Passing the Torch: Succession Planning & the Future of Your Organization
The expression “passing the torch” is a metaphor alluding to the ancient Greek torch races where a runner passes a torch to another runner, each one entering to advance the whole team toward achieving its goal to finish the race. Today, the Olympic Torch Relay signals...
A Community of Doers: Celebrating National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month—and we appreciate volunteers! Nonprofit organizations throughout Northwest Illinois rely on volunteers to help carry out their mission on a daily basis. In our small communities, volunteers even find themselves serving in multiple...
Room to Grow
Recently staff from The Foundation for Northwest Illinois had the happy problem of needing to be in two places at once. Due to a scheduling fluke, the Greater Freeport Partnership and Northwest Illinois Economic Development hosted their annual dinners on the same...Social Media
