As @FieldFoundation President Daniel Ash stated, healing is about working together as a community.  #HealingIllinois #RacialHealing #Illinois #CommunityHealing

Journalism is the bedrock of informed communities. Congrats to all honorees at the Chicago Journalists Association's 86th Anniversary Awards Ceremony. We're proud to support this event & the vital work of Chicago-area journalists. We look forward to celebrating you on Friday!

Supporting journalists through comradeship is at our core. Thanks to a special partnership, we’re pleased to announce that @FieldFoundation is sponsoring a select number of FREE tickets for laid-off journalists to our 86th Anniversary Awards Ceremony! 🎉 1/

THREAD [1/2] 🚨Healing Illinois is back! Illinois nonprofits can apply for funding to promote connection– projects that address racial healing activities and other important issues affecting communities, such as political polarization or economic distress, will be eligible.

Good news for local news. We're proud to support #PressForwardChicago, which has awarded $1.5M to 26 local news outlets. The grants will support capacity building + expanded immigration coverage—strengthening journalism & storytelling to further reflect Chicago. Congrats to all!

We're proud to help support our Journalism & Storytelling grant recipients in overcoming these challenges. And we're especially proud of Chicago News Weekly & Investigative Project on Race & Equity for their impactful work. /end https://t.co/ACD6ZLlAkS

The discussion covered all aspects of launching a news business start-up — from the process of securing a nonprofit 501c3 or fiscal sponsor, to what keeps these leaders up at night: the constant challenge of diversifying revenue, increasing staff & maintaining sustainability. 4/

Introduced by the Field Foundation's Director of Journalism & Storytelling @maudlynei, and moderated by The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Senior Writer Stephanie Beasley, the panel examined the challenges and rewards of building & maintaining a nonprofit newsroom. 3/

The leaders of these Chicago-based news outlets — Chicago News Weekly's Cheryl Mainor, and Wendy Wei from Investigative Project on Race & Equity — joined Stacy Palmer from @Philanthropy and Emily Holden from @FloodlightNews on a national stage. 2/

We were proud to sponsor the "Building a Nonprofit Newsroom," panel at last weekend's JAWS @womenjournos conference in Washington, D.C. The panel featured two grant recipients from Field's Multi-Year Cohort: @cnwmedia1 & @raceandequity1 1/

We're proud to support @womenjournos and #JAWSCAMP2025, Sept 5-7 in Washington, DC. For all attending, don't miss this important panel on "Building a Nonprofit Newsroom," featuring leaders from @FloodlightNews @cnwmedia1 @Philanthropy & @raceandequity1. #journalism #storytelling

Yesterday, we toured the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side. We learned how the 19.3-acre campus will serve Chicago, its communities & residents & we look forward to returning when it opens in 2026. Thx to the @ObamaFoundation for hosting us.

This event, presented by WF Fund, kicked-off Inspired Generosity's Chicago Showcase. WF Fund President Dilnaz Waraich opened and closed the event, encouraging all participants to continue the conversations and use “smiling as a form of generosity.” /end

The challenge in this moment, Maudlyne said, is to use storytelling to humanize: “Help those who do not look like you to care about those who do not look like them … to relate to, identify with & understand that we are all one humanity. There is no distinction.” 3/

Maudlyne and guest speakers Tracy Baim (#PressForwardChicago), Rummana Hussain (@Suntimes), and Nissa Rhee (@Borderless_Mag) explored the need to reshape media narratives to ensure accurate, fair, and contextual news coverage of underrepresented communities. 2/

Yesterday, the Field Foundation’s Director of Journalism & Storytelling, @maudlynei, joined an insightful Inspired Generosity panel, “FROM MARGINS TO MAINSTREAM: Advancing Narrative Change in Community Stories.” 1/

They discussed the intersection of philanthropy, journalism, and Chicago as well as the importance of storytelling in lifting up voices and communities that may not be heard otherwise. Congrats to CWIP on a stellar event. /end

The Field Foundation attended the @cwip_news (CWIP) Annual Meeting yesterday in support of this important organization and our colleague, @maudlynei, who informed and inspired the room in her keynote conversation with CWIP Board Co-Chair Diane Knoepke. 2/

“Storytelling is at the heart of journalism and at the heart of philanthropy … and we need each other. We have to tell our stories … that’s how we move hearts and minds.” — Maudlyne Ihejirika, Director of Journalism & Storytelling, Field Foundation 1/ #journalism #storytelling

Haibayo integrates oral history, storytelling, healing & placekeeping to bring people together for authentic cultural experiences. We're proud to recognize Hac as a leader who is redefining civic leadership & reimagining Chicago's future. https://t.co/VD3RmJMTpC /end