Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change
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Dear Community, Seeds of Change: Sustaining Bold Movements was electric!
As storms rolled through the Chicagoland area, hundreds of supporters gathered at Malcolm X College and virtually to raise money and celebrate the people and organizations who comprise the grassroots organizing ecosystem. The benefit was joyful, and the rooms were abuzz with fellowship. Often touted as the “Social Justice Prom”, after three years of virtual celebrations, the in-person fundraiser felt more like a family reunion of progressive movements.
Pictured are Crossroads Fund staff in front of the 1963 Oldsmobile 98 car that belonged to the late civil rights activist Malcolm X and was donated to Malcolm X College in 1972.
L to R: Alexis Sanchez-Boyzo, Katie Madden, Lizette Garza, Makiko Yamauchi, Jane Kimondo, Kristina Roque, Joanna Preston, Emmanuel Garcia, and Michael Aguhar.
We could not have done it without you!
Board co-chairs Roxana Enriquez and Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri welcomed guests and introduced Executive Director Jane Kimondo, who opened her remarks by delivering a moving tribute to some of the changemakers we’ve lost during the past three years and inviting attendees who’ve lost friends and loved ones to “bring them into this space.” Kimondo also raised a toast for the record-breaking $4.1 million to 201 organizations, the foundation awarded this past fiscal year. Whether you’re a new supporter or an existing member, thank you for making our annual benefit, Seeds of Change, a success. We could not have done it without you! A special thank you to our Host Committee, Sponsors, Advertisers, Auction Donors, and Volunteers.
L to R: Pictured are Crossroads Fund’s Board Co-Chairs Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri and Roxana Enriquez during the last ask at Seeds of Change:Sustaining Bold Movements Awards Presentation.
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I was looking cute, and you were looking fine, but perhaps due to the thunderstorms, you lost power and couldn’t see the awards presentation online or you couldn’t hear over a room of laughter. You can now view the 2023 Awards Presentation on-demand and share it with your friends.
MAKE ONE LAST GIFT!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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[While this is an in-person event, the program segment will stream live online with live transcription and ASL interpretation.]
Revisit the jubilant event in photos
Nothing brought us more joy than having our community come together.
Don’t forget to tag @crossroadsfund
Photos by Karina Mireya
MEET OUR 2023 AWARDEES
An evening to celebrate movements for justice in Chicago!
RON SABLE AWARD FOR ACTIVISM
Collaborative for Community Wellness - Treatment Not Trauma Campaign
Through the #TreatmentNotTrauma campaign, the Collaborative for Community Wellness demands that the City of Chicago fund a public mental health crisis response and care system and end the program that deploys police officers to mental health crisis emergencies. The #TreatmentNotTrauma campaign calls for the investment of resources for developing teams of social workers, paramedics, and peer-support workers who will respond to crises (instead of police) within the community and connect people to ongoing support through the Chicago Department of Public Health clinics to address social and mental health needs.
DONALD F. ERICKSON SYNAPSES AWARD
Chicago Abortion Fund
The Chicago Abortion Fund addresses economic and systemic barriers to reproductive choice by connecting people of all ages with free or low-cost reproductive health services and organizing young people who access their services to become advocates for reproductive justice. As part of a larger national movement for abortion liberation, they work in several state and nationwide coalitions. Notable recent examples include participation in successful campaigns to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion and to pass both the Reproductive Health Act and HB40 (expanding access to abortions) in Illinois.
LYNDA J. TIPTON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL)
The Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL) is a multi-issue organization rooted in the Black church that addresses issues on Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs. Their work strengthens civic engagement and creates opportunities for residents to rebuild their communities and fight for liberation. SOUL creates a reimagined future by working in coalitions. A recent coalition campaign is the one to protect the Pretrial Fairness Act, historic legislation that ends money bonds in Illinois as an unconstitutional practice of caging people pretrial simply because they cannot afford to buy their freedom.
OUR SUPPORTERS
SUSTAINING BOLD MOVEMENTS
SPONSORS
(as of 3/30/23)
TRAILBLAZER $10,000 and Beyond
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Anonymous
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Chicago Community Trust
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Woods Fund Chicago
Leadership Circle: $7,500 - $9,999
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Mainstream Media
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Resource Generation
Changemakers: $5,000 - $7,499
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Chicago Beyond
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Sue Eleuterio & Tom Sourlis
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Irving Harris Foundation
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The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Catalysts: $2,500 – $4,999
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Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
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Joseph Grant
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Healthy Communities Foundation
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Janine Hoft & Linda Wagner
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People’s Law Office
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Polk Bros Foundation
Visionaries: $1,000 – $2,499
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Kay Berkson & Sidney Hollander
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Martha Biondi
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Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
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CIBC Bank
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Joy Clendenning & Michael Scott
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Shelley Davis & Omar McRoberts
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John D’Emilio
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Elevate
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HANA Center & NAKASEC
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Debra Hass
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Julia Klein
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Jeanne Kracher & Laura McAlpine
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Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm
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MacArthur Foundation
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Nancy Fleck Myers
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Esther Nieves & Richard Garibay
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Jon Quinn
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Barbara Ransby & Peter Sporn
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Josh Schwartz
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Third Wave Fund
Movers & Shakers: $750 – $999
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William Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn
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Megan Carney & Becky Huinker
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Chicago Freedom School
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Mardge Cohen & Gordy Schiff
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Field Foundation
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Forefront
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In These Times
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Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri
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Julian Grace Foundation
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Alice Kim
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Skyler Larrimore
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McAlpine Consulting for Growth
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Joey Mogul
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Mary F. Morten & Willa J. Taylor
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Women Unite!
Stewards: $550-$749
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AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits
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Mollie Anderson & Al Rosenberg
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Gary & Katie Arnold
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Lucy & Peter Ascoli
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Becky Belcore & Chris Williams
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Henry Cervantes
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Ann Christophersen & Amy Blumenthal
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Alice Cottingham
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James & Megan Murray Cusick
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DePaul University Labor Education Center
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Jillian Eid & Michael Papp
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Sarah Duncan
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Jeffrey Edwards
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Fifth Third Bank
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Freedom Lifted
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Amy & Andrew Funk
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Caronina Grimble
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Patricia Handlin
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Marvin Hoffman & Rosellen Brown
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Danbee Kim
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Nora Kyger & Bill Foster
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Maureen Loughnane
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Ryan Stutesman & Elli Krandel
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Gia Super
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Liz Thompson
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Roxy Trudeau
Sponsors: $275 – $549
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Molly Armour
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Alexandra Canalos-Castillo
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Inhe Choi
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GraffitiVersal LLC
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Norman & Linda Groetzinger
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Tracie Hall
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Innovative Fundraising, LLC
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Susan Kaplan & Len Cavise
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Terrence Keleher
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Sharmili Majmudar
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Jawanza Malone
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Gordon Mayer
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Sonia Oyola
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Heather Parish
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Mary Patten
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Leslie Ramyk
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Keisa Reynolds
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Ana Romero
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Dick Simpson
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Mairita Smiltars
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Shari Stone-Mediatore
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Kathy Tholin
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Candace Wayne
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Tom Wilson
HOST COMMITTEE
(as of 1/19/23)
2023 HOST COMMITTEE
Makkah Ali*La Tony Alvarado-RiveraMollie Anderson* & Al RosenbergEmmanuel Andre*Gary Arnold & Katie ArnoldBecky Belcore & Chris WilliamsJim Bennett & Terry Vanden HoekSarah BestEvette Cardona & Mona NoriegaMegan Carney & Becky HuinkerMissy Carpenter*Henry Cervantes*Inhe ChoiAnn ChristophersenEliot ColinAlice CottinghamJames & Megan Murray CusickShelley Davis & Omar McRobertsCecile DeMello*Lee Dewey*Sue Eleuterio & Tom SourlisHanan El-Youssef*Roxana Enriquez*Dale & Ruth FastNancy Fleck MyersDenise Ferguson*Amy & Andrew FunkNancy GarcíaSharlyn GraceMac GrambauerCat Greim & Michael CollinsBrock GrennCaronina GrimbleRhoda Rae Gutierrez & Jim ClarkTracie Hall*Abbey Hambright & Ben SantosPat HandlinNeena Hemmady & Amisha PatelJanine Hoft & Linda Wagner |
Alheli Irizarry*Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri*Katelyn Johnson*Gabriel Jones*Susan Kaplan & Len CaviseAlice KimDanbee KimJulia Klein*Jeanne Kracher & Laura McAlpineNora Kyger & Bill FosterSkyler LarrimoreLaura LeonRebekah Levin & Sophie KaluziakCherie LockettSharmili Majmudar & Laura NoahGordon MayerAgnes MenesesAnjali MisraJoey L MogulMichelle MoralesMary F. Morten & Willa J. TaylorPrexy NesbittGina Olson & Amy JohnsonAlan PaberzsJon Quinn*Barbara Ransby & Peter SpornIreri Rivas Mier y Teran *Alma RodriguezBrittany RoqueMuhammad Sankari*Margie Schaps & Jack DoppeltDick SimpsonDebbie SouthornSara Spoonheim Amit & Yali AmitMonica TrinidadRoxy TrudeauAisha Foluke Truss-MillerThelma UrangaTom WilsonIrina Zadov*Also a Crossroads Fund Board Member |
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