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Chicago Nonprofits Got $1 Million in Unrestricted Funding. Here's How Some Used It.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Beyond invested $3 million into smaller, hyperlocal, organizations which are often underfunded.  In addition, the awards required no applications and were trust-based, giving leaders the time and freedom to do what is best for their communities based on their own experience.  Two organizations highlighted in this article are Rapid Response Fund partners: ChiFresh Kitchen and Hood Heroes.

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Photo: Kimberly Britt, right, delivers meals to Alfredo Garcia at Hope House, a transitional living home, on Oct. 12, 2021, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)

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    Making catalytic investments to increase the impact of solutions led by those closest to the issues
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    Leading national initiatives in partnership with diverse changemakers to challenge and reshape the status quo
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    Sharing insights to disrupt and reimagine “systems as usual” and drive equitable funding, practices, and policies​
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