Chicago Metro | Wisconsin | Indiana Local Nonprofit News, Events and Chat for Wednesday - June 3
The latest local Chicago/Milwaukee/Indianapolis/Joliet/Madison area nonprofit news to help power your network, strengthen your organization and keep you involved with your professional peers, funders, competitors and cohorts!
Thank you to @FaegreDrinker for supporting #IPACON20!!
Calling all artists, poets and journalists: Join the #FillTheWallsWithHope project to help fill public streets with images & words to support emotional & mental health during these critical moments. #COVID19 #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/1nwfT9Y45B
So cool! The 2020 Black Girl Magic conference - initially canceled - has been rescheduled for THIS FRIDAY as a virtual event! Check out this video with details:
https://t.co/unoyoLX2J1
The Foundation hosts a fund to support this conference - check it out! https://t.co/6jEKyDKARm
"The words of Dr. Martin Luther King are a reminder that, 'In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.'"
IU Foundation statement: https://t.co/pWgBuwuLPD
Statements from IU leaders: https://t.co/R6aviluhZ7 https://t.co/R6aviluhZ7
This week’s Illinois Trucking Index is the fourth week in a row of economic improvement and it is the second week in a row where the index has been above 100, which indicates a growing economy. #iltrucking
Today is World Bicycle Day. Celebrate!
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Since 1969, @IvyTechCC has been supporting the growing workforce. Learn more here: https://t.co/daAzMLbM48 #IPACON20
Our impact? Keeping siblings together is just the beginning. https://t.co/lGaiMOf3VE
Join us on Monday, June 8 for this interactive workshop as we explore the next steps for your team and how you can strengthen relationships with grantees, anticipate external shifts in grantee needs and initiate internal changes. https://t.co/U4KKY9V6Iw
#AmplifyMelanatedVoices
"Their message is clear: we want justice."
@BerniceKing and @Tiffanydloftin, the director of the NAACP Youth and College Division, discuss how young protesters are using their voices amid protests over George Floyd’s death.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor @IvyTechCC for supporting #IPACON20 this year!
LWVWI stands with @LWVMinnesota
Our statement on the death of #GeorgeFloyd - https://t.co/GFVKLKgdT8
The past week, we’ve seen people of all backgrounds exercise their right to protest racial injustice & inequality. If you get arrested while protesting, don't say anything or sign anything. Ask for a lawyer immediately. @ACLUofWisconsin #KnowYourRights #BlackLivesMatter
Want to learn more about legal observing during protests and demonstrator's rights during a protest? Register now at
https://t.co/86u9u2QufB to receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.
#knowyourrights #protests #webinar #demonstrations
As volunteer projects start back up, we want to hear from you! When will you be comfortable volunteering again? What project do you want to attend first? What procedures will make you feel healthy? 2 minutes, 1 survey ⬇️
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