As you know, we at Zealous Good are huge fans of the Classy Awards. The Classy awards aim to select the top philanthropic and charitable activities from nonprofits, businesses, and organizations around the world to recognize them for their actions. The awards allow the nonprofits to gain national…
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Here are some fun nonprofit and social good events coming up in Chicago for the next two weeks!
Bud Billiken Parade
Date: Saturday, Aug. 13
Time: 10AM-6PM
39th & South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Chicago, IL 60653
“The parade features celebrities, politicians, businessmen, civic organizations and youth. It occurs on the South Side of Chicago in Cook…
Read More Chicago Social Good and Nonprofit Events: August 8th-24nd 2011
We are extremely excited to announce some new nonprofit organization Zealous Good members. Zealous Good is now moving beyond our pilot program, which initially included four nonprofits: Chicago House, St. Vincent de Paul Center, Anixter Center, and Greenhouse Theater. Our current phase now includes 11 Chicago nonprofits. Meet our two newest NPOs: Friends…
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Welcome to the second installment of Zealous Good’s handpicked social good and nonprofit events in Chicago for the next two weeks! Here are just a few activities we think sound extra cool. Let us know if you have any other events you’d like us to feature!
Changing Worlds
John Barleycorn Bar
Date: Wed…
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Welcome to the first post in Emily’s new Social Good Events calendar! This new series will be updated bi-weekly with all sorts of fun events happening in theChicago area that pertain to charity, nonprofits, fundraisers, social enterprise, and more! If you have an event you’d like to…
Read More New Series! Chicago Social Good Events: July 11-25, 2011
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Zealous Good is all about connecting individual and company donors with non-profits. We try to make the whole in-kind donation process easier and more streamlined. So far, we’ve had great success by matching over $3,375 worth of donated goods and services to non-profits! However, we think we…
Web 2.0 has massively impacted the way people use technology to communicate. Besides personal use of social media, businesses and organizations obviously want to cash in on this opportunity to reach more people than ever before. The online sector can especially benefit nonprofit organizations since the most…
