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Nonprofit Utopia Wraps Up Two of Three Workshop Series On Lever for Change, Bold Solutions Network: Valerie F. Leonard, Oct 25, 2020; Nonprofit Utopia has just completed the facilitation of two of three workshop series for members of the Bold Solutions Network, sponsored by Lever for Change, an affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation. Participants included finalists from the $100 million 100&Change Contest. 100&Change is a competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that promises real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time.
Post Press Release: Chicago Advocates Call for the Passage of the Future Energy Jobs Bill: Nov 29, 2016; Speakers gathered this morning at UIC’s Illinois Medical District to share their passion on preserving benefits for low-income customers and energy efficiency programs available to all customers.
Keeping the Promise: A Virtual Teach-In on the Promise Neighborhoods Model: Valerie F. Leonard, Nov 16, 2015; Join us for a virtual teach-in as Michael McAfee, EdD, Vice President of the PolicyLink Promise Neighborhoods Institute, shares an overview of the evidence-based Promise Neighborhood Institute.