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SUMMARY:September Nonprofit Affinity Group Meeting: Establishing an Endowme
 nt
LOCATION:Oak Park - River Forest Community Foundation 1049 Lake Street Suit
 e 204 Oak Park\, Il.
DESCRIPTION:Please join our nonprofit affinity group for camaraderie and pr
 ofessional development! We meet the first Thursday of each month from 1-2 
 pm. - EXCEPT this month will be the first Wednesday. This month's topic is
 : Establishing an Endowment The goal of an endowment is to provide a relia
 ble and consistent stream of funding\, supporting the organization's missi
 on over the long term. Meet This Month's Speaker Carrie Summy serves as Di
 rector of External Affairs and is responsible for supporting and growing t
 he Foundation’s fund portfolio and increasing charitable giving to and t
 hrough the Foundation\, as well as general communications and community en
 gagement. Carrie works primarily with donors and fund holders to carry out
  their charitable goals and help address socio-economic issues with philan
 thropic resources. Carrie joined the Foundation in 2016\, and in her tenur
 e\, she re-developed and executed its community leadership program\, was a
  member of the strategic planning leadership team to reassess the Foundati
 on’s purpose and mission\, worked collectively to fundraise and distribu
 te over $1 million in COVID relief funds\, worked on the Foundation’s Co
 mmunity Voices report\, an assessment of structural racial barriers and ch
 allenges our community members face in the west Cook County region\, and m
 ost recently\, as part of the leadership team to operationalize and commun
 icate our community's goals through discretionary grantmaking and investme
 nts. Carrie serves on the boards of Wonder Works Children's Museum and the
  Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce. She has a habit of trying to l
 earn new competitive sports - from roller derby to tennis- and enjoys hiki
 ng and camping with her family in the great outdoors. We will meet at the 
 Oak Park - River Forest Community Foundation\, 1049 Lake St. Suite # 204. 
 Parking is available on Lake St. or the municipal garage on Forest Ave. ju
 st north of Lake St. Fees & registration details Free to members. $25 to n
 on-members.\n\nhttps://www.oprfchamber.org/events/93589
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/93589
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