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Leadership Ch-Ch-Changes...

Woods Fund Chicago is pleased to announce that Ric Estrada has been named as the new board chair of the foundation. Ric is the president and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services and has dedicated his career to strenghthening communities and families. Learn more about Ric here.
As we welcome Ric Estrada as the new Woods Fund chair, we would also like to take this opportunity to thank Amina Dickerson for her leadership as the chair of the board for the last two years. Her nurturing spirit and dedication to the foundation’s mission has strengthened our work and connections with each other.  We are a stronger organization because of Amina.
The other newly named board leaders are Lerry Knox, vice chair, Mike Brown, treasurer; and Laurence Msall, secretary. Josina Morita will chair the program committee.

Tax Reform Could Create New Challenges for Nonprofits

Major revisions in tax law are upon us, and it is important for nonprofits to be prepared for changes that could affect them. On December 15, the US congressional conference committee released the text of the tax legislation, which contains several provisions that may impact the nonprofit sector. Bolder Advocacy has provided this overview which is designed to explain some things you should know.

National Day of Healing 2018

Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Greater Chicago invites you to join us on the National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.  The theme of this event is “What is OUR Story” with the goal to bring community members together to begin identifying the common threads that bind all of us.  Guest speakers include Kim Foxx, Rami Nashashibi, Juan Salgado, Harold Green, and Amanda Lewis.

Calm and Steady and Tax Reform

By Suzanne Boyle, Assistant Treasurer, Woods Fund Chicago
It’s the last few days of 2017 and we have tons of professional and personal tasks to complete.  Nonprofit organizations are in high fund-raising mode; donors are faced with the dilemma of selecting the organizations that will receive their allocated donations.  Then, on top of all the normal year-end strains, there is new tax legislation winding its way to the President’s desk.  How will it affect the nonprofit world, low and middle-income communities, and lastly, how will it affect me?  Talk about stress! 
How does one cope with all of this? Suzanne has some suggestions... 

Driehaus Foundation: Capacity-Building Resource

For the last three years, the Driehaus Foundation has offered a capacity-building training opportunity to grantees in their MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture program. In 2017, they partnered with LimeRed Studios to present “ArC” - a series of workshops in Arts Communications. They are pleased to share the ArC Guidebook, which grew out of workshops with a group of their grantees. They hope this Guidebook will be a helpful resource for arts nonprofits trying to reach new audiences, for their peers in philanthropy, and for others in the sector who are committed to helping small arts organizations build their capacity.
Women of Cultivate
Cultivate is a joint project of the Woods Fund Chicago, Chicago Foundation for Women, Crossroads Fund and the Chicago Community Trust.  The program brings together women of color who lead in intersecting but separate justice movements including, but not limited to women’s rights, labor rights, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights and other. The project benefits from diverse experiences and perspectives, and creates the opportunity to strengthen each individual women’s leadership, their respective organizations, and the larger sector in which they work.
The Cultivate-Women of Color Leadership Program is proud to announce its 2017 graduates: 
Aisha Truss-Miller-Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Alma Castro-Chicago Workers Collaborative
Anna Marin-ARISE
Dagmara Avelar-Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Geri Sanchez-Aglipay-Small Business Majority
Imani Rupert-Gordon-Affinity Community Services
Mecole Jordan-United Congress for Community & Religious Organizations
Nadiah Mohajir-HEART Women & Girls
Rachel Ramirez-Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Karla Altmayer-Healing to Action
Samoane Williams-Raise the Floor Coalition
Tanya Watkins-Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation
Graciela Suarez-Community Organizing on Family Issues 
 
This mark’s Cultivate’s 5th year supporting the leadership of incredibly talented, committed women of color working to impact change across social, economic, and racial justice movements, whose collective voice and power has been leveraged to improve the Chicago region’s future.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Woods Fund Chicago is thrilled to invite you to join us in our congratulations to Jaye Hobart, grants and project manager, on being named a New Leaders Council (NLC) Fellow! NLC Fellows are next generation leaders who believe they can make an impact in their communities, will fight to change the status quo, and will work to inspire others to take action to support progressive values and policies. Way to go, Jaye!!! We are proud of you!!!
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