Make It Better Foundation

Make It Better Foundation has been a member of Linktree for 2 years and joined in May 2024. The social media accounts linked to from Make It Better Foundation are: • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Threads • X • Bluesky Besides social media accounts, themakeitbetterfoundation has populated their site with: • Mental Health Matters: Why Your College Freshman Should Get to Know the Campus Counselor • You Are Not Alone: Advice, Help and Resources for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness • NAMI Support • How To Help: Fight Food Insecurity in Chicago By Supporting These Local Food Banks, Food Pantries and Other Nonprofits Combatting Hunger • Better Family Dinners • Founder's Letter: Your Dinner Table is Your Power Table • The Benefits of Family Dinner (and 5 Easy Ways to Make It a Priority) • Better Family Dinners: Bacon-Wrapped Dates and Patatas Bravas Recipes from Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! Chef Eric Jorgensen • 8 Luscious Apple Recipes That Scream Autumn • Tips to Revive the Family Dinner • 8 Weeknight Dinners With 5 Ingredients or Less • Conservation Research • Center for Species Survival: Freshwater | Shedd Aquarium • Integrated Conservation of the Arroyo Oak | Quercus brandegeei | The Morton Arboretum • Pasadena Humane Rescued Hundreds of Wildfire-Displaced Animals — Here's How Pet Owners Can Prepare for the Next Emergency • Women On The Rise: Cecilia Conrad, Jennifer Steans and Kathy Roeser Share Expert Advice on Building Financial and Career Confidence • An Interview with MacArthur Foundations's Cecilia Conrad • Q&A: How Ulta Beauty COO Kecia Steelman’s Self-Affirming Attitude Paved the Way to Success • Ulta Beauty and Metropolitan Family Services Leaders Discuss How to Build Successful Partnerships Between Nonprofits and Corporations • Chicago’s Most Powerful Women 2023 • Want to Get Your Kids Talking? Try These Simple Questions to Spark Meaningful Family Dinner Conversations • How NAMI’s 988 Call Center Provides Local Support for the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline • After School Matters University Program Offers Teens 10-Week Immersive College Exploration Program • Beyond the Classroom: The KIPP Chicago Model That’s Tackling Barriers to Student Success • Expanding Access to Combat the Mental Health Crisis: How the Family Institute Is Bridging the Gap • People’s Music School Gala Raises $740K for Free Music Education with Student Performances and Wilco, Fall Out Boy Auction Items • ‘One Image Can Change the World’: How Ami Vitale Uses Her Camera to Confront Extinction and the Climate Crisis – Better Magazine • Jane Goodall Shares 3 Reasons She’s Optimistic About the Future of the Environment – Better Magazine • Kids Deserve a Clean Ride to School — Donate Today and Help Make it Happen! – Better Magazine • National Geographic Photo Ark: Joel Sartore’s Urgent Mission to Document and Protect Earth’s Vanishing Species – Better Magazine • How to Help: Fight Climate Change by Supporting These Nonprofits Working to Protect the Environment – Better Magazine • ‘Wild Everest’ Zoo Ball Raises a Record-Breaking $1.7 Million for Lincoln Park Zoo – Better Magazine • The Benefits of Family Dinner for Adults - The Family Dinner Project • greatergood.berkeley.edu • Why Moms Are Overwhelmed — and Science-Backed Ways to Lighten the Load – Better Magazine • An Interview with MacArthur Foundation's Cecilia Conrad • TIME100 Philanthropy: Jennifer Pritzker • In the Face of a Child's Mental Health Crisis, This Free Guide Offers a Lifeline for Parents • Teen Depression: What Parents Should Look For and 10 Ways to Help • 2014 Philanthropy Awards: SitStayRead • SitStayRead Tackles Children’s Literacy Struggles With the Help of Clever Canines • Girls in the Game: Empowering Young Girls to Become Gamechangers • Choosing the Right Words for Disability Inclusion: Why It Matters and How to Get It Right • Red Cross Heroes Breakfast Raises More Than $1.6 Million, Powered by Matching Gifts and Community Support - Better Magazine • Building Resilient Communities: A Firsthand Look at the Red Cross Community Adaptation Program - Better Magazine • How Illinois Tiffany Circle Helped Power the Largest Red Cross Blood Drive in the U.S. • How Rita Hayworth’s Alzheimer’s Battle Inspired Daughter Princess Yasmin Aga Khan’s Lifelong Advocacy • Alzheimer's Association Celebrates Caregivers, Spotlights Impact of Balancing Work With Care of a Loved One • In Crisis, Stick to Mission: GO Campaign’s Playbook for Purposeful Impact After the LA Fires • GO Campaign Started with a Goal to Help 20 Kids. 2 Decades Later, They've Helped 200,000 • Tips to Revive the Family Dinner - Better Magazine • The Benefits of Family Dinner (and How to Make It a Priority) • This Nonprofit Guides Parents Through Crisis — and Gives Kids a Healthier Start • How Nurse-Family Partnership Provides Life-Changing Support to Families • How Ami Vitale Uses Her Camera to Confront Extinction and the Climate Crisis • How Your Nonprofit Can Qualify for a 2027 Philanthropy Award - Better Magazine • What Sets the Best Youth Sports Programs Apart? - Better Magazine • The Life-Changing Power of Sports & Fitness — and the People and Nonprofits Helping Expand Access - Better Magazine • Listening to the Wild: What Wolf Howls Can Teach Us - Better Magazine • When Alzheimer's Becomes Personal: The New Generation of Advocates Joining the Fight • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in August 2026 • How to Shop, Donate, and Recycle Clothes to Maximize Impact and Minimize Landfill Waste • A Path Forward: Building a New Life After Incarceration - Better Magazine • Food for Today. Hope for Tomorrow. - Better Magazine • Protecting the Food We Grow: Innovation Against Crop Disease - Better Magazine • A New Home Court: After School Matters and the Obama Presidential Center Launch Youth Programming for Chicago Teens - Better Magazine • Great Art Shouldn’t Require Artists to Struggle: Why Protecting Artists Protects the Art • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in September 2026 - Better Magazine • Beyond Basic Needs: How Immediate Help Creates Lasting Change - Better Magazine • Why Are Some Children Still Fighting Cancer With Decades-Old Treatments? • What If We Funded Nonprofits the Way We Fund the Private Sector? How Lever for Change Is Proving the Model • Fight Climate Change With Your Investments? These Experts Show Us How • How to Help: September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Volunteer, Donate, Connect • Penelope Steiner’s Lifelong Love of Film Sparks $2M Gift, Fueling the Chicago International Film Festival’s 60th Year and Beyond • The 60th Chicago International Film Festival • Wildfire Recovery in Los Angeles: Why Rebuilding Smarter Is the Only Option • Reverse the Red • Brookfield Zoo Chicago - Brookfield Zoo Chicago Press Room • Chicago Botanic Garden • Donate - Pasadena Humane • Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s Research: Blood Test, Drug Trials and Diet and Lifestyle Changes Offer New Hope • Investing in the Future: After School Matters Gala Raises $2.59 Million to Empower Chicago Teens • Chicago's Most Powerful Women 2022 • Volunteer Therapists Team Up With After School Matters to Provide Free Mental Health Support for Teens • In an Era of Worsening Wildfires, These Young Conservation Corps Members Are Clearing a Path to Safety and Opportunity • Preventing Fentanyl Overdose and Death: Harm Reduction Strategies, the Life-Saving Medication Every Parent Should Have, and Organizations to Support • Reach For a Loved One Before They Reach for a Drug — A Mother’s Plea and Advice After Losing Her Son to Fentanyl • National Fentanyl Awareness Day: A Lament and Request For Help On Behalf Of Charlie, Linus and Too Many Other Lost Children • TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2025 • TIME100 Philanthropy: Ayesha Curry and Stephen Curry • Why Saying 'I’m Stressed' Isn’t Helping — And What to Say Instead for Better Mental Health • What Exactly Are These Emotions We Are Feeling? Psychologists Explain • The 'Cultural Stadium' Concept That Could Revitalize Chicago and Cities Like It • CHICAGO CULTURAL STADIUM – A New Vision for Chicago's Downtown • The People's Music School - Make It Better Foundation • SitStayRead - Make It Better Foundation • Girls in the Game Builds Confidence and Fitness Through Physical Activity • How to Raise Inclusive Kids: 5 Everyday Habits That Make a Big Difference • Mental Health Matters: Why Your College Freshman Should Get to Know the Campus Counselor - Better Magazine • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs This July 2026 • TIME100 Philanthropy: Lin-Manuel Miranda • How to Recognize the Lesser-Known Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs • How Dogs Are Helping Elementary Students Improve Literacy and Reduce Anxiety • Philanthropy Awards 2012: Girls in the Game • Keshet - Make It Better Foundation • 2019 Philanthropy Awards: Keshet • How Rush Road Home and A Safe Haven Are Connecting Housing and Mental Health Care for Veterans • TIME100 Philanthropy: John Palfrey • How LEARN Charter Schools Built a High-Performing Culture Where Teachers Stay, Alumni Return, and Students Succeed - Better Magazine • TIME100 Philanthropy: Byron Trott and Tina Trott • ‘You Can’t Be It If You Can’t See It’: How One Chicago Program Inspires Girls by Connecting Them With Women Leaders • The 13 Best Public Golf Courses in Chicago and Wisconsin • The Planet’s Health Is Our Health — Support Conservation Nation’s Inclusive Mission to Protect Both • Author Shares Anxiety Advice, Her Mother Responds to Challenges • TIME100 Philanthropy: Cecilia Conrad • Driehaus Museum Exhibition Curator Silvia Beltrametti Explains How 18th-Century Satire Paved the Way for Colbert and Kimmel • Listening to Nature Builds Empathy — And Supports Conservation • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in June 2026 • Photographer Cristina Mittermeier’s 'HOPE' Confronts the Climate Crisis with a Powerful Visual Call to Action • What You’re Missing at Your Local Library — and Why It Matters Now • From Chicago Public Schools to International Ballet Collaborations, How the Joffrey Ballet Built a Culture of Partnership • Photos Capture Destruction and Heroism as Wildfires Rage in Southern California • 10 Insights on Healing Childhood Wounds & Building Healthier Connections • You Said It — Share Your Passion and Help a Nonprofit Earn Significant Grants - Better Magazine • Better Letter Email Newsletter Sign Up - Better Magazine • Wildlife Conservation Education Lessons • How to Help or Get Help During the Devastating Southern California Wildfires • Safe Haven Foundation benefit, High 5 in the Sky | What Caught My Eye - CBS Chicago • Every Spring, Chicago’s Tulips Return — For the People Who Plant Them, It’s More Than a Job • How Nonprofits Can Turn One-Time Donors Into Lifelong Supporters • More Jobs Than Ever Require a College Degree — So Why Is Enrollment Down? • Vic Mensa on Art, Advocacy, and Investing in the Chicago Community That Shaped Him • David Byrne’s 'Theater of the Mind' Turns Neuroscience Into an Immersive Experience • The Biodiversity Crisis Isn’t Just About Science — It’s About Who Sees a Future in Conservation • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in April 2026 • Jane Goodall Shares 3 Reasons She’s Optimistic About the Future of the Environment - Better Magazine • Power of Purple 2026 | Powered By GiveSmart • 5 Ways to Help Kids Feel Safe When Violence Feels Close - Better Magazine • The 18 Biggest Charity Galas • As Book Bans Surge and Reading Rates Fall, This Museum Champions the Power of Writing • Howard Shore Reflects on 25 Years of 'Lord of the Rings' and His Musical Journey from SNL to Scorsese • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in March 2026 • Opinion: Phil Andrew, Candidate for Congress, on How Crisis Shaped His Approach to Public Service • 7 Steps to Make Change That Sticks — By Recognizing Emotions • Beyond Ukraine’s Front Lines: Photos From the Civilian Relief Effort • The Virtuous Circle of Philanthropy in Ending Alzheimer's Disease • You Said It - Better Magazine • When Alzheimer’s Risk Is Written in Our Genes, And How It Might Be Rewritten as Resilience • Why People Are Falling for AI Companions and Chatbot Relationships • The Research-Backed Case for Investing in Early Childhood Education Before Kindergarten • 18 Black-Owned Restaurants in Chicago and the Suburbs to Support During Black History Month… and All Year Round • How to Build a Multigenerational Family Philanthropy Strategy - Better Magazine • 28 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in February 2026 - Better Magazine • What Actually Helps Students Succeed? 5 Proven Lessons for Families and Educators • What Leadership Looks Like When Purpose Comes First: 7 Lessons from Women Driving Impact • 10 Photos That Showcase the Power of Environmental Storytelling at a Critical Moment • The Civil Rights Movement, 1961–1968, in Photographs by Steve Schapiro • Inside America’s First Pediatric Palliative Care Facility — a Life-Changing Model That Remains Strikingly Rare • 10 Encouraging Insights into the Future of Alzheimer’s Research, Detection, and Treatment • 2026 Philanthropy Awards: And the Winners Are.. - Better Magazine • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in January 2026 - Better Magazine • Rising Need, Declining Funding: Nonprofit Leaders Warn of Growing Strain on U.S. Social Safety Net • 4 Ways Research Shows Future Thinking Improves Decisions, Motivation, and Well-Being • Angel Investors Build Community Connections at Red Cross Community Adaptation Program Tour - Better Magazine • 10 Holiday Movies to Help You Navigate the Season’s Rough Patches • The 2025 Better Guide to Giving • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago in December 2025 • 5 Ways Beatlemania Lives On in 2025: Paul McCartney on Tour, Rare Exhibitions, Restored Beatles Anthology and More • Giving Tuesday 2025: Where to Donate • Chicago's Cultural Stadium Is More Than an Economic Model — It's a Blueprint for Youth Engagement and Belonging • How a Chicago Nonprofit’s Tech Is Transforming Hunger Relief in America • Tom Morello on Music, Activism and Bringing 'Revolution(s)' to Chicago’s Goodman Theatre • Why Collaboration Is Chicago’s Secret to a Thriving Arts Community • Grief Support Is Critical to Youth Development — Here's How to Help Someone Who's Grieving • JoffreyNext • 12 Books to Help You Find Hope, Healing and Purpose in Uncertain Times • 11 TV Series That Showcase the Best in Humanity • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and The Suburbs in October 2025 • Top 21 Women’s Boards Driving the Future of U.S. Nonprofits • Chicago International Film Festival 2025: 18 Must-See Films • Can Mentorship Close America’s Graduation Gap? • Jenna Fischer’s Next Chapter: From Ashland Avenue at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre to the Big Screen With Green Day • Jane Goodall Shares 3 Reasons She’s Optimistic About the Future of the Environment • Pediatric Cancer Research Gets Less Than 4% of Federal Funding — Leaving Children With Decades-Old Treatments - Better Magazine • Investing in Creativity: Chicago Public Schools and Ingenuity Launch Ambitious New Arts Education Plan • Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Deliver Critical Aid to Ukraine — Here’s How You Can Help • A Major Barrier Keeps Human Trafficking Survivors From Stability — This Organization Helps Break It • Jamey Stillings Photographs the Hidden Geography of Clean Energy • ‘Alzheimer’s Changes Everything’: How Personal Battles Are Fueling the Fight to End the Disease • Adults With Developmental Disabilities Face Uncertainty as Services Decline — Community Support Offers Hope • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in September 2025 • You Said It — Share Your Passion and Help a Nonprofit Earn Significant Grants • More Schools Are Embedding Mental Health Care on Campus — Here’s Why It Works • The Ripple Effect of a Meal: How Food Restores Dignity in Times of Crisis • How Your Nonprofit Can Qualify for a 2025 Philanthropy Award — and $250K in Support • How to Help Fight Gun Violence: Easy Ways to Take Action • How to Get Kids to Talk About School: Expert Tips That Really Work • This Single Tree Can Fight Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change — All at Once • Howard Gardner, Creator of 'Multiple Intelligences' Theory, on Why America Must Rethink Early Childhood Education - Better Magazine • The Camera as a Catalyst for Change: How to Tell Your Story Through a Photo Essay • How Volunteering Can Benefit Your Body, Mind and Community • Chicago’s Diaper Crisis Worsens as Thousands Lose Access to a Basic Necessity • The Psychology of Decluttering: 6 Steps to a Calmer Mind and Home • Fear of the Unknown Can Keep People From the Arts — This Dance Company Has a Solution • A Silent Crisis Is Undermining Global Food Security — These Scientists Have a Solution • Farewell Tours, Reunions, Reinventions: The Who, Paul McCartney, Oasis, and More Rock Royalty Coming to Chicago • From Purses to Pets: Could You Be Fueling Wildlife Trafficking Without Knowing It? • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in August 2025 • This Free Program Is Teaching Chicago Residents How to Have a Voice in Urban Planning • From Luxury Supercars to Local Support: A Fundraiser That’s Found Its Formula • One Book at a Time: How a Harlem Literacy Project Is Advancing Equity for Underserved Kids • As Skilled Trades Face a National Shortage, This Michigan School Is Powering the Future of the Marine Industry • Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles Honored at 2025 Gratitude Gala for Mental Health Advocacy • Sankofa Wellness Village: A Community-Driven Vision for Health Equity and a Thriving West Garfield Park • Christine Rocas on Her Path from Joffrey Ballet Dancer to Rehearsal Director — and Why the Company Is 'on the Right Side of History' • Pre-Surgery Anxiety in Kids Can Slow Recovery and Cause Trauma — This Nonprofit Has a Digital Solution • Healing from Within: How One Chicago Church Is Addressing Gun Violence at Its Roots • What Happens to Wine Country’s Empty Bottles? This Recycling Program Turns Waste Into Green Job Training • Witness to Chemical War: Goro Nakamura Reflects on 50 Years of Photographing Agent Orange’s Toll • The Open Canopy: How One Journalist’s Journey Is Connecting Students Around the World • Helping Heroes: Top Military Nonprofits Supporting Veterans and Their Families • New Documentary Exposes Alarming Link Between Undiagnosed Brain Injuries and Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Suicide and Prison • High Tops, High Impact: Sneaker Ball Raises $175K for After School Matters • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in July 2025 • 2025 Guide to the Best Farmers Markets in Chicago and the North Shore • Art’s Defiant, Healing Power: Sandro Miller on Dance, Photography and Creative Resistance • Pride Month 2025: How to Support and Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community in Chicago and Beyond • Celebrating Juneteenth 2025: The History, Why It’s Important, and How to Get Involved This Year • Wonderland-Inspired Gala Raises $3 Million for the Joffrey Ballet’s Community Initiatives • 14 of the Best Things to Do on Chicago's North Shore This Summer 2025 • Children of Affectionate Fathers Report Higher Self-Esteem as Adults, Research Suggests • Hiking Around Chicago: 10 Places to Hike in the City, North Shore or a Short Drive Away • Music Theater Works Gala Raises Record $220K to Support Youth and Community Arts Programs • A Day in the Life of a Joffrey Ballet Dancer: Behind the Scenes with Jonathan Dole • 5 Proven Ways to Combat Loneliness, Backed by the C.G. Jung Center – Better Magazine • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in June 2025 • Alzheimer’s Association Honors Caregivers and Advocates at Record-Breaking Power of Purple Fundraiser — Gifts Matched Through May 31 • How a Simple Solar Light Is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Around the World • Red Cross Heroes Breakfast Raises More Than $1.6 Million, Powered by Matching Gifts and Community Support • Billy Corgan Reimagines Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie’ for Lyric Opera • Lessons in Values-Driven Giving and Investment From Big Shoulders Fund Honorees – Better Magazine • She Faced Crisis as a New Mom — And Found Strength Through One Life-Changing Program – Better Magazine • Building Resilient Communities: A Firsthand Look at the Red Cross Community Adaptation Program – Better Magazine • ‘Weapons of War’: Highland Park Shooting Survivors Take on Gunmakers in Landmark Case – Better Magazine • Better Letter Email Newsletter Sign Up • How a Small Church Built a Big-Impact Model for Grassroots Philanthropy – Better Magazine • How to Help: Fight Gun Violence in Your Community and Across the Country – Better Magazine • Harris Theater at 20: How It Became a Lifeline for Chicago Performing Arts and a Proven Model for Arts Sustainability – Better Magazine • 18 Years After the Nation's Deadliest School Shooting, Virginia Tech's Work for Peace and Prevention Continues • Twist Out Cancer Expands Programming Accessibility to Reach More Individuals Touched By Cancer • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in April 2025 • Where to Donate Unwanted or Unused Beauty Products to Women in Need • 'Sunny Afternoon' Brings The Kinks’ Unruly Rise to Life in North American Premiere in Chicago • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in March 2025 • Women's History Month Spotlight: Celebrating the Women Who've Shaped After School Matters • From Diagnosis to Canvas: How Brushes With Cancer Uses Art to Bring Strength and Healing to Cancer Journeys • The 2024 Better Guide to Giving • National Geographic Photo Ark: Joel Sartore’s Urgent Mission to Document and Protect Earth’s Vanishing Species • 14 Films That Showcase the Best in Humanity • Igniting Minds: How Meals and Mentorship Are Helping Chicago Students Thrive • Hundreds Unite in Humboldt Park for Chicago’s First Winter Walk to Combat Homelessness • Avian Flu Is Spreading — Here’s How to Keep Your Pets, Family and Food Safe • Joffrey Ballet's 'Golden Hour': 4 International Choreographers, 1 Dazzling Program • How Disney and Make-A-Wish Helped a 10-Year-Old Battling Cancer Bring Her Fashion Dream to Life • How a CPS Closure Launched this AmeriCorps Member's Journey to Service With City Year • Harris Theater at 20: How It Became a Lifeline for Chicago Performing Arts and a Proven Model for Arts Sustainability • Empowering Artists and Advancing Social Justice: How the Gordon Parks Foundation Continues the Late Photographer's Legacy • From Shelter to Stability: How Individualized Care Is Changing the Fight Against Homelessness • 28 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in February 2025 • Floral Fashion Meets Fundraising: FLEUROTICA Brings Botanical Couture to the Runway at Garfield Park Conservatory • Happiness Is a Skill: These Science-Backed Tools Can Help You Master It • Game Day for Good: Super Bowl Sunday Blood Drive Aims to Save Up to 1,200 Lives • Bank Account Fraud Is Growing — How to Protect Yourself • Empowering Leaders of Color: Surge Institute Commemorates a Decade of Advancing Equity in Education • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in January 2025 • Winter Coats Help Keep Kids in School: Cradles to Crayons Tackles Clothing Insecurity With 50,000 Coats for Chicago Students • Youth Sports Safety: Expert Advice and a Must-Have App for Parents of Athletes • Is My Child Gifted? Expert Advice on Signs, Tests and Next Steps • My Son and I Are Alive Thanks to Blood Donors — Roll Up Your Sleeve to Save a Life This January • A Safe Haven's New Mental Health Center: Saving Lives and Winning The Fight Against Homelessness • Growing the Good: How Local Gardens Can Transform Communities • Birth Parent Support Improves Adoption Outcomes: On Your Feet Foundation Raises $65K for Vital Programs • 2024 Through the Lens: Top Photographers Share Their Most Powerful Photos of the Year • Give Smarter: Why Donating Appreciated Stock Offers Bigger Tax Benefits and Impact Than Cash • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in December 2024 • 'She Helped Me Be the Mom I Wanted to Be': Help Nurse-Family Partnership Provide Life-Changing Support to Families • The Surprising Link Between Spirituality, Purpose and Health: What Science Reveals About Our Search for Meaning • National Geographic Reveals 2024 'Pictures of the Year': Here Are Some of the Most Fascinating • Giving Tuesday 2024: Where to Donate • Turn Every Dollar Into Two: Double the Impact of Your Donation on Red Cross Day of Giving 2024 • So, You Want to Self-Publish? Read This First — Real Talk from Authors and a Bookseller on Marketing, Print-on-Demand and BookTok • The 18 Biggest Annual Charity Galas • Matching Grant Fuels Metropolitan Family Services’ 2024 Mpower the Night Gala, Boosting Support of Chicago Families • Chicago International Film Festival Closes 60th Year With Tribute to Robert Zemeckis and Screening of 'Forrest Gump' Reunion 'Here' • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in November 2024 • A Breast Cancer Vaccine? Cleveland Clinic's 'Game-Changing' Trial Gives New Reason to Hope • How To Help Those Affected By Hurricane Milton • How To Help Those Affected By Hurricane Helene • From Paralysis to Paralympic Podium: Justin Phongsavanh Reflects on Life After a Tragic Shooting and Eyes LA 2028 • From Survivor to Advocate: A Little-Known Mutation Shaped My Breast Cancer Journey— Now I Share My Story to Save Lives • Scammers Stole $130K in Minutes — How One Family Fought a Major Bank to Get It Back • Invisible Barriers Are Keeping Kids Out of School — Cradles to Crayons Is Providing Solutions • The Best Farms for Apple and Pumpkin Picking Around Chicago and the Suburbs • Joffrey Ballet Premieres 'Atonement' in Chicago: A Q&A with Artistic Director Ashley Wheater on Bringing Ian McEwan’s Novel to the Stage • John C. Reilly Dedicates Career Achievement Award to His 'Sweet Home, Chicago,' Commends Chicago International Film Festival for Helping 'Keep the Flame of Film Alive' • Growing Solutions: How a Student-Run Hydroponic Farm Is Addressing Food Insecurity in a Chicago Food Desert • The Silent Threat of Ovarian Cancer: How Genetic Testing and Early Detection Could Save Your Life • I'm Running the Chicago Marathon for Breakthrough T1D to Give My Sister Hope — Here's How You Can Help • 10 of the Most Haunted Places in Chicago • Curt's Cafe • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in October 2024 • Witch City: How to Plan the Perfect Visit to Spooky Salem, Massachusetts • From Tanzanian Orphanage to U.S. Scholarship: How a Volunteer’s Support Transformed a Child’s Life • Should You Join One of Chicago’s Most Sought-After Members-Only Clubs? • Swedish Meets Surreal in Joffrey Ballet’s Stunning Midsummer Celebration, Raising Nearly $2M • How to Help: Fight Gun Violence in Your Community and Across the Country • Steppenwolf 2024 Gala Raises Over $1.6 Million For Education and Artistic Programming • This Running Method Will Help You Train for Any Race from 5K to Marathon — and Avoid Injury • How to Spot Signs of a Concussion • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in September 2024 • Paris 2024 Paralympics: Guide to the Games and Team USA Athletes to Watch • Collaboration and Partnership Help Leading Arts Organization • 'Everybody Needs an Editor': Expert Tips to Instantly Improve Your Writing • Support Nonprofit Journalism: Why Communities Need Independent Local News Sources Like The Record Community News Group • 'Wild Everest' Zoo Ball Raises a Record-Breaking $1.7 Million for Lincoln Park Zoo • The 2023 Guide to Giving in Chicago and Beyond • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in August 2024 • Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross Talks runDisney, ‘Real Housewives’ and Achievable Fitness Goals for Busy Moms • A Sound Body and Mind: Tips from an Olympian, a Wellness Expert, and a Meditation Guru to Help You Get Centered • Athlete Safety Over Gold Medals: Protecting Athletes During the Paris Games and Beyond • You Said It: During Disability Pride Month, Communities Should Focus On Improving Accessibility For People With Developmental Disabilities • Team USA Olympians to Watch During the 2024 Paris Olympics • Snoop Dogg Will Be a Torchbearer on the Final Leg of the Flame's Journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics • The Honeycomb Project: Creating Change — and Reaping Lifelong Benefits — Through Youth Civil Service • 2024 Guide to the Best Farmers Markets in Chicago and the North Shore • Yale Researchers Analyzed Millions of Emotional Responses to the Pandemic — Here Are Their Surprising Findings About How We Feel • Life Expectancy Linked to Nature Access: Brushwood Center's 'Convergence' Transforms Research into Art • You Said It: When Cultural Appreciation Crosses the Line into Appropriation • 20 Dog-Friendly Restaurants and Patios in Chicago and the North Shore • 31 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in July 2024 • Giving Women Their Bodies Back: Many Post-Pregnancy Pelvic Health Problems Can Be Treated in Less Than an Hour — A Top Doctor Explains • You Said It: I’m an Economist — Here’s Why DEI in Business, Education and Community Leads to Economic Prosperity • Ballet 5:8 Reimagines 'La Llorona' to Raise Awareness for Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Challenges • Joel McHale to Host GO Campaign’s Star-Studded Vintage Hollywood Food and Wine Fundraiser Supporting Local Heroes • How To Keep Your Child Safe at Summer Camp: 5 Must-Ask Questions • From Blockbuster Movies to Lollapalooza: How Chicago Philharmonic Is Breaking Genre Barriers and Changing the Game for Orchestras • Red Cross Heroes Breakfast Raises $1.639M to Support Lifesaving Relief Efforts • 7 Simple, Satisfying Seafood Recipes • UNICEF CEO Discusses Launch of New Multimedia Experience 'Heart Strings: Creating Connection to the World's Children' • Celebrating Juneteenth 2024: The History, Why It’s Important, and How to Get Involved This Year • You Said It: Boundaries, Anyone? Gaslighting and Athlete Safety • How Nurse-Family Partnership Helps Young Families Give Children a Healthy Start • Spring Cleaning Guide: Tips for an Organized Home Plus Where to Donate Unwanted Items • Ben Zobrist Hits a Home Run Advocating for Mental Health at 2024 Gratitude Gala • 4 Summer Superfood Recipes Packed With Ingredients that Promote Healthy Aging • ‘Together, We Are Making Big Waves’: Pioneering Marine Biologist and National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle Says It’s Not Too Late to Save Our Oceans • Founder's Note: Spark Love, Hope, Health and Home Organization • Secrets to a Happy Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness • Pride Month 2024: How to Support and Celebrate the LGBTQIA+ Community in Chicago and Beyond • 30 Best Things to Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in June 2024 • Make It Better Foundation - Our Values • Lacing Up for a Cause: After School Matters Sneaker Ball Raises More Than $150,000 • From Test Prep to Summer Tutoring, Academic Approach Has the Tools to Keep Your Student Sharp • You Said It: Japan’s 3.11 and the Road to Recovery • The Red Cross Is Facing a Critical Blood Shortage: How to Help Now by Donating, Volunteering and Spreading the Word • In Honor of World Wish Day, Disney Fulfills More than 100 Wishes Globally for Make-A-Wish Children • Hunger Doesn’t Have a Season: Help Food Pantries Like 'Care for Real' Get Year-Round Support • American Red Cross Celebrates 2024 Local Heroes • 10 Top Eco-Warriors Fighting Climate Change and Promoting Sustainability – 2023 • Celebrate Chicagoland Heroes: Support the Red Cross Now and Double Your Impact With This Donation-Matching Opportunity • Making The Timeless Timely — Mattel Chairman & CEO Ynon Kreiz Talks 'Barbie,' Culture and Why Brands Matter • How to Help Family Empowerment Centers Address the Urgent Needs of Migrants in Chicago • GO Campaign Started with a Goal to Help 20 Kids. 2 Decades Later, They've Helped 200,000 — How to Support Their Exponential Growth