by Emily Ramstetter In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on Monday, October 11th, we took a look at the organizations and foundations led...

Greetings, YNPN Chicago community. I’m thrilled to announce this past week, YNPN Chicago welcomed 11 fantastic members to our Executive...

Three years ago, I attended my first YNPN Chicago event, Speed Networking at Joy District. I never envisioned that one day I would be...

I used funding from the YNPN Chicago Professional Growth Grant to attend the Wealth Reclamation Academy of Practitioners (WRAP) online...

Happy Pride Month! YNPN Chicago is proud to have LGBTQ+ board members and members who make our nonprofit community stronger and better....

After many weeks of research and looking into different Grant Writing programs, I decided that this advanced course would best help me...

YNPN Chicago is proud to announce our Spring 2021 Professional Growth Grant recipients. The program was launched in 2020 to support...

by Aida Kajs Women's History Month may be over, but women's issues in the workplace seem to be never-ending. Last month, we sat down with...

by Aida Kajs This year, to kick off Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight some organizations in Chicago which do a great job at...

by Jerome' Holston Like many Chicago nonprofits, the YNPN Chicago board chatted with excitement when we learned that Monique Jones, LCSW...

by Aida Kajs As we all know, the past year has turned the best laid plans of mice and men completely upside-down. Leadership Institute,...

by Aida Kajs In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to take some time to recognize some of the Black leaders who make Chicago’s...

by Brian Elmore I wrote a blog post last year entitled Donor-Advised Funds 101, which goes over the concept of DAF and how donors use...

For 2021, YNPN Chicago has made the decision to move to a suggested donation model for our virtual events. As an organization, our...

by Brian Elmore Donor-advised funds continue to become more popular, so here is a brief primer on how they work, why donors use them, and...

by Aida Kajs Many of us have been “thinking about grad school” for years. And we’ve all heard some advice echoed by lots of folks, most...

YNPN Chicago launched the Professional Growth Grant in April 2020, awarding the initial grant to two participants, one of whom was Korbin...

YNPN Chicago launched the Professional Growth Grant in April 2020, awarding the initial grant to two participants, one of whom was...

Dear YNPN Chicago community, YNPN Chicago is now accepting applications for board service! If you’re passionate about supporting young...

The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor have sparked righteous outrage across the world. This past weekend,...