Civic Infrastructure

To strengthen Chicago’s civic infrastructure, we offer community-based training for emerging leaders and help to build local organizations’ capacity to grow, thrive, and achieve their missions.

UChicago supports community organizations through direct grants and through training programs that bring faculty, students, staff and consultants together with organization leaders and their staffs.

News

04/18/2025

Harris Policy Innovation Challenge winning team members: Samantha Anderson, Krista Brown, Ashton Mayo-Beavers, and Uchenna Andrew Offorjebe

Harris Policy Innovation Challenge announces 2025 winning team

A team of Harris School MPP students took home $10,000 for winning the 2024-25 Harris Policy Innovation Challenge with a bold vision to revitalize downtown Chicago.

07/08/2024

Civic Leadership Academy: A decade of training leaders who are driving change

Civic Leadership Academy survey shows emerging leaders are collaborating for a stronger Chicago.

07/01/2024

IGNITE helps nonprofit leaders prepare to better serve communities of color

IGNITE supports leaders of high impact nonprofit organizations serving Chicago’s Black community through a combination of business classes, networking, consulting assistance, and peer mentorship.

Profiles

100 Black Men of Chicago

“Being part of the Community Programs Accelerator allows us to move forward on purpose and with intention. We’re planning our next decade, which will be pivotal for us as we focus on what we can become rather than on what we are.” - Carl H. Tutt, Jr., 100 Black Men of Chicago Board President

Aleena Agrawal
Chicago Booth Civic Scholars Program

For Aleena Agrawal, a Chicago Booth MBA is a road map for changing the world. In her job as Director of Talent Solutions at P33, a nonprofit devoted to building a more diverse and inclusive technology ecosystem in Chicago, Agrawal aims to drive systems-level change.

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