Networking

Please join us Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Mesirow Financial for our next CAC Networking Breakfast featuring Byron Spruell, vice chairman, Central region and Chicago managing principal for Deloitte LLP. Mr. Spruell drives Deloitte’s national strategy for client and business growth across 22 states with more than 14,000 professionals. He also oversees community involvement initiatives […]

Interested in running for a charity this running season? Come on down and join Big Shoulders Fund Racing Team, made up of marathon and half-marathon runners. We'll share how you can join and how our team can help support your fitness and fundraising goals! It's going to be a fun night of networking and meeting […]

Join us for our annual Auxiliary Board General Meeting! We will be back at Jenner & Block at 5:00pm on Wednesday, May 4th. Learn about new volunteer opportunites, meet fellow Auxiliary Board members and hear from some of our scholars! Both current and interested member are welcome. If you have any questions regarding the event, […]

Please join us Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 7:30am for our next CAC Networking Breakfast featuring Big Shoulders Fund's work in Foundational Mathematics in collaboration with the CME Group Foundation, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, and the Erikson Institute. With support from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the CME Group Foundation, Big Shoulders has […]

Please join us Thursday, September 1, 2016, at 7:30am, at Sullivan's Steakhouse for our next CAC Networking Breakfast featuring Greg Brown, Chief Executive Officer, for Motorola Solutions. We hope to see you there! RSVP to Colleen Sprague at csprague@bigshouldersfund.org by August 26. Greg Brown, 55, is chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions, Inc. […]

Go back to school this fall at the 17th Annual Lend a Shoulder Day, hosted by the Chairmen's Advisory Council. It will be a fun morning seeing how your support is helping the Big Shoulders Fund create brighter futures for nearly 20,000 Chicago inner-city students attending 77 Chicago schools. Come see these brighter futures in […]

Join the Auxiliary Board for socializing, drinks and appetizers to learn more about getting involved in 2017! Board members will be on hand to talk more about their experiences as a tutor, mentor, give back day leaders, school board member, and stock market teacher. Don't forget to renew your 2017 membership donation online to be […]

Launching off a very successful breakfast series in 2016, Big Shoulders Fund is thrilled to have Greg Case, President and CEO of AON join us on March 21. Mr. Case will provide remarks on his extremely successful business career, balancing work with philanthropy and his outlook for 2017. Big Shoulders Fund Co-Chairman John Canning will also […]

Big Shoulders Fund is thrilled to have Kevin Willer, Partner at Chicago Ventures, join us on May 11. Mr. Willer will provide remarks on his extremely successful business career, balancing work with philanthropy and his outlook for 2017. Big Shoulders Fund will also lead an in-depth dialogue with Mr. Willer and there will be ample […]

Join fellow Auxiliary Board members for a night of socializing, learning about new volunteer opportunities and fun! This event is open to current members and individuals who are interested in learning more about Big Shoulders Fund. The more the merrier! The event will take place at Benchmark (1510 Wells Street) on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.