We're Reading: As federal threats toward the nonprofit sector escalate, former Marshall Project President Carroll Bogert's lessons on managing risk across funder-grantee partner relationships are ultimately a call to stand by your partners, and your principles. www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...

From August's Newsletter: This summer, grantee partners Equity and Transformation and @c4racialjustice.bsky.social canvassed on the radical potential of guaranteed income—a reminder that even as we fight to avoid ceding ground, we have to keep dreaming of what’s possible together. 📸:@eatorgchicago

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As Chicago faces escalating ICE detentions and potential National Guard deployment, our communities are justly afraid. Organizations across Chicago have put together resources that can be shared online and off to help empower every Chicagoan — regardless of immigration or housing status. 🧵:

Our latest newsletter highlights some hard-fought wins from grantee partners: from the FAIR Act passage to making schools safe for all our kids, these organizations are doing more with less in the face of rapid terrain change. We're proud to stand behind them! t.e2ma.net/message/lkwn...

📢 🎉 Andrea Ortiz-Landin joined Woods Fund Chicago this summer as Strategic Initiatives Director! As former director of organizing for Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, her work has for decades been grounded in a deep commitment to social justice and racial equity. Learn more at our link in bio!

Our grantee partners and peers are hiring! See opportunities from orgs like @cofionline.bsky.social, @icirr.bsky.social, and @latinopolicyforum.bsky.social: linktr.ee/woodsfundchi...

Our July newsletter features tactics on how to support grantee partners, a sharp look at organizing rideshare drivers, job opportunities, and a welcome to our newest team member. Find it at our link in bio! Read now: t.e2ma.net/message/dqb1... 📸: Live Free Illinois

"About 25 percent of Woods Fund Chicago grantees have already lost federal funding and had to shrink services this year...to meet this moment, we must increase our giving, and reject a narrow definition of fiduciary responsibility." —Michelle Morales ➡️ @stanford.ssir | ssir.org/articles/ent...

What We're Reading: @southsideweekly.bsky.social has published a series exploring the roots and impact of snap curfew legislation that would give CPD the authority to declare a teen curfew with 30 minutes notice. 🧵

What We're Listening To: Chicago podcast AirGo Radio recently featured both Dixon Romeo, executive director of South Side Together and Alex Ding, co-director of Dissenters. What does it take to build and maintain coalitions? 🎧 AirGo Radio via Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3ZKHASX...

Our partners and peers are hiring! Head to linktr.ee/woodsfundchi... for opportunities:

How should foundations balance perpetuity with immediate challenges? Michelle Morales of @woodsfund.org shares how her organization has increased payout from 6% to 7% to 8% and now to 14% in 2025

Our grantee partners and peers are hiring! Learn more about open opportunities to join organizations, coalitions, and nonprofit sector peers that are making an impact at linktr.ee/woodsfundchicago or the link in bio. #JobOpportunities #NonprofitCareers #CommunityOrganizing

In this month's Woods Fund Chicago newsletter, our grantee partners are meeting potential Medicaid cuts with solidarity. Read for updates, job listings, and two recent podcast recs on building movements to last. ➡️ Read at: t.e2ma.net/message/lsia... ➡️ Sign up: signup.e2ma.net/signup/19446...

Congratulations to WFC Board Member Alice Kim, recently named a Leader for a New Chicago by @fieldfoundation.bsky.social, in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation. We are grateful for her leadership, and that of all of the awardees. fieldfoundation.org/field-news/a...

In addition to holding firm our commitments, Woods Fund Chicago continues to connect with peers and look to resources on how to best support our partners through current and future attacks. 🧵Explore resources and op-eds from the nonprofit sector:

Our grantee partners and peers are hiring! Learn more about open opportunities to join organizations, coalitions, and nonprofit sector peers that are making an impact. Learn more about job opportunities with our grantee partners and peers at linktr.ee/woodsfundchicago

Reminder: Returning grantee partners, don't forget to submit your application for the 2025 grantmaking cycle by Wednesday, April 30! This application window is for returning grantee partners only. Learn more about our grants and how to apply at www.woodsfund.org/our-grants or the link in bio.

🧵: In 2025 and under the federal administration’s aggressive enforcement tactics and fearmongering, how are Woods Fund Chicago grantee partners organizing to protect immigrant workers? Photo credit: Chicago Workers Collaborative

What We're Reading: WFC grantee partner @woodstockinst.bsky.social was featured by @wbez.org, discussing how potential federal cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could impact Illinois — and why they're advocating for a state-level bureau. Learn more➡️ www.wbez.org/2025/02/18/w...

Woods Fund Chicago is now on Bluesky, and we're delighted to share that applications from returning grantee partners for our 2025 grantmaking cycle are now open through April 30. Questions? Learn more about our grants, what we're looking for, and how to apply at www.woodsfund.org/our-grants.