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What Type of Chicago Nonprofit Is Growing the Fastest?
My earlier analysis of Chicago’s nonprofit formation data looked at where organizations are forming — four geographic clusters, each with a distinct formation pattern. But the IRS Exempt Organizations data…
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Chicago Nonprofit Formation: The Tale of Four Clusters
I’ve been analyzing Chicago’s nonprofit formation data — all 4,212 organizations formed across the city’s 56 ZIP codes between 2021 and 2025, drawn directly from the IRS Exempt…
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Illinois Nonprofits: A Troubling Paradox of Growth and Collapse
A Note on Data: This analysis uses the most recent publicly available data from the Illinois Secretary of State, current through July 15, 2024. Figures for full-year 2024 represent…
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Vision Is Not Enough — You Have to Build the Thing
Presidential Lessons in Institution Building for Nonprofit Leaders President’s Day is more than a federal holiday. For nonprofit leaders, it is an invitation to study the art and…
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Nonprofit Utopia Launches “90 Days to a New Nonprofit,” a Structured Online Program Designed to Build Legally Compliant, Grant-Ready Organizations
CHICAGO, IL — Nonprofit Utopia announced today the launch of 90 Days to a New Nonprofit, a comprehensive online course designed to help aspiring nonprofit founders move from…
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Black History Month, Nonprofits, and the Systems We Forgot to Name
Black History Month was created to celebrate the achievements of prominent Black people, our culture and critical events that shaped our collective experience. In my view, Black History…
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