Empowered Nonprofits

Empowered Nonprofits took on the 21 Day #AccessibilityChallenge, learning and implementing new ways to make our work more inclusive. Check out our top takeaways and discover how you can incorporate accessibility into your mission-driven work!

The Empowered Nonprofits Team is sharing their best summer self care work tips for staying calm, cool, and collected. Enjoy!

Empowered June Newsletter: Tips from the Empowered team on how to effectively use the quiet time of summer for self care in the workplace!

How do we successfully survive the chaos of event season? Check out our newsletter highlighting our key tips for powering through the May Madness! We also feature our amazing events with Rising Lights Project, Digestive Health Foundation, The Dragonfly Foundation, and The Nora Project.

We are so proud of Rising Lights Project for the success of their 3rd gala, and we had so much fun dancing and celebrating together! In just 3 years this small but mighty nonprofit’s gala has tripled in size. Congratulations on reaching your fundraising goals and raising 76% over last year’s total.

The Nora Project's Thrive Together Gala took place at Ravinia Festival on May 16, 2024. Over 250 guests enjoyed the beautiful setting, delicious food and an inspiring program. Every dollar raised will allow TNP to promote disability inclusion by empowering educators and engaging students and communities. The program emcee, Ashley Glicken, is a comedian, and the animated voice of Sesame Street character Ameera, an 8-year-old Muppet, representing the 240 million children with disabilities around the world. Guests were also moved by a performance of The New Trier School High Five Choir, made up of students with all abilities. It was a night to remember.

The 3rd Annual Night of Courage: Dragonfly Derby was a night to remember! The team exceeded the fundraising goal to support pediatric cancer patients and their families. From the derby races to dancing to a powerful program with a moving mission moment, it was an incredible evening. We look forward to continuing our impactful work with The Dragonfly Foundation Chicago Team.

The Digestive Health Foundation's 7th Annual Gala was held on Saturday, May 11 at the Four Seasons in Chicago. The event raised over $4M and they announced the Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, IBD Center. Congratulations on a successful event!

We were honored to attend the all-staff meeting of SOS Children's Villages Illinois last week in celebration of staff milestones and for discussion of future initiatives. We enjoyed hearing from CEO Delphine F. Rankin, and we felt very proud to see SOS’s dedicated and driven team in action. It was especially meaningful hearing from DCFS Director Heidi Mueller, as she showed her commitment to the deep, daily work of our foster families in IL. Empowered by the magic of seeing everything come together, we look forward to supporting SOS’s future actions and important changes.

Thank you to everyone who joined the Non-Profit Networking Event "Cultivating Impact: Developing Stakeholders and Building a Robust Donor Pipeline." A special shoutout to the amazing presenter from our Empowered team, Taryn (Brickman) Gluskin. Taryn was thrilled to share our passion and commitment, presenting on the multitude of ways nonprofits can build engagement throughout the year, including both tactical tips and strategies.