When Maurice Swinney, prior Chicago Public Schools’ former chief equity officer, and interim chief education officer, joined Chicago Beyond as the new Chief Innovation Officer, the Chicago Tribune interviewed him to learn about his past accomplishments and future plans to drive equity in education.
September 18, 2024
Chicago Beyond, a national philanthropic organization that addresses systemic inequity by backing solutions led by people closest to the issues, is wor
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September 9, 2024
In the first three years of Chicago Beyond's existence, only 14 percent of our multi-year grants were directed toward BIPOC-led organizations and only 4 pe
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August 12, 2024
Our Leader in Residence Jeanine Valrie Logan was invited to speak on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight alongside Sen. Lakesia Collins (D-Chicago). — Black women h
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