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ICA COLLEAGUES ATTEND CHICAGO CLIMATE REALITY TRAINING

9/24/2013

Early in August, several ICA colleagues attended Al Gore's three-day Climate Reality Leadership Training in downtown Chicago. The Climate Reality Project, founded and chaired by former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, is 'dedicated to unleashing a global cultural movement demanding action on the climate crisis.'

2013 Chicago Climate Leaders

ICA ASSISTS KINDRED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

6/7/2013

Green Community Connections (GCC) is a strong, volunteer run, community-based group serving the western part of Chicago, and the western suburbs of Oak Park and River Forest.

RAYMOND AND TINA SPENCER 2013 CHALLENGE GRANT

3/26/2013

The ICA expresses another deeply heart-felt thank you to Raymond and Tina Spencer. They have once again pledged to match all new and increased gifts up to $40,000 in 2013. It is support like this that makes ICA programs possible.

BOARD LAUNCHES LEGACY SOCIETY

11/28/2012

The ICA Board has launched a Legacy Society. The Legacy Society honors colleagues who support the Institute through a bequest intention, donations of life insurance, IRA gifts, or other types of charitable planned gifts.

ICA BOARD ELECTS NEW MEMBER AND OFFICERS

11/21/2012

The Board of Directors of the Institute of Cultural Affairs elected Kadi Sisay of Chicago as the newest member of the ICA board and picked new officers for the coming year.

Kadi is an organizational development consultant and is president of ChangeSource. She has facilitated more than 300 strategic planning workshops and retreats in her career, primarily using the methods of Technology of Participation (ToP)®, developed by the Institute.

50TH ANNIVERSARY ARTWORK UNVEILED

9/28/2012

The artwork commissioned for the Institute of Cultural Affair’s 50th Anniversary was unveiled at 4750 N. Sheridan in Chicago on September 13, 2012.

The unveiling of the artwork, "Ocean of Devotion” by Chicago artist Gina Alicea, was also part of an event for Business Partners, the Chamber for Uptown, where the ICA building is located.

Ocean of Devotion, textile art, Gina Alicea

Ocean of Devotion, veiled quilt, 5ft high x 10 ft long

NINO TILLMAN, FORMER ICA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PASSES

9/4/2012

Nino Tillman, former Executive Director for the ICA, passed away over Labor Day weekend due to a heart attack. He was 49.

Nino served as Executive Director between 2008 and 2009. Services were held on Saturday, September 8th, at Hartzell Memorial UMC, 3330 S Martin Luther King Dr in Chicago. Visitation is from 2 to 3 pm. Services will be from 3 to 5 pm.

Nino Tillman

ICA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 NOW AVAILABLE

8/3/2012

The 2011 Annual Report is now available online. The report takes a comprehensive look at Service Learning, International Initiatives, Technology of Participation (ToP), Learning Basket, sustainability efforts for the GreenRise Learning Laboratory at 4750 N Sheridan Rd, and the Global Archives. It also describes the Institute’s efforts as it moves forward into the next half century with its 50th Anniversary celebrations.

SPENCER FAMILY VISITS ICA

7/20/2012

Tina and Raymond Spencer recently visited the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA). They were given a tour of the ICA’s remodeled kitchen and learned about current projects including Accelerate 77.

The Spencers have pledged to match dollar-for-dollar every new and increased gift to the ICA up to $50,000 in 2012.

GINA ALICEA PICKS UP MATERIALS FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY ART CREATION

6/28/2012

Chicago artist Gina Alicea stopped by the ICA offices to pick up the cloth strips that will be used in a piece of art commemorating ICA’s 50th Anniversary.

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