares her journey through philanthropy and technology while shedding light on the evolving intersection of these fields. Starting with her reflections on the collaborative spirit at Impact House in Chicago—a dynamic space for change-makers—Jean explores the importance of fostering community and partnerships in advancing social missions.  As the discussion transitions to her role at TAG, Jean recounts her career path, from civic engagement projects at the Joyce Foundation and Chicago Community Trust to her unexpected but transformative shift into technology roles within philanthropy. She highlights the critical role technology plays in amplifying impact and discusses the need for the philanthropic sector to embrace tools like AI responsibly.  Jean introduces TAG's Responsible AI Adoption Framework, delves into key findings from the State of Philanthropy Tech Survey, and emphasizes the importance of data governance, privacy, and inclusive access to AI tools. Throughout the conversation, she and Nathan explore the philosophical and practical implications of AI in the nonprofit world, the democratization of technology, and the sector's responsibility to maintain trust and resilience in communities.  The dialogue concludes with Jean sharing her favorite AI tools, practical advice for navigating the tech landscape, and a call for collaboration to ensure technology aligns with and enhances philanthropy's core mission.  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS    [01:16] Impact House: A Hub for Collaboration and Change-Makers in Chicago   [03:10] Jean's Career Journey and Transition to TAG   [08:52] Jean's Accidental Tech Journey   [14:39] Responsible AI Adoption Framework   [18:06] Learnings from State of Philanthropy Tech Survey   [23:09] Philanthropy's Role in AI Adoption   [27:33] Trust and Resilience in Philanthropy   [30:20] Jean's Go-To AI Tool  TIPS AND TOOLS TO IMPLEMENT TODAY  Create environments to encourage innovation and community-building.  Leverage tools to streamline operations and enhance impact.  Adopt frameworks to ensure AI aligns with your mission and maintains trust.  Invest in policies to ensure privacy, security, and quality data for AI adoption.  Involve all levels of your team in adopting and governing new technologies.  Encourage asking questions and exploring tools like ChatGPT or Claude to understand their potential.  Ensure grant makers and recipients are on the same page regarding tech and AI use.  Incorporate diverse perspectives to address complex challenges in tech adoption.  Use technology to address the root causes of societal issues and adapt to rapid change.  Experiment with AI tools integrated into daily workflows, tailoring choices to fit organizational needs.  RESOURCES  Connect with Jean:  Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jeanwestrick  Mentioned in the episode:  State of Philanthropy Tech Survey: tagtech.org/report/2024-state-of-philanthropy-tech-survey/  TAG's AI resources, including our Framework for Responsible AI Adoption in Philanthropy: tagtech.org/ai-resources-for-philanthropy/  Connect with Scott and Nathan  Scott - linkedin.com/in/scott-rosenkrans-916b9139/   Nathan - linkedin.com/in/nathanchappell/ 

In this episode of "Gathering Ground," host Mary Morten speaks with Andrea Sánez, President of The Chicago Community Trust, and Sol Flores, CEO of Knight Impact Partners and former Deputy Governor for the State of Illinois. Together, they explore their personal journeys, leadership experiences, and the critical role of philanthropy in driving systemic change. Tune in for a powerful discussion on leadership, diversity, trust-based philanthropy, and strategies for growing wealth and advancing equity in communities.Episode Highlights- The importance of diversity and empathy in leadership roles for women of color, especially Latinas- Insights on trust-based philanthropy and equitable funding models- The role of government and philanthropy in addressing systemic inequitiesIf you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to Gathering Ground and leave us a review. Follow Morten Group, LLC on Instagram @mortengroup for more updates.

Join us for a landmark celebration as The Heart of Giving Podcast reaches its 200th episode! In this special installment, we come full circle by welcoming back our very first guest, Dr. Helene D. Gayle, now President of Spelman College.   From her early days in Buffalo, New York, to her current role leading one of America's preeminent liberal arts colleges for women, Dr. Gayle shares her journey of service and leadership. She offers insights on:   - The transition from the Chicago Community Trust to Spelman College - The impact of major philanthropic gifts on HBCUs - The enduring value of a liberal arts education in today's tech-focused world - Her experiences serving on boards of major foundations like Rockefeller and Gates   Art Taylor and Dr. Gayle explore the evolving landscape of philanthropy, education, and social change, reflecting on how far we've come and the challenges that lie ahead.   This episode not only marks a milestone for our podcast but also showcases the transformative power of dedicated service and visionary leadership. Whether you're a long-time listener or new to our community, this conversation with Dr. Gayle is sure to inspire and enlighten.   Join us in celebrating 200 episodes of exploring the heart of giving! Don't forget to follow or subscribe to The Heart of Giving Podcast and leave a comment on iTunes. Follow us on Instagram @bbbwisegive and on X @wisegiving.  

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Andrea Saenz & Darrick Hamiliton to discuss the "Color of Wealth" in Chicago, a study that discusses the examines the distribution wealth amongst race & ethnicity in the city.  Andrea Saenz is the President & CEO of the Chicago Community Trust. Darrick Hamilton is the Henry Cohen professor of economics & urban policy & the founding director of Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy in Chicago.

May 1, 2024 Building Equity: Strategies for Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap Through Housing PoliciesModerated by WBEZ’s Erin AllenPanelists: UChicago’s Dr. Robert J. Chaskin, Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda, Chicago Community Trust’s Marisa Novara City Club event description: Homeownership remains the principal way most families build wealth in this country. Despite this, the gap in homeownership […]

Across the nation, local news outlets have been folding at an alarming rate. In response, philanthropy has stepped up funding efforts to address this decline as America becomes increasingly polarized and trust in institutions plummets. Against this backdrop, Chicago has been experiencing a media resurgence, with dozens of community-driven and nonprofit outlets popping up over the past 20 years. However, many are still under-resourced and require alternative funding opportunities.  In the fall of 2023, a group of 10 funders launched Press Forward Chicago to strengthen and sustain local news organizations and ensure residents have access to multiple reliable news sources. This initiative, led by the MacArthur Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust, offers donors, funders, and civic leaders the opportunity to pool their dollars to invest in a robust local media landscape.  In this episode of Trust Talks, we will explore the current state of the media, how to reverse the decline in local news outlets, and the importance of philanthropy in supporting local media. This episode is hosted by  Lauren Woods, program manager with the Trust's Building Collective team, and features Silvia Rivera, director of local news at MacArthur Foundation; Mauricio Peña, editorial director of Borderless Magazine; Mackenzie Warren, director of the Medill Local News Accelerator; and Christie Hefner, businesswoman and Press Forward donor.Production by Juneteenth Productions. The podcast was recorded at the Sound Foundation. 

In this episode, we're speaking with a leader whose journey to the college presidency is as compelling as it is unconventional. Dr. Helene D. Gayle, the 11th president of Spelman College discusses her leadership journey from the front lines of medicine and public health to the presidency of one of the most prestigious historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States.  Imagine starting as a pediatrician, diving into public health and epidemiology, and then working your way through leadership roles at the CDC, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CARE, and the Chicago Community Trust. President Gayle is a powerhouse who's dedicated her life to fighting for equity and social justice on a global scale. Now, she's channeling all that passion into her role at Spelman, lighting the way for a new generation of fierce female leaders.  Join us as we dive into a conversation about leadership, legacy, and the power of education with one of the most dynamic figures in today's academic landscape. You won't want to miss a moment of this! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chelip/message

Pastor Corey Brooks of Project H.O.O.D. joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about the significant grant he recently received from The Chicago Community Trust initiative "We Rise Together" for his community center. He highlights how his community center will create a safe haven for people to transform their lives and emphasizes the need for increased support from local government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*TRIGGER WARNING* Please join me and Brianne Coleman as she shares her story of resilience. Brianne Coleman, MBA, M.S., is a well-versed administrative professional with a deep passion for change. She currently works as an IT Operations Specialist with The Chicago Community Trust, a nonprofit organization with a mission to close the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. Not only has this work been super rewarding for Brianne personally, but it has also brought great purpose to her life. Over the last four years, Brianne has leveraged the relationships she has developed through her work and continues to develop, to lean more into her life's purpose of ending familial cycles of domestic violence and trauma. As a survivor of childhood trauma, sexual assault, and domestic violence spanning over 42 years, Brianne tirelessly advocates for victims/survivors through her public speaking, peer support and volunteer work. Brianne was a 2020 fellow of Disability Lead's Advancing Leadership program and is now a member of that prestigious network of disability leaders. In addition, Brianne was a 2021 fellow of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Leadership Academy, which allowed her to strengthen her ties to the DV network in Illinois. In 2021, she began a multi-year journey to become a certified instructor of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a key component of a trauma rehab program she developed that addresses the gaps in services provided to victims of domestic violence to include their children. Brianne holds two master's degrees, including an MBA and a master's in human services from Purdue, and is the founder of Dimensions of Intersections, an upcoming nonprofit with a mission to stop generational cycles of domestic violence and trauma. Brianne's vulnerability and transparency, combined with a timely spiritual awakening, have put her on the path to finding full survivorship in her life. She embodies gratitude in every facet of her life and embraces her experiences openly as a way to inspire others. Brianne leans heavily on her relationship with God to guide her on her journey and push her closer to living in her life's purpose.“In some ways, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds meaning.” – Victor Frankl Find her here:https://youtu.be/sz_xcglYiRo?si=E1VM9e5-hFAG2juF https://www.facebook.com/gingersnaps816 Someone out there needs to know they are not alone and that they can survive. Perhaps you are a parent or friend of someone trapped in an abusive relationship and need to know how to help. My goal is to share awareness, offer empowerment, and educate others about emotional traumas and domestic abuse. Here I will share my story and also stories of courage and healing from Survivors, Coaches, to Therapists/Counselors. Find me here- ⁠https://linktr.ee/melindakunst⁠ Find help and info here- National Domestic Violence Hotline- ⁠https://www.thehotline.org/⁠ Safe Horizon- ⁠https://www.safehorizon.org/⁠⁠https://www.domesticshelters.org/⁠⁠https://internationalwomenshouse.org/get-help⁠⁠https://www.domesticshelters.org/.../national-global...⁠ Sexual Assault Hotline- ⁠https://www.rainn.org/⁠ Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS) provides advocacy services for Deaf and DeafBlind survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. ⁠http://www.adwas.org/⁠ Suicide prevention- ⁠https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/⁠ Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melinda-j-kunst/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melinda-j-kunst/support

Homeownership is one of the most important vehicles for building generational wealth and helping families achieve economic stability; however, Black and Latinx families often face barriers to accessing and maintaining homeownership. Since The Chicago Community Trust launched its strategic focus on closing the Chicago region's racial and ethnic wealth gap in 2019, affordable and equitable homeownership has been a key priority.  Connecting Capital and Community (3C) is a community-driven initiative housed at the Trust that collaborates with partners across multiple sectors to test innovative solutions that will increase Black and Latinx homeownership in East Garfield Park and Humboldt Park. Learnings from 3C's work have also influenced the Trust's Advancing Innovative Homeownership Financing Solutions grant program that funds partnerships between CDFIs or credit unions and housing organizations to develop innovative financial products that strengthen the purchasing power of low-to-moderate-income borrowers. In this episode of Trust Talks, we will explore the work of 3C, how community-centered collaboration can help close the homeownership gap, and what role philanthropy plays in supporting these efforts.  This episode is hosted by Shandra Richardson, director of strategic initiatives for The Chicago Community Trust, and features Lynnette McRae, program director for Connecting Capital and Community (3C); Joanna Trotter, executive director of global philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase; Mindy Rueden, program director at Habitat for Humanity Chicago; and Tim Swanson, founder of Inherent L3C.Production by Juneteenth Productions. The podcast was recorded at the Sound Foundation.

May 1, 2023 Andrea SáenzPresident and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, in conversation with FOX 32’s Sylvia Perez City Club event description: Andrea SáenzAndrea Sáenz (pronounced Ahn-dray-a Sigh-enz) is the president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust. The Trust, one of the nation's largest and oldest community foundations, is committed to a vision […]

Hey lady, calling all the go-getters! This week Dr. Dom and Terri sit down with Clothilde Ewing, VP of Strategic Communications at the Chicago Community Trust and author of Stella and the Mystery of the Missing Tooth, to discuss everything from the power of perseverance, self-belief, and tenacity to the importance of intentionally telling stories of joy for Black children. She has a light and real conversation about her cool life experiences and how the skills she's learned along the way have translated to trying the ideas that light up her life. Whether you're an aspiring author looking to share the stories that set your heart on fire or a busy mom making sure that you pour into the ones that matter most to you in a balanced way, this episode is for you. Tap in and get a dose of inspiration! Quote of the Day:"Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Where to find Clothilde Ewing:LinkedIn: Clothilde EwingTwitter: @clo_ewingIG: @clothildeewingBook: Stella and the Mystery of the Missing Tooth Register here for the Vibrate Higher Empowerment Workshop! Wisdom Wednesdays with TerriCultivating H.E.R. Space Sanctuary Resources:Dr. Dom's Therapy PracticeBranding with TerriMelanin and Mental HealthTherapy for Black Girls Psychology TodayTherapy for QPOC Where to find us:Twitter: @HERspacepodcastInstagram: @herspacepodcastFacebook: @herspacepodcastWebsite: cultivatingherspace.com

For more than a century, individuals and families have partnered with The Chicago Community Trust to transform gifts—from wills, trusts, and other vehicles—into lasting impact for our region. Through unrestricted gifts to our endowment, donors ensure that the Trust has the flexibility to respond to the region's evolving and urgent needs. These bequests have allowed us to support our neighbors through the Great Depression, the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and to tackle the region's racial and ethnic wealth gap. In this episode of Trust Talks, we will explore how the Trust's endowment and bequests made decades ago continue to address the most pressing issues affecting our region, including our strategic focus to close the wealth gap.  This episode is hosted by Tim Bresnahan, senior director of gift planning, and features Joanne Otte, program manager for the Trust's Addressing Critical Needs team; Cherita Ellens, president and CEO of Women Employed; and Anne Ladky, Trust Executive Committee member and donor. Production by Juneteenth Productions. The podcast was recorded at Creative DeCysions.

Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Lyneir: Three things: recognizing what it means to fail and understanding all of the, you know, got battle scars and war wounds to show that. The absolute abhorrence of arrogance combined with the patience to see value in people and places. That's some combination if you want to call that a superpower. That's what gets me up and gives me energy every day.I've never met a more altruistic real estate developer than Lyneir Richardson. I'm confident he'd be a billionaire if he were only out for himself. His focus is on building communities—Black communities.Working with philanthropic support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, the Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation and JP Morgan Chase—among others—Lyneir has built the Chicago TREND Corporation, a for-profit social enterprise.He focuses on reshaping the commercial real estate in communities, noting that, “Even if the housing is strong, if you see boarded up liquor stores, [vacant] storefronts, multiple dollar stores, check cashing, you have an impression of the neighborhood.”His effort is to bring community members into the circle of ownership so the full benefits of commercial success accrue to the neighborhood.In addition to his work at Chicago TREND, he is a professor at Rutgers, where he leads the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. “We now work with over 800 entrepreneurs who are 70 percent people of color. Over 60 percent are women,” he says. “Our goal is to get them above $1 million of annual recurring revenue.”“I'm having a lot of fun,” he adds.“Over the last two years, we've bought four shopping centers in partnership with over 130 black, local and small-impact investors,” Lyneir says.He's been working on this for three decades, so what some see as a quick success has been a long time coming. “There's nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come,” he says.“Look, even ten years ago, people didn't talk as intentionally about inclusive economic growth and inclusive economic development,” he says.The tipping point was a tragedy.“It took George Floyd to be murdered—in addition to a long list of other people of color—for folks to intentionally, without apology, be able to say, we've got to come up with racial wealth gap closing strategies and strategies specifically focused on majority black neighborhoods or creating opportunities for black investors and black entrepreneurs,” Lyneir says.He calls 2020 “pandemic, protest and political pandemonium.” He says he reached new clarity in that pandemic year:One morning there was all this discussion about closing the racial wealth gap, and there was discussion about white guilt. “We see the challenges of systemic inequality and racism in America.”What hit me like a ton of bricks was wealth is created by owning assets, assets that generate revenue and assets that have the potential to appreciate over time. Maybe those assets have some tax advantages as well. So, if we're going to close the racial wealth gap, we have to create strategies that help more people of color own assets, whether that's businesses or some type of intellectual property or—I spend a lot of my time around commercial real estate—so owning your home, owning a business, owning commercial property, owning other assets that generate revenue and hopefully appreciate over time.Investing in strategies that help more people of color own assets and doing that in an investment in a way that says, “Hey, I'm not asking for a grant. I'm not asking to be paying full market rate, but make the neighborhood stronger, come up with a strategy that makes more people owners. If you give me my money back, and there are five less people murdered, and ten more people go to college and life expectancy increases by ten years, boy, I've got a quadruple bottom line. I got my investment, I got an investment return, and I have all these other social impacts.” That's the person that I have been working to connect with individually and institutionally.As Lyneir works to make this happen, he leverages three different aspects of himself that gel into a single superpower: he understands failure and overcoming it, has the patience to see potential others overlook, and doesn't tolerate arrogance. Forgive me for assigning this the shorthand “triple combination.”How to Develop Your Triple Combination As a SuperpowerEarly in his career, Lyneir learned failure and how to bounce back from it.I was a young entrepreneur of the year when I was in my 20s, recognized by the SBA, and then miraculously failed. In a fire sale, had to sell my first company. I had to figure out in a year-18 months how I would both keep my reputation and be able to rebuild my career. That wiping out and experiencing both the agony of people's disrespect but also the subtle grit and confidence that, “Hey I wiped out. But I can come back.”Over the years, he has also developed patience with people, property and processes others overlook.Someone will say it's too hard to do a deal over there, or those people would take too long to educate or they're too hard to deal with, or it's going to take forever to get their approval. That's the patience of connecting, of informing, of educating, of negotiating right in the boardroom, in the back room, in the whatever it takes—right on the parking lot. That's work that I enjoy doing.His aversion to arrogance is something he learned from his mother. “I hate arrogance. My mother used to say, ‘There's no better or worse. It's different.' So anything that feels like arrogance bothers me.”Bringing these aspects together allows Lyneir to do work others shy away from. He often works with entrepreneurs struggling with businesses trapped in outdated thinking. He doesn't see his role as being judgmental or critical; he has the patience to be helpful—even when it isn't fun.“Economic development is evolutionary, not revolutionary,” he says. “If you stay for the evolution, hopefully, we'll get to celebrate the revolution at some point.”He offers advice to entrepreneurs and business leaders:The optimal innovation has a social impact element and a narrative around solving a problem, making people and places better. But it also has to be profitable, or it has to have a hope of making a profit. It doesn't have to be profitable on day one, but it has to have a hope of making a profit and generating a return on investment over time—at some point to be self-sustaining.By following Lyneir's example, you can develop your triple combination into a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Lyneir will be speaking at SuperCrowd23, May 10-11, 2023. Don't miss it! Superpowers for Good readers can register at half price! Register now! Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

An estimated 30 percent of charitable donations happen during the holiday season, but with so many causes to choose from, how should we think about maximizing impact? Reset speaks with Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent and lead writer for Vox and Future Perfect, Tim Bresnahan, senior director of gift planning at Chicago Community Trust, and Michael Plant, founder and director of the Happier Lives Institute.

There is a long-held notion civic engagement is declining in the Chicago region. The 2010 Chicago Civic Health Index report even stated “Chicagoland's civic health is on life support.” However, research measuring civic health tends to be rooted in a framework that focuses on voting and giving one's time, labor, and money to formal organizations. That is only one part of the civic engagement picture. Under the Trust's Building Collective Power strategy, The Chicago Community Trust commissioned the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago to dig deeper into the current civic engagement landscape in Chicago. The report, Changing the Frame: Civic Engagement Through a Racial Equity Lens, provides a broader analysis of civic life that includes a range of activities practiced by Black, Latinx, and working-class people in Chicago. In this episode, we will explore findings from the report, and the role government institutions, media, and philanthropy can play in strengthening our region's civic ecosystem.  This episode is hosted by Maritza Bandera, program manager for the Trust's Building Collective Power team, and features Iván Arenas, associate director for community partnerships, Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Brett Chase, reporter – environmental, planning, and public health, the Chicago Sun-Times ; and Sadia Sindhu, executive director, Center for Effective Government, The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.Production by Juneteenth Productions. The podcast was recorded at Creative DeCysions.

In her last days as head of the Chicago Community Trust, Dr. Helene Gayle talks with Craig Dellimore about her mission and her future. The foundation's Executive Board Chairman joins the discussion to talk about Gayle's legacy and the future for the CCT.

Also in the news: The Chicago Community Trust is expanding its mission to help reduce violence; Mount Carmel High School is planning on possibly going co-ed; Illinois Congresswoman talks about her own experience with abortion; An alderman is discussing possible problems after Chicago Pride Parade this weekend; and much more.

Also in the news: The Chicago Community Trust is expanding its mission to help reduce violence; Mount Carmel High School is planning on possibly going co-ed; Illinois Congresswoman talks about her own experience with abortion; An alderman is discussing possible problems after Chicago Pride Parade this weekend; and much more.

Also in the news: The Chicago Community Trust is expanding its mission to help reduce violence; Mount Carmel High School is planning on possibly going co-ed; Illinois Congresswoman talks about her own experience with abortion; An alderman is discussing possible problems after Chicago Pride Parade this weekend; and much more.

During Helene Gayle's tenure, one of Chicago's oldest and best-endowed philanthropies unveiled a ten-year strategy to grow household wealth, close the life expectancy gap between Black and White Chicagoans and catalyze development of South and West Side neighborhoods with a history of disinvestment. Now, Gayle is leaving Chicago to become the 11th president of Spelman College in Atlanta. But, she's not leaving quietly. She's prodding the movers and shakers in her adopted city to think big.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom Clark, peace activist and media specialist, recalls being motivated by his friend, Roland Radford, a military veteran, to try and stop the Vietnam War.Thom Clark is a volunteer with the Investigative Project on Race and Equity. A former co-host of the weekly Live from the Heartland radio show on Loyola's WLUW 88.7 FM, he's also lectured on media and American Culture in UIC ‘s Corporate MBA program, working with cohorts of Chinese health professionals. He served on the steering committee of Network 49, an independent political organization of the 49th Ward in Chicago's Far North Side Rogers Park neighborhood, where he and his family have resided for over 30 years.For over 25 years, Thom was president & co-founder of the Community Media Workshop (now Public Narrative) where he helped journalists and hundreds of NGOs annually improve media coverage of Chicago's neighborhoods. He also taught in the graduate journalism program at Columbia College Chicago.Thom hosted a weekly Community Media & You CAN TV cable show for eight years and co-hosted the weekly WNUA radio show City Voices for 15 years. In addition to a comprehensive annual media guide to hundreds of outlets and thousands of journalists, under his direction the Workshop orchestrated major media campaigns around the 1996 Democratic Convention, Local School Councils, the 2013 NATO Summit and ethnic media. He co-authored three seminal reports for the Chicago Community Trust on The NEWnews: Journalism We Want & Need.During his 40 years as an editor, photojournalist and social enterprise entrepreneur in Chicago's nonprofit sector, Thom developed affordable housing for Voice of the People in Uptown; co-founded and directed the Chicago Rehab Network; served as editor of award-winning monthly, The Neighborhood Works published by the Center for Neighborhood Technology; co-authored a weekly photo column for The Chicago Reader; and worked as a newsletter editor and photojournalist, before co-founding the Workshop in 1989.Thom was one of Business and Professional People's “40 Who've Made a Difference;” he's received the Chicago Headline Club's Peter Lisagor Award; and he gained a Studs Terkel Community Media Award from the Workshop for his journalistic leadership.On April 29, 1971, Thom & three colleagues poured blood on 500 draft board records in Evanston, Illinois, used in recruiting soldiers to fight in Vietnam. Later, The Four of Us, successfully defended themselves in federal court, gaining acquittals from a jury on three counts and later winning the fourth conspiracy count on appeal.

June 1, 2022 Dr. Helene Gayle – President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, in conversation with WTTW’s Brandis Friedman City Club event description: Dr. Helene Gayle Dr. Gayle has been president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, since October 2017. Under her leadership, […]

The Trust's Growing Household Wealth Income Strategy supports closing the racial wealth gap in Chicago through a commitment to innovations in workforce development, inclusive business practices, and education. Along with reducing the debt burden of students and households in educational attainment, we prioritize implementing solutions that increase the income stability and wage growth of all Chicagoans. Workers of color make up 47 percent of the Chicagoland workforce ages 25 – 64, and 59 percent of the next-generation workforce, but Black and Latinx workers are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to earn wages under $15/hour. Wages aren't the only part of the story.As we approach the 10th anniversary of the inception of the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, in this episode we examine how efforts such as CWFA are working to make the Chicago workforce ecosystem more equitable. We'll also hear from other leaders in the ecosystem on where we are and where we can go.  This episode is hosted by Caleb Herod, program manager for the Trust's Growing Household Wealth team, and features Bela Moté, president and CEO of the Carole Robertson Center for Learning; Manny Rodriguez, co-founder and executive director of Revolution Workshop; Matt Bruce, executive director of the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance; and Patrick Combs, co-CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. Production by Juneteenth Productions. Part 1 was recorded at Creative DeCysions.

Gayle announced Monday she is leaving the foundation to lead Spelman College in Atlanta

Fellow travelers, former colleagues and dear friends who are making a dramatic impact in their respective worlds – Golston as President of the US Program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gayle as CEO of The Chicago Community Trust.

Helene Gayle leads the Chicago Community Trust, an organization that, among many things, is aiming to eliminate the racial wealth gap in Chicago. She joins University of Michigan School of Public Health Dean DuBois Bowman on "Ahead of the Curve" for a conversation on leadership that spans her impressive career including the CDC, Gates Foundation and CARE, and includes anecdotes about the power of mentorship, the importance of storytelling, and how to develop effective partnerships.

Zibby is joined by Clothilde Ewig to talk about her very first picture book, Stella Keeps the Sun Up, which is out this week from Denene Millner Books. Clothilde shares how an op-ed from Denene was what originally inspired her to begin writing and how her own childrens' sleep habits helped her shape the story. Clothilde also tells Zibby about her time working as a producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as what she is working on now, both for her second picture book and as Vice President of Strategic Communications at The Chicago Community Trust.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/34pOV6JBookshop: https://bit.ly/35HmqlpSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What should the giving world expect in 2022? A continuation of recent trends or some reversals? Two frontline leaders—Kristin Carlson Vogen of the Chicago Community Trust and Laura MacDonald, chair of the Giving USA Foundation—share their takes on topics like donor retention, accessing DAFs, and how inflation factors in. Note to All Readers: The information contained here reflects the views of AllianceBernstein L.P. or its affiliates and sources it believes are reliable as of the date of this podcast. AllianceBernstein L.P. makes no representations or warranties concerning the accuracy of any data. There is no guarantee that any projection, forecast or opinion in this material will be realized. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The views expressed here may change at any time after the date of this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. AllianceBernstein L.P. does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. It does not take an investor's personal investment objectives or financial situation into account; investors should discuss their individual circumstances with appropriate professionals before making any decisions. This information should not be construed as sales or marketing material or an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument, product or service sponsored by AllianceBernstein or its affiliates. The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein, and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark, used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P. © 2022 AllianceBernstein L.P.

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the disparities created by segregation and systemic racism.  We are witnessing a taxed public health infrastructure that has been woefully underinvested in over generations. Currently, 75 percent of Chicagoans are fully vaccinated. However, the disaggregated data indicates stark disparities across race and ethnicity, with 63 percent of Latinx and 52 percent of Black Chicagoans fully vaccinated. Similarly, COVID-related hospitalizations and severe consequences, including death, disproportionately impact Black and Latinx communities. This trend extends to the county, state, and nation. The Chicagoland Vaccine Partnership is working to close the gap in vaccine rates across geographies and populations--and address the root causes of health inequity. 

Wepa! I'm Marina. I am a technologist, mom, podcast host, leadership coach, cruciverbalist and aquarian. ;) UNBOSSED is “Stories of Amazing Women in Chicago”. If you are a new listener to UNBOSSED, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti In this episode: Phyllis Glink (she/her/hers) is the Executive Director of the Irving Harris Foundation. In her over two decades with the Foundation she has led, developed and implemented its grantmaking and field leadership work in the areas of early childhood development and child and family welfare, reproductive health and justice, Jewish values, and social justice. Phyllis works closely with the Foundation's partners in the non-profit, advocacy, philanthropy, and government communities to leverage shared investment and maximize the impact of Foundation grants in Illinois and across the country. She leads the Foundation's partnerships with national replication and public policy efforts such as BUILD, the Early Learning Challenge Collaborative, First Five Years Fund, the Alliance for Early Success, the Educare Learning Network, Health Connect One's replication of the Community Based Doula model and the Harris Foundation's Early Childhood Professional Development Network, a group of 18 infant mental health and child trauma institutions across the United States and Israel. Phyllis holds many leadership roles in the public and philanthropic sectors including serving as co-chair of the Governor's Early Learning Council, the Illinois Commission on Equitable Funding for Early Childhood Education and Care, the Advisory Board of the National Center of Excellence in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, the Membership Committee for the Early Childhood Funders' Collaborative, and co-chairs BUILD's Advisory Board. Prior to joining the Irving Harris Foundation, Ms. Glink worked for the Chicago Community Trust focusing on grant making and program development in the areas of education and women and girls' issues. Ms. Glink started her career in philanthropy at the University of Chicago where she worked for seven years in the Central Development Office as a major gifts officer raising funds for the successful $650 million capital campaign. Key Highlights/Tools: Identical twin Jewish Activist Raising Money Systemic Philanthropy - using private money to change the way public money is invested White woman leading a foundation trying to be an anti-racist organization Memorable Quotes: “We are using private money to change the way public money is invested”- Phyllis Glink, Phyllis Glink at Executive Director at Irving Harris Foundation “There's never going to be enough philanthropy in the world no matter how many billionaires give away money, because the big money is really public money; therefore we need to change the policies, systems and structures that invest public money” - Phyllis Glink,Executive Director at Irving Harris Foundation Useful Links and Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phyllis-glink-1924425/ https://www.irvingharrisfdn.org/ Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on Linkedin,Twitter, and in our comments section. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti/support

On Score Values, Sean Anderson was joined by Elliot Richardson, the president of the Small Business Advocacy Council, which just received a grant from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust to bring life back to Chicago's vacant commercial strips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abstract: How are expectations of global companies changing? How do leaders from the non-profit world contribute to corporate boards—and what can companies learn from directors who come from that sector? In this episode of the Principled Podcast, host and LRN Special Advisor is joined by Helene Gayle, the President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust. The two discuss how board directors can continue to evolve and improve their oversight of and engagement in corporate culture. Listen in as David and Helene explore the similarities and differences between corporate and non-profit boards, and how global companies are faring throughout the pandemic.   Featured guest: Dr. Gayle has been president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, since October 2017. Under her leadership, the Trust has adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. For almost a decade, Dr. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization. An expert on global development, humanitarian and health issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. She worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. at Johns Hopkins University. She has received 18 honorary degrees and holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Emory University. She serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Organon, Palo Alto Networks, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, ONE Campaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, American Public Health Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics. She has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice. Featured Host:  David Greenberg serves as Chair of the Governance and Risk Assessment Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of International Seaways (NYSE: INSW), one of the largest global crude oil and petroleum tanker companies.  Mr. Greenberg's previous board experience (2006 to 2016) was as the independent director – and member of both the Audit and Compensation Committees --of APCO Worldwide, a private communications and government affairs consultancy and as a director (2013 to 2016) of Clean Tech Group, which creates opportunities for industrial companies to invest in innovative, clean technology.  He also served for 5 years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Keystone Center, a Colorado non-profit that brings together oil, chemical and pharmaceutical companies with leading NGOs to find solutions to complex public policy challenges at the federal and state levels. Greenberg is currently Managing Director of Cortina Partners LLC, a private equity firm that owns companies in the air medical, addiction treatment, bedding, textile and outdoor recreation industries and is CEO of Acqua Recovery, a residential drug and alcohol addiction center.  He also advises boards and executive teams on strategy, compliance, leadership and culture as a Special Advisor for LRN Corporation, and from 2008 through the end of 2016 was a member of LRN's Executive Committee. For 20 years prior to 2008, Mr. Greenberg served in various senior positions overseeing government affairs, corporate affairs, communications and strategy at Altria Group, Inc. – then the parent company of Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International, Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing – culminating in his role as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and a member of the Executive Committee.  As one of five senior vice presidents of the corporation, he served on the Management Committee, which oversaw all strategy and company operations.  He was also a principal architect of the company's very successful efforts to end the ‘tobacco wars' which threatened the company's very existence.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Greenberg was a partner in the Washington D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter and also served as Legislative Director and General Counsel of the Consumer Federation of America.  He attended Williams College and has JD/MBA degrees from the University of Chicago.  Greenberg has testified before the U.S. Congress, the European Union, the Israeli Knesset and other governmental bodies over two dozen times and has appeared on ABC Nightline, the CBS Morning News, BBC Morning, and the PBS News Hour, and has spoken at leading events for CEOs and boards.

The “Voice” strand of The Chicago Community Trust's Building Collective Power strategy supports community-centered media platforms that allow the authentic narratives of communities to emerge and be amplified not just in neighborhoods but across the city. Those community-centered platforms likewise bring vital information into communities to inform their agenda-setting. In three segments, this episode of Trust Talks will explore the different ways the Trust is strengthening local media and storytelling platforms to amplify community narratives. It features Daniel Ash, associate vice president at the Trust, who leads the Building Collective Power strategy; Lolly Bowen, journalist, who oversees the Field Foundation of Illinois' media and storytelling grant making; Morgan Johnson, co-creator of The Triibe, a digital media platform for Black Chicago, and Jesus Del Toro, general manager of La Raza, the region's leading Spanish-language newspaper; and Tonika Lewis Johnson, a social justice artist and creator of the Folded Map Project.Production by Juneteenth Productions. 

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, a 20-year nonprofit fundraiser/fund development professional and DEI champion. Learn more about Kia Croom at www.kiacroom.com. Email the Black Fundraisers' Podcast at Blackfundraiserspodcast@gmail.com for show ideas, inquiries, advertising and more. Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available Connect with us on IG & Youtube @Blackfundraiserspodcast ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, has been president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, since October 2017. Under her leadership, the Trust has adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. For almost a decade, Dr. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization. An expert on global development, humanitarian, and health issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. She worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. Dr. Gayle serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Organon, Palo Alto Networks, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, ONE Campaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, American Public Health Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics. She was awarded the Chicago Mayor's Medal of Honor for her work on COVID relief and recovery for the city. Named one of Forbes' “100 Most Powerful Women” and one of NonProfit Times' “Power and Influence Top 50,” she has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

In this episode Dr. Gayle sits down with Kia Croom to discuss the racialized disparities in public health, The Chicago Community Trust's commitment to racial equity, and ways the Trust is supporting and uplifting BIPOC-led nonprofits in the Chicago Region. Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, has been president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, since October 2017. Under her leadership, the Trust has adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. For almost a decade, Dr. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization. An expert on global development, humanitarian, and health issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. She worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. Dr. Gayle serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Organon, Palo Alto Networks, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, ONE Campaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, American Public Health Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics. She was awarded the Chicago Mayor's Medal of Honor for her work on COVID relief and recovery for the city. Named one of Forbes' “100 Most Powerful Women” and one of NonProfit Times' “Power and Influence Top 50,” she has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice. Contact the Black Fundraisers' Podcast @ Blackfundraiserspodcast@gmail.com for show ideas and inquiries Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever you listen Connect with us on IG & Youtube @Blackfundraiserspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kia-croom/support

The co-leaders of the "5/25 Move To Action" initiative talk with Craig Dellimore about a coalition of busine4ss leaders vowing to help African-American and Latino business across Chicago . The guests are: Gloria Castillo of the Chicago Community Trust and Briane Fabes, head of the Corporate Coalition of Chicago See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Dr. Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, is President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust (CCT), one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, and under her leadership, CCT has adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. An expert on global development, humanitarian, and health issues, for almost a decade, Dr. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization, and prior to that spent 20 years with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. She also worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. Dr. Gayle serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Organon, Palo Alto Networks, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, ONE Campaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, American Public Health Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Gayle was awarded the Chicago Mayor's Medal of Honor for her work on COVID relief and recovery for the city. Named one of Forbes' “100 Most Powerful Women” and one of Non Profit Times' “Power and Influence Top 50,” she has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice. Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a BA in psychology at Barnard College, an MD at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MPH at Johns Hopkins University. She has received 18 honorary degrees and holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Emory University. 

The Honorable Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, discusses diversity and inclusion. The event is moderated by Politico National Correspondent Natasha Korecki and includes a panel discussion with Gail Christopher, Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity; Pedro Noguera, Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, and Kathleen Yang-Clayton, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago. Teresa Córdova, Director of the Great Cities Institute and Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, starts the event with a land acknowledgement.  Ula Y. Taylor, Professor & H. Michael and Jeanne Williams Department Chair, Department of African American Studies & African Diaspora Studies, UC Berkeley, introduces the event.  Stephen Small, Director of the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues and Professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley, closes the event. This event is part of a series presented by the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues and the Department of African American Studies at UC Berkeley, as well as the Great Cities Institute at the University of Chicago at Illinois. For more about the series, visit  https://issi.berkeley.edu/BlackMayors The series is co-sponsored by: Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, African American Mayors Association, National Urban League, California Association of Black Lawyers, Charles Houston Bar Association, Litigation Division of the California Bar Association, Equal Justice Society, City Club of Chicago, Executives' Club of Chicago, the Chicago Community Trust, Metropolitan Family Services of Chicago, Communities Partnering 4 Peace, Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, Strides for Peace, and WBGO-FM (Newark). Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

Helene Gayle, President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, talks with Craig Dellimore about the mission of the foundation and its efforts. She describes the CCT's role in Chicago's response to the coronavirus pandemic and how the Trust became a leading partner in the city's recovery plans. She also discusses race, equity and the wealth gap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first episode of Trust Talks, Charlotte Spaeth sits down with Anna LauBach, program director at the McCormick Foundation, Deborah Bennett, senior program officer at Polk Bros Foundation, and Anna Lee, director of community impact at The Chicago Community Trust for a discussion on the role grassroots organizations have in violence prevention in Chicago's neighborhoods.

Helene Gayle, President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, is excited to announce the launch of Trust Talks. 

Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than others — but they are also getting vaccinated at lower rates. Hearts on the Line experts discuss prevention and vaccine hesitancy.  Our guests: Dr. Helene Gayle (CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, the region's community foundation, connecting the generosity of donors with community needs to improve metropolitan Chicago) and Dr. Keith Ferdinand (Professor of Medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine and the Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana). 

BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE Eve Picker: [00:00:10] Hi there! Thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investment. Wealth is created by owning assets that generate revenue and appreciate over time. And today, I'm talking to Lyneir Richardson, the CEO of The Chicago Trend Corporation, about his wealth creation strategy, a strategy that he is  sharing with those who have missed out on wealth generation opportunities before. Lyneir is planning to buy 100 community shopping centers. He and his team have developed a rigorous set of criteria for finding and buying shopping centers that have solid cash flow and also added value over time. He wants to empower Black entrepreneurs and community residents to have a meaningful ownership stake in the revitalization and continued vibrancy of commercial corridors and Black shopping districts. And now he's onto the next phase of his plan with a crowdfunding campaign for a shopping center he wants to purchase in Baltimore, which everyone over the age of 18 can invest in. You'll want to hear more. Be sure to go to EvePicker.com, to find out more about Lyneir on the show notes page for this episode. And be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small Change.   Eve: [00:01:54] Hello, Lyneir, thanks so much for joining me today.   Lyneir Richardson: [00:01:57] Thank you for having me.   Eve: [00:01:59] So, you've lived a life in economic development and I'm just wondering how you got there from your initial career choice of the law.   Lyneir: [00:02:08] I tell people all the time that hopefully life is long and the world is big. I started my career as a bank lawyer. I worked in a law department of 90 lawyers and every day we'd work on transactions where we were making loans of 50 million or a 100 million dollars to some big corporate institution. Every day in the afternoon, around two o'clock, I started to fall asleep on the loan documents. The work was boring. It wasn't until I had an opportunity to do a pro-bono assignment, which was making a 100,000 dollar loan to a local business on the west side of Chicago, and it was at that point that the work came alive. It was the same loan documents and, you know, mortgage and guarantee, and it was a 100,000 dollar loan as opposed to a 100 million dollar loan. But it was a lot of fun. And, you know, giving resources to people and places, that other people overlooked or undervalued, became my mantra. So, I've had a lot of fun with that. I left the bank shortly thereafter.   Eve: [00:03:17] Yeah. And what did you do after that?   Lyneir: [00:03:19] So, I went to a homebuilder who was building houses in on the south side of Chicago. I worked for him for a couple of years and really saved up some money. I was 27. I'd saved about 70,000 dollars of my own money. And I jumped out and I started my own little business. The first year I developed, built and sold, and I want to come back to 'and sold', six single-family homes in Chicago. I grew that business over the next maybe six and a half, seven years to about nine million dollars of annual revenue, building 80 to 100 homes every year.   Eve: [00:03:54] Wow.   Lyneir: [00:03:55] And it was, it was a wild ride. I was a 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year.' And I always tell people I'd won what we would call today a pitch competition. I won a business plan competition and I won a 100,000 dollar prize. And what they said was the 100,000 dollars was rocket fuel, but no one ever told me that rocket fuel is highly flammable. So, I had all the highs and lows. Couple of claims, the need to sell that business, in like, a fire sale. But luckily, I was able to keep my reputation and sort of figure out what my next move is, would be. And now it's sort of fun to talk about failure, and failure is necessary. And you learn it's only lessons that failure can teach. But I'm telling you, at that point, it was hard for me.   Eve: [00:04:41] Yeah, I'm sure.   Lyneir: [00:04:44] But I got lucky. I met a guy at an Urban Land Institute meeting who was being honored, you know, for real, in the real estate industry, a guy named Matthew Bucksbaum and who was the founder and CEO of General Growth Properties. He ultimately gave me an opportunity. I send him a letter and said, I'm trying to figure out what to do next. And it worked. I got an opportunity to work at General Growth and and work directly with the CEO to formulate an urban development group. Again, back at passion work. How do you get retail development in ethnic, urban and underserved areas was the charge. The CEO had a personal interest there. I formed a national group and I got the resources in General Growth to do projects in Baltimore, in New York, in Detroit and Birmingham, Alabama. Worked on projects in Milwaukee. It just was a lot of fun. So, you know, step two, I always tell people the career is long and winding road. In 2007, General Growth experiences the financial, was the poster child for financial, financial sort of illiquidity, had great assets, but couldn't refinance. It was the recession. And so, I left General Growth. Same way, trying to figure out what do I do next? And I moved to Newark and found this great opportunity working for Cory Booker and heading the Economic Development Corporation in Newark, New Jersey. And when the recession thawed out, we did two billion dollars of new projects, hotels, grocery stores, office towers for Panasonic and others. It just was a lot of fun. And then, when he became Senator Booker is when I started my current sort of career path. I lead an entrepreneurship center at Rutgers Business School and I am CEO of a social enterprise, again, focusing on development and getting capital to underserved, changing ethnic neighborhoods. So, it's been a lot of fun.   Eve: [00:06:44] That's really what we're going to talk about today. So, you founded and lead The Chicago TREND Corporation?   Lyneir: [00:06:50] Yes.   Eve: [00:06:51] And what does TREND do?   Lyneir: [00:06:53] So, TREND aims to empower entrepreneurs and strengthen neighborhoods. That's really our mission. We were formed out of a research assignment from the MacArthur Foundation and the Chicago Community Trust that really aimed to determine how retail impacted neighborhood change. And so, it was what every community kind of wanted, a grocery store or a coffee shop or sit-down restaurant. And the foundation at the time was trying to determine where to put its resources. They didn't want to put grant and investment in neighborhoods that didn't need it, that would act on it, would have that development on its own market forces. It also didn't want to do grants in neighborhoods where the project would fail. And so my co-founder and I, Bob Weisbord, worked on a process, a data analytic tool, leveraging our retail relationships and then ultimately getting capital. We launched in 2016 with about seven million dollars of support from philanthropically motivated impact investors: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust. We subsequently raised another 10 million dollars from Fifth Third Bank and something called Benefit Chicago, and the American Baptist Home Mission Society, and a host of other, again, philanthropic impact investors. Really excited.   Eve: [00:08:20] What do you do with that money?   Lyneir: [00:08:22] We find projects. We've now invested about nine million dollars in projects really largely led by the Black entrepreneurs or nonprofit organizations. Initially, all of our work has been in Chicago. We're just starting to expand outside of Chicago. We invested in everything from, our first project was an urgent care and health care center, urgent care and a daycare center right next door to each other. A second project was relocating a historic restaurant in Southside neighborhood, literally across the street in a new building; a new restaurant in there. I think the restaurant was more than 70 years, 80 years old. And we brought in additional retail and African American UPS store franchisee, Military Veterans Doing Great Work. We've invested in land with the developer, two million dollars to buy land for a mixed-use project. We invested in a performing arts center. So, it's that type of work. The theory is retail can be catalytic and can either stem the neighborhood's decline or strengthen the neighborhood. That your first impression of a community is the commercial corridor, right? You drive in there, you see it. And so we try to use data and analytic tools to identify strategic commercial corridors where investment could happen. We then use a whole host of, we call it deal facilitation, relationships with URI, our relationship that ICSE, going to the shopping center convention and talking to the retailers, leveraging my old relationships at General Growth, but then ultimately finding projects and developers and investing 200,000 dollars to two million dollars on projects that have been our work up until the start of 2020.   Eve: [00:10:18] What are some of the challenges that you've been confronted with with this work?   Lyneir: [00:10:23] Well, this work again, I've been doing this since my time at General Growth in 2004. It is about perception, in some instances, that still redlining, retail redlining of neighborhoods. That's been a challenge in communicating that it really is income and market viability to sites and finding the right location that has components that will work for retail. Accessible and visible, and finding projects that work and assembling land. So, just the nature of real estate development and getting tenants attracted is a challenge. Of course, retail, the industry is changing. So, right now there's this thought about everything is Amazon, and Amazon sells everything. And so what retail is still necessary to communities are: restaurants, entertainment, necessity-type goods, health services and other things of that sort. And then finally, I always say it's the narrative in the numbers. It's sort of making sure that the project works, the project proforma works. There's clearly often a narrative around communities. Maybe it's a food desert, or a community doesn't have a sit down restaurant. But you got to find a place where the numbers work, both from a development standpoint as well as for the retailer or the entrepreneurs operating the business. So, intelligently identifying, structuring, using data to identify opportunity and invest in it, all of that's the challenge. Then just communicating and building relationships to get people to take a look at the projects.   Eve: [00:12:05] It sounds like up until now, in Chicago, transferral hasn't really been as development, but more investment in development projects.   Lyneir: [00:12:13] That's correct. That is correct.   Eve: [00:12:14] And so, now you're shifting gears a little bit because you've listed a project on Small Change.   Lyneir: [00:12:20] Yes.   Eve: [00:12:21] And it seems you shifted into development mode. And why is that?   Lyneir: [00:12:27] Yes, I'm really excited about it. So, you know, 2020, we all know it was the year of pandemic, of protests and a political pandemonium. That's what I call it, the PPP. And in Chicago, right after the murder of George Floyd, there was looting in commercial corridors. And as I, as I watched the news and sort of talked to friends who were on the ground, and community, people were lamenting the fact that we just got these stores open. We fought for everywhere to get a Wal-Mart open or Walgreens open in the community. And there was looting even to some of the Black-owned business. There was looting. I've just observed that, that my thought was a very few people of color-owned commercial real estate. People of color didn't have opportunities, sufficient opportunities to be commercial real estate agents or commercial property managers. And so, my thought was we should own assets. And as you remember, I talked about my initial business of developing, building and selling homes. Then, when I got to General Growth and met, you know, the Bucksbaums, when I got to Newark, I met a guy named Jerry Gottesman where they said, you know, we don't sell. That wealth is created by owning assets that generate revenue and appreciate over time. So, my thought was, why don't I start to buy assets? Commercial, small strip centers that generate revenue, have the potential to appreciate over time, are important to the community and provide services. And so, we bought our first shopping mall. It literally was our Chicago TREND business. You know, it was a pilot. So, literally, the first project, my wife and I put our own money alongside of our philanthropic capital. And one of the industry icons invest with us. And we bought the first center. And what we found is even during the tough part of the pandemic, the first center had non-Amazonable retail tenants. It had an MRI center, a carry-out chicken restaurant, State Farm dealer, Dunkin Donuts, a beauty salon. Right? So, those tenants, there were entrepreneurs. They were fighting and finding ways and finding grants to stay open. They paid their rent. They continued to provide services to the community. I say, essential services, and again, essential in the context of the pandemic is taking on different meanings. But these are places that people still went to that are, quote unquote, not Amazonable. And so, we bought our first one in the early part of 2020. We bought a second one in October of 2020. The second one we bought in partnership intentionally with local entrepreneurs and we decided that we could do that more. And so, that's the project we've listed on Small Change and we're really excited about continuing to grow this business line.   Eve: [00:15:41] Tell us about that particular offering that you have on Small Change. What does the building look like?   Lyneir: [00:15:46] So, we've put under contract a 47,000 square foot shopping center in West Baltimore. West Baltimore is a largely African American community, densely populated, median household income of a little over fifty thousand dollars a year. And we found a community essential services shopping center. Now, I want to brand the name. I want to call it SOCS, Service Oriented Community Shopping. Right, everybody needs SOCS. Everybody needs black socks, right? Service Oriented Community Shopping. You know, it's a small shopping center, nothing glamorous. But even during the pandemic, it continued to perform. It has a Save-a-lot grocery, RiteAid Drugstore, carryout pizza, Papa John's, a laundromat, a liquor store, all of those things, as you can imagine, even though the pandemic were still needed services for the community.   Eve: [00:16:50] Right.   Lyneir: [00:16:50] And over time, we're going to own it. We put a contract. We're going to invest. Initially, our plan was let's buy it. Let's talk to the city of Baltimore. But we intentionally have created this structure where we want to co-own with local residents and entrepreneurs and people that have some connection to the community. And so we create we create an opportunity. We're investing half of the money, up to 70, 80 percent of the money if necessary. With our Small Change offering, we're providing an opportunity for people with a little amount of money, anyone over the age 18 to invest with us and to co-own the asset with us.   Eve: [00:17:36] That's pretty great. What's the overall strategy? So, this is shopping center, number two, right?   Lyneir: [00:17:42] It would be number three, actually.   Eve: [00:17:44] OK, number three, what's the overall strategy?   Lyneir: [00:17:47] So, our goal, it depends on who you're talking to. Right? So some people only get excited by the big numbers and some people say, oh, big numbers are too, too aggressive, why be greedy? Our initial goal is we want to own 10 more shopping centers in partnership with local residents and impact investors, and sort of structuring these deals. We want 10 more of these in 2021. And the big business ... could we own 100? Could we form the first urban shopping center that's owned by people of color and have local investment? Can we make these assets better over time? So, imagine the conversation with the city is not just Lyneir and Chicago TREND saying to the city of Baltimore, you know, let's help us make the center better. But it's the community. It's sort of the crowd. There's power in the crowd. I believe in that. And then over time, just lastly, just measuring impact. Imagine if the neighborhood continues to get stronger. Imagine if more entrepreneurs found opportunity in the center. Imagine if the center becomes more profitable. The neighborhood becomes safer because there's ownership here. All of those big, old, dreamy impact goals really excite me.   Eve: [00:19:00] Yeah, it is very exciting. Wow. Who do you hope the investors will be? What what do you hope they will look like? Do you have some avatars in mind?   Lyneir: [00:19:12] Yes. But, I mean, literally, we started with the thought of could we find more people of color? Right? That right now there's a real conversation going on around racial justice investing and racial wealth gap closing. I firmly believe it can. I woke up one day with this sentence in my head, 'that wealth is created by owning assets that generate revenue and hopefully appreciate over time.' And by owning those assets over the long term and having a long term perspective, you have different opportunities. Maybe it's a redevelopment, maybe it's new tenant, maybe it's a new program that provides capital. So, I really would love to have a whole lot of local community residents .. open a shopping center in Baltimore, have some Baltimore residents own it with me, open a center in Cleveland or Pittsburgh or Greensboro or Columbus, Ohio, or more shopping centers in Chicago. That there's a place in our offering for local Black entrepreneurs so that they're learning about commercial real estate development and ownership and also benefiting from the appreciation of the income that might be generated from the asset. But then lastly, I'm hoping that impact investors, not just them, I'm hoping that people who want a good return, want to strengthen neighborhoods, want a project that has the narrative, what we're strengthening neighborhoods and bridging the racial wealth gap, but also has a return. So it doesn't just have to be Black entrepreneurs. It doesn't just have to be Baltimore residents or Columbus, Ohio residents or Chicago residents. It's impact investors who want to believe that a commercial asset, community owned, well managed, managed from an advantage point of social impact as well as profitability. People want to invest and get a return. So foundation programming officers, impact investors, small people around the country, outside of the country. Anyone who wants to help neighborhoods get better. That's my passion. I always tell you this this thing, you know, I have a younger brother who is financially much wealthier than I am, much more financially. But my goal was not to be because I never wanted to be the poor nonprofit executive. But I wasn't, I didn't want to be the billionaire either. Right. That was my first objective.   Eve: [00:21:53] Right. That's pretty clear when the 100,000 dollar deal excited you, right.   Lyneir: [00:21:58] Exactly. I never want to be the poor nonprofit executive, but I wasn't profit maximizing either. Right. So, it's about impact. It's about strength in the neighborhood. It's about the small deal that again, seeing value where other people say that's too small. You know, people will tell me all the time is just as easy to do a 60 million dollar deal or a 100 million dollar deal as it is to do a six million dollar deal.   Eve: [00:22:22] But do you feel as good about it?   Lyneir: [00:22:24] I don't feel as good about it.   Eve: [00:22:26] No, you and I are alike.   Lyneir: [00:22:26] So, I'm hoping that some of those people want to do the big deals, but know that it's important to do the little deals will also invest with us.   Eve: [00:22:34] Yeah.   Lyneir: [00:22:34] They'll say, all right, I see he's doing good work. I see that they're intelligent about it. They understand how to operate it. Again, this is not just about imaginary goals or, you know, we're going to close the laundromat and tomorrow we're going to bring in Starbucks and Cheesecake Factory. We're going to see opportunities. We're going to find things that can also work with the municipality, we're going to hopefully continue to own and improve the project in a way that both makes money and makes sense and is valued and appreciated by the community and by our investors.   Eve: [00:23:12] Yeah, it's a really exciting strategy. And I think sometimes these little projects are harder to pull off than being one so big is not necessarily better.   Lyneir: [00:23:22] Yeah, I want to do this 100 times. I don't know what you call that. I want to just bang my head against the wall. But I believe that local ownership, that if I can use the MacArthur Foundation, and Chicago Community Trust, and Fifth Third Bank, and Rockefeller Foundation, and Child Care Foundation and others ... Farash Foundation, I don't want to leave anyone out. They all invested in our little social enterprise to create capacity. And so, I'm hoping to use that capacity in other places around the country and further working in Chicago and in Baltimore and in Rochester, New York and other places to really make communities better to, you know, again, get resources to places that are overlooked and to help create wealth for people who, you know, who just haven't had as many opportunities as some other communities.   Eve: [00:24:13] One of the things I find most exciting about this is that, I don't want to call them unsophisticated investors,  but investors who've never had an opportunity to invest in real estate before can invest right alongside people who do know what they're doing. And it's an educational enterprise as well.   Lyneir: [00:24:32] Yeah.   Eve: [00:24:33] Embarking on this idea of, put a little bit of money in and see where it takes you. And it's the beginning of a journey to create wealth. You know, along the way you can learn from the other people around you. I think it's an amazing opportunity.   Lyneir: [00:24:49] I started out, I went to law school, a great law school, but no one ever told me, hey, you know, you hold some assets, you try to let them appreciate.   Eve: [00:25:01] Right.   Lyneir: [00:25:02] You know, there's value in compounding, you know, you know, all those things. You know what really goes into the discussion with the retailer? So, it's not just Starbucks is not coming to our community or it's how do we create a structure that makes it attractive, the win/win for the community. And maybe it's not Starbucks, maybe it's a local entrepreneur. How do we get resources, but also shop there and patronize in a way that allows the entrepreneur to make money and stay open and continue to grow. So all of those things are byproducts. But first, it makes money, right? At first, it pencils.   Eve: [00:25:41] Right.   Lyneir: [00:25:42] Because of it doesn't pencil, what I learned in my early period of entrepreneurship, is while you can do passion work if you're not doing it in a way that's profitable, it becomes exasperating, you run out of energy. So, I want to do passion work profitably.   Eve: [00:25:58] Yes, yep.   Lyneir: [00:26:00] That's what this is about.   Eve: [00:26:01] So, there's one other thing we haven't touched on, and that is how you're planning to staff and fill these shopping centers. I know that's sort of an added value for the communities. Talk about that?   Lyneir: [00:26:13] So, literally the shopping centers that we are acquiring, first a shopping center we acquired, it was a little less than 70 percent occupied. And we initially identified an African American restaurant and signed a lease with them. It was a State Farm office, it's an African American State Farm owner. We signed a lease with them. So we would love to find other ways to have local and people of color becoming tenants in our centers. We love to have people of color leasing, doing property management at our centers. There are these opportunities again, that by owning and being able to lead the decision making, you know, you'll find opportunities, you'll deal with a more diverse tenants. Over time, Baltimore has a center that has some tenants that people might turn their nose up to, or can make the case that they're extractive, you know, things like check cashing and stuff, things like that.   Eve: [00:27:10] Right.   Lyneir: [00:27:10] Over time, we'll find new opportunities. So, you don't go in there tomorrow and say, OK, Mr. Tenant, we don't like, that's been paying rent that's been operating here for 10 years, that obviously is serving a customer, you don't  go in there and want to say, you're out.   Eve: [00:27:25] Yeah.   Lyneir: [00:27:26] You go on there and say, is there a way to improve the operation in some way or can we make the case with another potential operator that may not pay as much rent as the extractive tenant?   Eve: [00:27:37] I've done that myself in a neighborhood where I had what I suppose you would call an extractive operator. And it really took me 10 years to be in a position to replace them with someone who paid less rent but added much more value at the street. And it's it's a really long haul. It can take a long time because you've got to stabilize the entire building to really kind of get to the point where you can afford to do that and not lose investor's money, you know.   Lyneir: [00:28:03] So that, again, that's the advantage, I believe, of our expertise and experience.   Eve: [00:28:08] Yes.   Lyneir: [00:28:09] So, from an economic development standpoint. So, my objective is how could I make the case to the city to, you know, the foundation community, to, you know, other government support sources, though, say, all right, we do want this tenant who we think would offer more goods and services and be, you know, a better asset or benefit to the community, but they'll pay 40 percent less than the tenant is there that we are not as happy with.   Eve: [00:28:37] Right.   Lyneir: [00:28:38] Can we find resources to structure that? The other thing is, again, this is long term work. All of the work, I've been doing this work now for, in June, I'll call it 28 years.   Eve: [00:28:51] Wow.   Lyneir: [00:28:52] This is evolution, not revolution. Right. That things get better progressively. We're trying to have long term ownership not going in here, buying the center, flipping. Our goal is can we create wealth by a pool of shopping centers. This is the third, the first outside of Chicago. I've had great conversations about other markets. I'm very optimistic about how we will grow. And I'm hoping that we'll do more with this crowdfunding approach of really democratizing investor interest and making opportunities locally, but also making opportunities available for people who are, you know, any place but want to have an impact. I'm really, this is our pilot test with this. And if it works, maybe we'll do it 98 more times, Eve. Let's do it ninety eight more times.   Eve: [00:29:40] I sure hope so. Well, thank you very, very much. I've really enjoyed getting to know you, Lyneir, and I'm just dying to see what happens with your offering. So, thank you. Thank you very much for everything you do.   Lyneir: [00:29:54] Great. Thank you again.   Eve: [00:30:17] That was Lyneir Richardson. Not only has Lyneir crafted a wealth creation strategy that could empower Black communities, he's also being purposeful about driving inclusively in other ways. He plans to assemble a team of Black experts to provide hands on property management, stay on top of issues, retain existing tenants and attract new ones to improve financial performance of each shopping center. This culturally informed team will have a positive community impact by employing black people and cultivating and incubating Black-owned businesses in these shopping centers. If you want to know more, check out Walbrook Junction at SmallChange.co. You can find out more about Impact Real Estate Investing and access the show notes for today's episode at my website EvePicker.com. While you're there, sign up for my newsletter to find out more about how to make money in real estate while building better cities. Thank you so much for spending your time with me today and thank you Lyneir for sharing your thoughts. We'll talk again soon. But for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.

Reset brings on the head of the Chicago Community Trust and two South Side organizers to discuss vaccine outreach in Black and Latino communities that have been hit hardest by COVID-19.

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Helene Gayle sat down with us to reflect on the expert committee that she and Dr. Bill Foege led recently to map out – in record time – a framework and strategy for the phased introduction of a Covid-19 vaccine in America. For this urgent, complex priority, what are the principles that should guide decisions on who comes first, and who comes later? How best to address gross disparities in the vulnerabilities to Covid-19 of Black, Latinx and Native American populations? What are the essential steps to address widespread distrust and vaccine hesitancy? What comes next, how to navigate the uncertainty and turbulence of these times, and what are the roots of optimism and hope?     Helene Gayle is the President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust. Previously she was the President and CEO of CARE, and a senior leader at CDC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From July through October, she co-chaired with Dr. William Foege the Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus, organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Its final report, ‘Framework for Equitable Allocation of Covid-19 Vaccine,’ was issued October 2, 2020. Helene has been a CSIS Trustee since 2007.

The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was ratified 100 years ago. Yet a century later, women – and especially women of color – still have to fight to have a seat at the table in the upper echelons of the business community. Hear from three powerful women in the business world – Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust; Monica Lozano, CEO of College Futures Foundation; and Sarah Zapp, Founder of Beyond Board – for a lively discussion about how they navigate one of the biggest remaining bastions of male privilege, the business community; how each has achieved success; how they deal with being one of the few women or only woman “in the room;” mentorship; strategies for starting out in the business world; and how to increase diversity in the business community. This is a must-see panel discussion. Panelists: Dr. Helene Gayle, Monica Lozano Moderator: Sarah Zapp

Los inmigrantes mayores de 65 años y de bajos ingresos serán elegibles para una cobertura similar a Medicaid en Illinois denominada “Es un alivio”, independientemente de su estado migratorio. Inicialmente, se espera que entre 400 y 2,000 personas se inscriban en el programa, que fue parte del presupuesto estatal aprobado esta primavera. La inscripción al programa comenzará en diciembre, con la opción de solicitar una cobertura retroactiva que cubrirá las facturas de atención médica del año anterior. Las solicitudes deberán presentarse a través del sitio web estatal y los centros de llamadas. El programa de extensión de cobertura, con un fondo por $5 millones, es resultado de una propuesta del Caucus Legislativo Latino de Illinois, en respuesta a datos que muestran que los ancianos sin seguro que contrajeron COVID-19 podrían correr el riesgo de complicaciones más graves por el coronavirus, incurriendo en facturas médicas más caras que el estado terminaría pagando. De acuerdo a un estudio del Centro Médico de la Universidad Rush, la cantidad de inmigrantes mayores sin estatus legal en Illinois crecerá exponencialmente en los próximos 10 años, lo que significa que habrá más de 55,000 personas mayores de Illinois sin estatus migratorio legal en 2030. En la actualidad los ancianos indocumentados reciben ciertos servicios en instituciones médicas a través de la intervención de organizaciones que buscan su inclusión, pero a aunque esta población crece, los administradores de atención, los hospitales y las instituciones no podrán ofrecer tantas soluciones creativas debido a la extrema necesidad. El estado también anunció la iniciativa “Healing Illinois” con  $ 4.5 millones en subvenciones, distribuidas a través de organizaciones, para abordar un dialogo sobre las disparidades raciales destacadas por la pandemia de COVID-19. En asociación con Chicago Community Trust se facilitarán actividades para la “curación racial”. El objetivo es que los residentes de las comunidades minoritarias en todo el estado que han sido afectadas de manera desproporcionada por COVID-19 participen en un diálogo significativo sobre la raza y el racismo, conversaciones que se requieren para avanzar hacia el progreso creando espacios inclusivos y centrados en la comunidad para hablar, aprender y crecer. Las subvenciones de Healing Illinois se otorgarán en dos rondas con fechas límites el 14 y 30 de octubre. "Estamos comprometidos a trabajar junto con socios y líderes comunitarios para desmantelar el racismo sistémico y las estructuras que llevaron al impacto desproporcionado de la pandemia en las comunidades negras y latinas y que perpetúan la inequidad ”, dijo la Dra. Helene Gayle, presidenta de Chicago Community Trust.

La ciudad y Chicago Community Trust lanzaron el programa “Together We Rise” para ayudar a vecindarios afro-estadounidenses e hispanos a reconstruirse después de la pandemia y los saqueos, que cuenta con un fondo por $25 millones en contribuciones filantrópicas iniciales y compromisos corporativos, según explicaron en un comunicado. El objetivo es garantizar que las comunidades negras y latinas, que sufrieron la peor parte de los impactos en la salud del coronavirus y daños económicos por los disturbios civiles provocados por la muerte de George Floyd, puedan recuperarse de ese doble golpe. “Cada barrio debe ser atendido. Todas las esquinas, no solo el centro de la ciudad. River North o South Loop. La totalidad de nuestra ciudad que tuvo un dramático impacto, no solo por COVID-19, sino por demasiados años de falta de inversión”, dijo la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot al presentar el programa. Para la recuperación económica de estos vecindarios, el programa prevé varias formas para fomentar la equidad, lo que incluye compromisos de adquisición y contratación del sector empresarial con los pequeños negocios, así como apoyo a la fuerza laboral con el crédito fiscal por ingresos del trabajo, y políticas de incentivos a la inversión. La alcaldesa exhortó a otras corporaciones a participar en el propósito de “Together We Rise”, y cumplir sus promesas de apoyo hechas desde hace mucho tiempo. “Háganlo aquí para ayudar a Chicago, a nuestros vecindarios. Para que nuestros niños pequeños comprendan que la comunidad empresarial de esta ciudad los ve, se preocupa por ellos y está comprometida con su futuro”, dijo. Helene Gayle, presidenta y directora ejecutiva del Chicago Community Trust, expresó que la fundación cuenta con un fondo de $35 millones creado al inicio de la pandemia para satisfacer necesidades inmediatas y centrarse en poner a las comunidades negras y latinas, históricamente abandonadas, en el centro de la recuperación a largo plazo. Dijo que los $25 millones serían distribuidos por un comité directivo, Y las inversiones más inmediatas se destinarán a proyectos que ya están listos para funcionar. “Ya se está trabajando mucho en el desarrollo de ecosistemas para negocios pequeños. Probablemente invertiremos en algunas de esas asociaciones”, agregó. JPMorgan Chase participa con préstamos de vivienda por cinco años y $ 600 millones entre 3,000 familias negras e hispanas. En tanto, la refresquera Pepsi invertirá $500,000 al año en capacitación laboral y desarrollo juvenil en vecindarios del sur y oeste, $1.5 millones para ayudar a 400 mujeres de pequeñas empresas alimenticias, y $300,000 en asociación con the City Colleges of Chicago.

Today’s episode is featuring an interview with Dr. Helene Gayle. Dr. Gayle is the CEO of the Chicago Community Trust; one of the nation’s leading community foundations. The trust works with donors, non-profits, community leaders, and residents to lead and inspire philanthropic efforts that improve the quality of life for the residents of the Chicago region. For 30 years, Dr. Gayle was one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases, leading global efforts at the CDC, the Gates Foundation, and CARE International. Dr. Gayle’s global-to-local story gives her a unique perspective on issues of race and class and sets the stage for the trust attack on the racial and ethnic wealth gap. In this episode, she speaks about her role as CEO of CCT and the work they are doing around closing the racial and ethnic gap in Chicago and America; her ideas on what would help improve the quality of (and access to) education in Chicago; and her thoughts and predictions around the impact COVID-19 will have long-term.   Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode with Dr. Helene Gayle [:59] Tom welcomes Dr. Helene Gayle to the podcast! [1:57] Dr. Gayle speaks about her career journey and why she decided to transition from pediatrics to public health. [4:18] About Dr. Gayle’s incredible 30-year career in public health. [8:37] Dr. Gayle’s thoughts and predictions on COVID-19. [10:20] Dr. Gayle elaborates on how we’ve done as a country dealing with COVID-19. [11:56] About three years ago, Dr. Gayle became the CEO of the Chicago Community Trust. She explains what it is and why the role interested her. [16:28] How Dr. Gayle is taking on the equity and wealth gap in Chicago through the Chicago Community Trust. [21:47] How COVID-19 has actually amplified Chicago Community Trust’s message and mission. [23:08] The link to education in Chicago Community Trust’s plan and Dr. Gayle’s thoughts on what would help improve the quality of and access to education in Chicago. [25:23] How Dr. Gayle’s experience and training in public health have shaped her approach in tackling the root cause. [26:40] Dr. Gayle’s thoughts on the guidelines schools should follow in reopening. [28:01] Dr. Gayle’s advice for investors and policymakers at the state and local level. [30:23] Tom thanks Dr. Gayle for her 30-year contribution to public health, for transforming opportunity in Chicago, and for joining the podcast!   Mentioned in This Episode: Dr. Helene Gayle Chicago Community Trust Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CARE International Getting Smart Podcast Ep. 253: “Lia McIntosh on Community Development”   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!  

This week's guest is Dr. Helene Gayle, CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, a private foundation with more than a century of service to the city of Chicago, and CSIS Trustee. From 2006 through 2015, Dr. Gayle was President and CEO of the venerable anti-poverty organization, CARE USA. Helene talks with Andrew and Scott about the COVID-19 pandemic and her organization's response. They also discuss the Trust's research on racial disparities in wealth, education, and health outcomes in Chicago. Helene closes by sharing her vision for equity, opportunity, and shared prosperity.

La alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot anunció un fondo de subvención por $ 10 millones de dólares para ayudar a las pequeñas empresas a reconstruirse después del saqueo y vandalismo durante las protestas en la ciudad por el asesinato policial en Minneapolis de George Floyd. El fondo Together Now, que será administrado por Chicago Community Trust, incluirá también a organizaciones sin fines de lucro que sufrieron daños, y en particular dirigirá el apoyo a las empresas del lado oeste y sur, que se enfrentaron a los peores actos de vandalismo. El fondo se integra por donaciones que la ciudad está pidiendo a organizaciones, pero aún no ha determinado los requisitos de elegibilidad para las empresas o cuánto otorgará a cada organización. De acuerdo con el plan, el dinero respaldará a las empresas y vecindarios que necesitan ayuda urgentemente, lo que ayudará a Chicago a reconstruirse en menor tiempo. La cadena de supermercados Jewel-Osco, que también registró tiendas dañadas en Chicago, donó $ 1 millón de dólares a Together Now, y lanzó una campaña para que sus clientes puedan donar al pagar, de $1 a $5 dólares hasta el 31 de julio. Lightfoot aclaró que si bien el fondo se enfoca en las empresas que se han visto más afectadas por el daño a la propiedad y el saqueo que ocurrió durante el fin de semana y el lunes 1 de junio, en realidad está abierto para ayudar a recuperarse a las empresas locales de toda la ciudad, que ya estaban luchando para abrir después del daño de la pandemia. La ciudad también ha creado un sistema de alerta de emergencia para dueños de negocios. Las personas pueden enviar un mensaje de texto con CHIBIZ al 67283 para suscribirse y recibirán notificaciones de texto de áreas específicas de cosas o situaciones que podrían afectar su negocio, como el cierre de carreteras.

As America feels the toll of the coronavirus, it is drawing closer to the November election where President Trump is set to face off against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Amy Walter, the national editor of the Cook Political Report, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss how the U.S. presidential race is shaping up. Around the world people are struggling in lockdown, separated from loved ones and trying to prevent the spread of Covid-19; all of which is having a massive strain on our mental health. Psychologist Jack Saul unpacks how this trauma and how best to treat it. Dr. Helene Gayle is the current president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust and previously worked for 20 years at the CDC - she digs into why the mortality rate is much higher for black Americans with our Michel Martin. She explains why economic inequality is the key. And finally, Angélique Kidjo, singer and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, reflects on the healing power of music and what motivated her to reinvent Miriam Makeba’s famous South African hit ‘Pata Pata.’

Chicago otorgó subsidios de $5,000 dólares a 959 pequeñas empresas para ayudarlas a sobrevivir la pandemia de coronavirus. Más del 90% de ellas son negocios encabezados por mujeres, afroamericanos o latinos, informó la ciudad en un comunicado. Los beneficiarios fueron seleccionados por sorteo entre más de 4,500 solicitudes, cerca de dos tercios de ellos informaron que no habían recibido otros fondos de emergencia, y en promedio las empresas que recibieron las subvenciones han estado abiertas durante más de 10 años. Con la ayuda de cinco organizaciones comunitarias, la ciudad examinó y seleccionó a los destinatarios una semana después del cierre del período de solicitud para el Programa de Subvención de Recuperación de Microempresas. El dinero para el programa provino del Chicago Community Trust. “Con el Programa de Subsidios de Recuperación de Microempresas, estamos poniendo el alivio que tanto necesitamos en manos de casi 1,000 de los empresarios locales más dañados por la pandemia, y podremos revitalizar a las comunidades en nuestro camino hacia la recuperación”, expresó la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot. Para ser elegible, las empresas debieron tener cuatro empleados o menos, ingresos anuales inferiores a $ 250,000 y estar ubicados dentro de un área comunitaria de ingresos bajos o moderados.“Los beneficiarios son propietarios únicos o contratan a una o dos personas de la cuadra”, dijo Rosa Escareño, comisionada del Departamento de Asuntos Comerciales y Protección al Consumidor de la ciudad. No se sabe cuántas empresas sobrevivirán, pero las autoridades dijeron que esperan que las subvenciones ayuden a las más pequeñas en comunidades de ingresos bajos a moderados, que no tienen muchas opciones de ayuda. “Desde cafeterías familiares hasta tiendas minoristas, nuestras microempresas son el corazón de nuestras comunidades y de la economía local”, dijo Lightfoot. La demanda era tan alta que esta iniciativa de subvenciones podría reabrirse para considerar a más solicitante, aseguró Escareño. El programa se suma a los préstamos disponibles de la ciudad bajo el Fondo de Resiliencia para Pequeñas Empresas por $100 millones, el cual aprobó 584 préstamos por casi $ 21.5 millones.

Transcript“As a nation, we've got to put in place a public health system that includes disease preparedness, so that we're ready for whatever is the next shock. And that all of us, no matter who we are, what social-economic status, what race, ethnicity, what job we have, that we don't have to go through this again. It's in our hands. We can do it. And it is within our reach to be able to end these sorts of unacceptable wealth and health disparities.” - Dr. Helene GayleIn today’s episode, co-hosts Dr. Celine Gounder and Ron Klain speak with Dr. Helene Gayle, CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, and Dr. Aletha Maybank, the Chief Equity Officer at the American Medical Association, about the health and wealth gaps that exist in poorer communities in the US, and how COVID-19 has widened these gaps, leaving members of these communities more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. They also discuss how racial stereotypes are affecting many people’s abilities to follow public health guidelines, such as the use of face masks. Finally, they discuss how, in order to move past these stereotypes and biases, we need good data, and policies informed by this data, as cases of COVID-19 are likely being underreported in communities of color, leading to a lack of help in areas that need it most.Listener Q&A: Is it possible to safely reopen the country before herd immunity or a vaccine? What can we expect from the second wave of COVID-19 cases when social distancing measures are lifted, and what can we learn from prior pandemics to prepare?This podcast was created by Just Human Productions. We're powered and distributed by Simplecast. We're supported, in part, by listeners like you.#SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus

As we concentrate on taking care of ourselves and our own, who’s looking after the most vulnerable populations in and around Chicago? Helene Gayle of the Chicago Community Trust explains how the precious dollars are making their way to the folks that need it most

Mario Smith talks about his latest show, Love Love Love - Chicago Celebrates the Music of Donny Hathaway. This episode includes commentary from Erin Harkey, Deputy Commissioner of Programming for the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Dr. Helene Gayle, CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, the legendary singer's daughter, Danita Hathaway from The Donny Hathaway Legacy Project, an interview with Mario Smith, event producer and clips of live musical performances from the Donny Hathaway tribute. Podcast produced, recorded, edited - interview questions written by Yakira Levi.

This month, we're talking to two Latinx Chicago women fighting hard for progressive values in Springfield — and already seeing results from some groundbreaking legislation and widely earning the respect of their colleagues. State Reps. Delia Ramirez and Celina Villanueva have been showing up in a big way downstate, fighting for education equity, immigrant rights, voting access and empowering young people of color. Both women started off as organizers so we are putting them on stage together to learn from their experience and help us understand their work on a deeper level.--- OUR GUESTS ---DELIA RAMIERZ Delia Ramirez is an accomplished social service director, community leader, and coalition builder who has dedicated much of her life and career to the Humboldt Park and Logan Square communities. On March 2018, as a first-time candidate, Delia was elected the Democratic nominee of Illinois' 4th house district and is the first Guatemalan American in the state legislature. A daughter of Guatemalan immigrants, Delia resides on the same block where she grew up. As a graduate of Sabin Magnet Elementary school in the eastern part of the 4th district and Northeastern University, Delia recognizes the importance of public education and is committed to fighting for high quality, equitable education for all our children. In 2004, at only 21 years old, Delia became the Executive Director of Humboldt Park Social Services, now the Center for Changing Lives. During Delia's tenure, the agency served more than 4,500 households and quadrupled the budget expanding its supportive services to become a city-wide organization nationally recognized for its innovative work on housing and financial stability programs. Delia has served as the Board president of Logan Square Neighborhood Association, District Advisory Chair of the 14th District Police Department, Co-founder of the Chicago Justice for our Neighbors Free Immigration Clinic, and currently serves as the President of LUCHA, a community development and affordable housing organization in the district. Delia has been a leader in neighborhood and city-wide coalitions for balanced neighborhood development, an elected school board, the Fight for 15, and Automatic Voter Registration. Her work has been recognized through several awards including the 2007 Community Renewal Society 35 under 35 leadership award, The National Hispanic Plan's 2011 Leader for Change Award, an Emerging Fellow of The Chicago Community Trust in 2013, and La Raza's Community Leader award in 2013. Up until December 2017, Delia served as Deputy Director of the Community Renewal Society, Chicago's oldest faith-based social justice organization, where she oversaw the development, organizing and policy units. Under her leadership, CRS helped pass several bills that remove barriers to employment for people with records. Additionally, she led a process that culminated in a three-year strategic plan for the Chicago area faith-based organization. In her first year as a state legislator she passed seven pieces of legislation ranging from expansion of homeless prevention to legislation reforming the department of children and family services and removing barriers to licensing for immigrant communities. As a leader in the progressive caucus in the House of Representatives, she is leading the housing taskforce looking at comprehensive state policy to housing stability. Delia has demonstrated throughout her life both personally and professionally, the ability to build relationships across broad demographics and unite diverse stakeholders for a common good. She is a proven leader with deep roots in her community. CELINA VILLANUEVABorn in Chicago and raised in Little Village, Celina Villanueva is currently the State Representative of the 21st district. Formerly Civic and Youth Engagement Manager at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. With a focus on building immigrant power, developing leaders and expanding voting rights, Celina tied in her background in organizing, civic engagement and youth development to engage immigrant communities and allies throughout Illinois into the various campaigns at ICIRR. With various wins under her belt, Celina has helped to expand voting rights through her efforts on Online Voter Registration, Election Day Registration, and most recently Automatic Voter Registration, all of which are now the law in the land of Lincoln. Additionally, Celina lead the largest immigrant civic engagement program in Illinois that has registered over 200,000 new American voters and mobilized hundreds of thousands more to get out to vote. Prior to joining ICIRR, Celina served as the Director of Organizing at Chicago Votes, as well as working on various issue-based campaigns including the fight for Marriage Equality in Illinois. She also previously served as Outreach Coordinator for Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, a role that superseded her work on various state and local electoral campaigns.When she's not busy trying to change the world into a place where we can all live openly and safely, Celina is an avid reader, lover of musicals, shopping, dancing and a great brunch. Celina a born and bred Chicago girl, graduated with a B.A in Latina/Latino Studies with minors in African-American Studies and Spanish from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Suzet McKinney, the CEO and Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District (IMD), and Jenny Han, Skender’s Director of Healthcare Design, continue their conversation from Future Built Episode 5 with a focus on career growth, ambition, and mentorship. In her work with the IMD, one of the largest urban medical districts in the United States, and West Side United, a collaboration working to build community health and economic wellness on Chicago’s West Side, Suzet follows the mantra “Go big or go home.”Tune in to hear the advice Suzet and Jenny give to young women that is applicable to anyone looking to achieve more in their work and advance professionally. And listen through to the end for Suzet’s answer to the question on many people’s minds: Will she ever run for office? About Suzet McKinneyDr. Suzet M. McKinney currently serves as CEO/Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District. She is the former Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response at the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), where she oversaw the emergency preparedness efforts for the Department and coordinated those efforts within the larger spectrum of the City of Chicago’s Public Safety activities, in addition to overseeing the Department’s Division of Women and Children’s Health.Dr. McKinney has earned a reputation as an experienced, knowledgeable public health official with exceptional communication skills. She has served as an on-camera media expert on emergency issues including biological and chemical threats, natural disasters, pandemic influenza, and climate-related emergencies. A sought-after expert in her field, she has also provided support to the U.S. Department of Defense’s, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, lending subject matter expertise in biological terrorism preparedness to the country of Poland.Dr. McKinney serves on the Board of Directors for Susan G. Komen Chicago, Thresholds, and the African-American Legacy of the Chicago Community Trust. Dr. McKinney is Co-Chair of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), Health and Medicine Division’s Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies and is a member of the NASEM Board on Health Sciences Policy. She also serves on the Science and Security Board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Board of Scientific Counselors for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory Council (NAC). In academia, Dr. McKinney serves as an Instructor in the Division of Translational Policy and Leadership Development at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Additionally, she serves as a mentor for the Biomedical Sciences Careers Project, also at Harvard University. She is the co-author of the text: Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Practical Solutions for the Real World (2018), and was named one of Chicago’s Notable Women in Healthcare (2018 and 2019).Dr. McKinney holds her Doctorate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. She received her Master of Public Health degree (Health Care Administration) and certificates in Managed Care and Health Care Administration from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.

November 4, 2019 Helene D. Gayle – President & CEO – The Chicago Community Trust Helene Gayle Helene D. Gayle is President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation’s leading community foundations. The Trust works with donors, nonprofits, community leaders and residents to lead and inspire philanthropic efforts that improve the […]

Not so many people understand the value of foundations and community trusts. In this episode, Jason Baxendale, the Chief Development Officer of the Chicago Community Trust and the Co-Director of the We Are Chicago campaign, enlightens us about the wonders that the organization can do to everyone in the community. Jason shares his approaches to issues concerning their trust, his thoughts on their creative economy, and the importance of entrepreneurship to under-resourced communities. Learn more from Jason as he shares their campaigns and the massive goal they have reached.

Nikolai DiPippa, Clinton School Director of Public Programs, sat down with Helene Gayle, President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, a community foundation dedicated to improving the region through strategic grant making, civic engagement, and inspiring philanthropy. Named one of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women and one of Non-Profit Times Top 50, Helene has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice.

Dr. Helene Gayle has made a career out of making a difference. Tune in as she and Mayor Emanuel talk about her early career fighting HIV/AIDS, how to create inclusive economic growth, what brought her to Chicago, and her vision as president of the Chicago Community Trust.

The Illinois Medical District (IMD), one of the largest urban medical districts in the United States, is a 560-acre region of Chicago that includes medical research facilities, labs, a biotech business incubator, universities, raw land development areas, four hospitals and more than 40 healthcare related facilities. Dr. Suzet McKinney, the CEO and Executive Director of the IMD, is a seasoned public health expert in the fields of emergency preparedness and natural disasters. She sits down with Skender Director of Healthcare Design Jenny Han to share more about how she got her start in public health and what led her from working on the Ebola outbreak to running the IMD. Learn more about the IMD and an exciting new initiative the IMD is involved with, West Side United – a collaboration working to build community health and economic wellness on Chicago’s West Side. About Suzet McKinneyDr. Suzet M. McKinney currently serves as CEO/Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District. She is the former Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response at the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), where she oversaw the emergency preparedness efforts for the Department and coordinated those efforts within the larger spectrum of the City of Chicago’s Public Safety activities, in addition to overseeing the Department’s Division of Women and Children’s Health.Dr. McKinney has earned a reputation as an experienced, knowledgeable public health official with exceptional communication skills. She has served as an on-camera media expert on emergency issues including biological and chemical threats, natural disasters, pandemic influenza, and climate-related emergencies. A sought-after expert in her field, she has also provided support to the U.S. Department of Defense’s, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, lending subject matter expertise in biological terrorism preparedness to the country of Poland.Dr. McKinney serves on the Board of Directors for Susan G. Komen Chicago, Thresholds, and the African-American Legacy of the Chicago Community Trust. Dr. McKinney is Co-Chair of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), Health and Medicine Division’s Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies and is a member of the NASEM Board on Health Sciences Policy. She also serves on the Science and Security Board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Board of Scientific Counselors for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory Council (NAC). In academia, Dr. McKinney serves as an Instructor in the Division of Translational Policy and Leadership Development at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Additionally, she serves as a mentor for the Biomedical Sciences Careers Project, also at Harvard University. She is the co-author of the new text: Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Practical Solutions for the Real World (2018), and was named one of Chicago’s Notable Women in Healthcare (2018).Dr. McKinney holds her Doctorate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. She received her Master of Public Health degree (Health Care Administration) and certificates in Managed Care and Health Care Administration from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.

On Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 294, Daniel Smrokowski is podcasting live the On The Table 2018 discussion with friend of the show Diane Compton and other friends in our community. Tune-in for this year's discussion on: What is "Full Circle Inclusion"; The Right & Ability to Make Dreams come true; On The Table & Chicago Community Trust; … Continue reading SCP294: Adventures in Full Circle Inclusion The post SCP294: Adventures in Full Circle Inclusion first appeared on Special Chronicles.

Dr. Helene Gayle has unparalleled experience in leading organizations that respond to crisis. Dr. Gayle spent over 20 years working on HIV/AIDS at the Center for Disease Control while also serving as the Chief of the HIV/AIDS Division for USAID, was the CEO for CARE International, led the McKinsey Social Initiative, and now serves as the head of the Chicago Community Trust. In this episode, Dr. Gayle shares lessons learned of how to lead, refine strategy, and focus. She reflects on the parallels between the HIV/AIDS crisis of 30 years ago and the refugee crisis of today, how to change the politics of toxic narratives, and how to make difficult decisions in the face of crisis. This interview covers a lot of ground and explores crucial organizational and political questions. Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. For more on the show: rescue.org/displaced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of People Behind the Plans, Courtney Kashima, AICP, interviews Joanna Trotter, Senior Program Officer for Economic and Community Development at the Chicago Community Trust. The conversation touches on the organization's work funding community initiatives, how that has shaped her view of the profession, the issues and challenges she believes face planners in the future, and more.

Nonprofit storytelling is an essential part of fundraising. Join Daniel Ash, Chief Marketing Offcer, Chicago Community Trust, and Princess Currence, Director of the UIC Certificate in Nonprofit Management Program (CNM), for a lively discussion on the power of nonprofit storytelling to raise funds.  Use your organization's mission, history and core values to develop a narrative with a sequence of events, villains and heroes that beat the odds to make a difference. In this engaging hour, you will learn how to: Listen to prospective funder stories to craft organizational stories that are relevant to them and aligned with their interestsIntegrate your organization’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives into your storiesBlend human interest with organizational data that anticipates donor inquiriesAchieve maximum effect by crafting stories with a backdrop, a protagonist, and an antagonist

Nonprofit storytelling is an essential part of fundraising. Join Daniel Ash, Chief Marketing Offcer, Chicago Community Trust, and Princess Currence, Director of the UIC Certificate in Nonprofit Management Program (CNM), for a lively discussion on the power of nonprofit storytelling to raise funds.  Use your organization's mission, history and core values to develop a narrative with a sequence of events, villains and heroes that beat the odds to make a difference. In this engaging hour, you will learn how to: Listen to prospective funder stories to craft organizational stories that are relevant to them and aligned with their interestsIntegrate your organization’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives into your storiesBlend human interest with organizational data that anticipates donor inquiriesAchieve maximum effect by crafting stories with a backdrop, a protagonist, and an antagonist

Bridget Vaughn interviews members of the African American Legacy, an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust. Erisa Apantaku interviews Brittany Nacole about her album Earf Gurl. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Sam Larsen and Erisa Apantaku. The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger, available on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

In Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 249, Daniel Smrokowski was podcasting live from the "Inclusive City" On The Table 2017 discussion event in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust and Special Olympics Illinois.  Tune-in to hear the live broadcast of our discussion on what Inclusion means, how we can live in an Inclusive City, #PlayUnifed … Continue reading SCP249: Inclusive City From OnTheTable2017 In Clarendon Hills The post SCP249: Inclusive City From OnTheTable2017 In Clarendon Hills first appeared on Special Chronicles.

When we speak of capacity, we are generally referring to organization’s potential to marshal their human, financial and other resources to effect positive change in the communities and clients they serve. Organizational capacity is impacted by a  number of factors, including leadership, the organization’s stage of development and changes in the environment, to name a few.  The Monroe Foundation was formed in 1991 to provide technical assistance in starting community and economic development projects within low-income communities, and provide emerging groups with seed grants through the PACT Project (Partnership For Assisting Community Transformation). Otis Monroe, CEO of the Monroe Foundation, will share lessons learned in his experiences working with African American-led organizations to build capacity, and the call for organizations to engage in the Chicago Community Trust’s On the Table discussions. Call in live at (347) 884-8121. You don't need an account to listen, but, if you want to participate in an online chat, open a listener-only account at https://secure.blogtalkradio.com/register.aspx?type=listener to participate in a live chat. Visit Valeriefleonard.com. Archived episodes may be found at http://Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU, iTunes, Podcast Chart, Blubrry and Stitcher.  

In Part 2 of #ChiTownWarriors, hear from Chief Marketing Officer Daniel Ash about how the Chicago Community Trust works to build bridges through conversation.

Private foundations are an overlooked resource for innovative justice programs.  James H. Lewis, senior program officer and director of research and evaluation at the Chicago Community Trust, offers insight into how foundations make funding decisions and shares tips for attracting foundation investments in justice programs. The interview was conducted by the Center for Court Innovation’s … Continue reading Foundations Can Support Justice Reform, If You Know How to Ask: A Conversation with James Lewis →

Bryant Williams and Juanita Garcia reflect on a recent Diversity Summit on diversity in environmental organizations hosted by EoC (Environmentalists of Color), Foresight Design, and the Chicago Community Trust.

Michael S. Marcus currently serves as Program Director for Older Adult Services at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, http://www.hjweinbergfoundation.org, one of the largest private foundations in North America, and the second largest funder in the field of aging in the US. The foundation provides support through operating, program and capital grants to nonprofit organizations focusing on those living in poverty, especially older adults. Between 1983 and 1990 Michael was the Associate Director for Community Resources at a national foundation based in Washington and Boston that funded advocacy programs run by and for older adults. Michael then served as senior program officer for the Chicago Community Trust from 1990 to 2004, where his area of responsibility was basic human needs, which included aging, welfare-to-work, homelessness and food security, among other areas. Prior to The Weinberg Foundation, Michael was principal of Consultants for Community Resources, a Chicago-based organization that provided advocacy and consultation in the areas of aging, poverty and community development. CCR applied an asset-based approach to its projects, which included work with rural, urban and suburban counties seeking ways to use the gifts of its older adult citizens, with colleges and universities looking for new ways to effectively build an asset-based community and with social service agencies working to overcome their needs based approach to service delivery. While at CCR Michael served as a faculty member of the Leadership Practice. Michael is a graduate of George Washington University, has an MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work, where he currently teaches, and has done PhD work at the Florence Heller School for Social Welfare Policy, Center on Aging, at Brandeis University. Besides the University of Maryland, Michael has also taught at Springfield College, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Illinois Institute of Technology and Northwestern University, where he continues to serve as a national faculty member of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute. Michael is a founder and a past board member of Grantmakers in Aging, as well as a board member of the American Society on Aging, Generations United and Generations on Line. He has also been a member of many public commissions and panels. Originally aired on Caregiver SOS: On Air presented by the WellMed Charitable Foundation on May 10, 2015 in San Antonio, TX on 930 AM KLUP “The Answer.” With co-hosts Carol Zernial and Ron Aaron. For more about CaregiverSOS, visit http://caregiversos.org Like CaregiverSOS on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/CaregiverSOS

What would happen if thousands of people in your city got together with friends, neighbors, even strangers on a single day over a meal to discuss the future of your community? That’s the question the people at the Chicago Community Trust asked on the occasion of the foundation's 99th anniversary. And the results should serve as inspiration to cities everywhere. Terry Mazany, president of the Chicago Community Trust and mastermind behind Chicago’s "On the Table," reports on the event and tells us what’s next on this week’s "Knight Cities." Email me via: Coletta (at) knightfoundation.org.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The University of Chicago Crime Lab will partner with the city’s Department of Family and Support Services and law enforcement agencies on an expanded summer program, One Summer Chicago PLUS, to give at risk youth opportunities for employment, mentoring and social and emotional learning experiences. The Crime Lab will evaluate the program’s effectiveness in reducing youth involvement in shootings and their engagement in school. The data will determine costs and the benefits of the program and provide guidance in designing future programs. The Crime Lab, Chicago Community Trust, Youth Guidance, and the City of Chicago met in early April to kick-off One Summer Chicago PLUS. For more information about the University of Chicago Crime Lab, please visit: http://crimelab.uchicago.edu/ For more information about the "Becoming A Man" program, please visit: http://www.youth-guidance.org/our-programs/b-a-m-becoming-a-man/ For more information about One Summer Chicago PLUS, please visit: http://www.onesummerchicago.org/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The University of Chicago Crime Lab will partner with the city’s Department of Family and Support Services and law enforcement agencies on an expanded summer program, One Summer Chicago PLUS, to give at risk youth opportunities for employment, mentoring and social and emotional learning experiences. The Crime Lab will evaluate the program’s effectiveness in reducing youth involvement in shootings and their engagement in school. The data will determine costs and the benefits of the program and provide guidance in designing future programs. The Crime Lab, Chicago Community Trust, Youth Guidance, and the City of Chicago met in early April to kick-off One Summer Chicago PLUS. For more information about the University of Chicago Crime Lab, please visit: http://crimelab.uchicago.edu/ For more information about the "Becoming A Man" program, please visit: http://www.youth-guidance.org/our-programs/b-a-m-becoming-a-man/ For more information about One Summer Chicago PLUS, please visit: http://www.onesummerchicago.org/