For many years, I ran 1871, the No. 1 university-affiliated tech incubator in the world, from our headquarters in Chicago. During my tenure, we developed a number of sub-incubators focusing on various ...

Many years ago, BriJit Jenkins was 17 years old, living in a tent, pregnant with her daughter and seemingly out of options.

Let’s be honest: The word “community” gets thrown around a lot. But in 2025, it’s your moat, your growth engine, your retention strategy and your brand’s heart, all rolled into one. Whether you're a ...

Circle Practice is a type of restorative practice informed by restorative justice philosophy and grounded in Indigenous teaching which aims to build community, invite reflection, and model empathetic ...

If we’re ever going to have a just economy, we’ll have to build it from the ground up. Flowing resources to front-line communities that face the worst of the climate crisis and the racial wealth gap ...

Over the past decade, philanthropic leaders and others working for progressive social change have increasingly focused on culture. This growing interest in culture comes from a dual understanding that ...

This month, we are proud to advance our “Building Community: One Neighborhood at a Time” initiative. The program is designed ...

It has been a wonderful first year of Maria’s Literary Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Maria’s Bookshop. Our team began this organization in 2024, the year that Maria’s Bookshop celebrated its 40th ...