…share our mission of fostering resilience in the Great Lakes because we love this region! In collaboration with our Driven Doers – the passionate people who bring our ideas to…
Featured BOOST Sponsor: Carbon Yield
…to sponsor Boost and pay it forward to support the next generation of driven doers and entrepreneurs. What else would you like to share with our supporters about your business/organization,…
Surveying Brownfields in Little Village: A Community-Driven Approach to Neighborhood Revitalization
…an environmental assessment before approving mortgages. Unfortunately, those who unknowingly bought contaminated properties often had trouble selling those sites.” This brownfield inventory is one step in a larger community-driven brownfield…
Funding a Sustainable Future – 5th Annual BOOST Event Funds Social Innovation in Chicagoland
…IL – BOOST (Building Opportunities for Original and Sustainable Thinking) utilizes a community-driven platform for unrestricted seed funds, launching enterprises that strengthen the environmental and economic vitality of the Chicagoland…
The Field Museum of Natural History wins Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Award with assistance from Delta
…educational opportunities for visitors. We highlighted the Field’s Director of Facilities Planning and Operations, Ernst Pierre-Toussaint in our Driven Doers series. You can learn more about their LEED Gold certification…
TWO CHICAGO GREEN INNOVATORS WIN SEED FUNDING AT LIVE PITCH EVENT
…a resilient environment and economy through sustainable solutions. “This community-driven approach to financing social ventures overcomes a funding barrier for local entrepreneurs and engages hundreds of people to directly invest…
Delta Institute Launches 4th Chicago Green Office Challenge
CHICAGO, Ill. (September 2, 20 14) – Today Delta Institute CEO Jean Pogge announced the launch of the Chicago Green Office Challenge, an impact-driven competition that encourages Chicago businesses to…
Chicago’s Green Innovators To Pitch New Projects at Crowd-Funding Event
…$3,000. Projects also receive a tailored package of in-kind resources in addition to the support of the BOOST community. “This community-driven approach to financing social ventures overcomes a funding barrier…
Delta Institute Selected by Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund Grant Program to Accelerate Economic Opportunity
…with business, government and communities in Chicago and the Great Lakes region to create and implement innovative, market-driven solutions that build environmental resilience, economic vitality, and healthy communities. Visit online…
Delta Institute and Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Collaborate to Spur Little Village Redevelopment
…local community to prioritize sites for redevelopment, and support creation of a community-driven redevelopment strategy and roadmap to use moving forward. Upon project completion, the Little Village community will be…
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