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Supporting land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

Through grantmaking and other tools, the Foundation helps strengthen and sustain the communities in which we work by supporting equitable and inclusive access and engagement with land, art, and collections.

LAND CONSERVATION

Natural lands; preserved and restored on a landscape scale — are critical to the well-being of wildlife, plant life, and human communities.

ARTISTIC VITALITY

Arts organizations; creatively accomplished and operationally strong — are the backbone of our regions’ artistic vitality.

COLLECTIONS

Collections; accessible to the public and creatively interpreted, urge us to consider where we’ve been, where we are now and where our next steps might take us.

GDDF News

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Photos of Theater Y, Babes With Blades, Silk Road Rising in Chicago Sun-Times article

David Farren, Executive Director in The Chicago Sun-Times

Op-Ed: Give Charleston’s nature a chance for climate resilience

Resources and Tools from the 2019 Lowcountry Land Conservation Symposium

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Supporting land conservation, artistic vitality, & regional collections for the people of the Chicago Region & Lowcountry of South Carolina.

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We're at #GIArts #CulturalIntersections listening to @yoyoma - "People are using culture to heal and reconnect."
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📷 Reposted from @drewjdigby - No biggie. Just Yo-Yo Ma as the #giarts keynote speaker today in #Denver. #regrann @get_regrann

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October is Domestic Violence awareness month. As Native American women experience domestic violence more than any other group, this Saturday afternoon @trickstergallery in Schaumburg, a panel of women will speak about becoming survivors. The panel will be followed by a healing jingle dress dance to open the "100 Years of Healing - Ojibwe Jingle Dress" exhibit. All are welcome.

#NativeArts #ArtisticVitality #ChicagoRegion #JingleDress #VoicesHavePower #DVAwarenessMonth

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Charleston welcomed nearly 20 grantmakers to the @PEAKgrantmaking #Southeast Summit last week. They workshopped on equitable #grantmaking, heard about @lowcountrylocal, and visited #Metanoia/@pushing_forward & @FreshFutureFarm. #philanthropy #partnerships #LowcountrySC #CHS #DEI

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Experienced a great partnership example along the East Little Calumet River in Porter, Indiana. Many land parcels along this stretch have been preserved by @HeinzeTrust and the river is maintained by @SaveTheDunes @IndianaDunesNPS & Northwest Indiana Paddling Association. .
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#LandConservation #CalumetRegion #NorthwestIndiana#ChicagoRegion #Blueways #Greenways #nwipa #RiverPaddle

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And our October conference season commences! Kerri & Ame have been in Chicago for meetings. Heading to the airport with them is Susan, off to Communications Network. You can also find staff & board this month at Foundation Financial Officers Group, PEAK Southeast, Land Trust Alliance Rally, Grantmakers in the Arts, Southeastern Museums Conference, National Forum on Family Philanthropy.
See you in November! 😁

#philanthropy #conferences #comnet19 #ffog #Rally2019 #PEAKgrantmaking #SEMC2019 #GIAarts #NCFP19