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March 2021: First 100 Days
Coleman Foundation's new CEO Shelley Davis shares her impressions and insights from the last few months and talks about the opportunities and challenges ahead. Play Video
March 2021: Announcing Our New President And CEO
In her first 100 days as President and CEO, Shelley A. Davis went on a virtual listening tour to get to know the Coleman Foundation’s grantee community, mapped out 2021 grantmaking with the board and staff, and worked with the...
Report: E-ship Training in Chicago
A recent report from DePaul University's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center connects the Coleman Foundation's past and future efforts and sets the course for new directions. After making a critical contribution to establishing the field of entrepreneurship in higher education across the...
The Best of Grantmaking
As part of their interview series celebrating the contributions of leaders in the nonprofit sector for Black History Month and Women's History Month, Evolve Giving Group interviewed our CEO Shelley A. Davis about her first 100 days on the job...
Coleman Foundation Impact Report 2020
The Fund for Equitable Business Growth’s BSO Collective Impact Initiative Awards 14 Partnerships
Funding in partnership with the Chicago Community Trust and others, we share news of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth’s 14 recent awards to create a marketplace of services for entrepreneurs of color in the Chicago region. The Fund's vision...
November 2020: From The Corner Office
This week Shelley Davis will take the helm of The Coleman Foundation. The Coleman Foundation invests about $8 million each year in programs that advance personal empowerment and well-being for residents of the Chicago Metro area. Shelley will succeed Michael...
Shelley Davis in the Corner Office
This week Shelley Davis will take the helm of The Coleman Foundation. The Coleman Foundation invests about $8 million each year in programs that advance personal empowerment and well-being for residents of the Chicago Metro area. Shelley will succeed Michael...
DSP Appreciation Week: Large Donation Thanks Disability Service Workers and Uplifts Small Businesses
More than 3,000 Chicago-area workers who serve individuals with disabilities will receive a special gift of appreciation this week—and those gifts provided a financial boost for six local small businesses; five of which are female- or minority-owned. Chicago-based Coleman Foundation...
The Coleman Foundation Announces Shelley A. Davis, President and CEO
The Coleman Foundation Board of Directors announced today its appointment of Shelley A. Davis as the new President and CEO. Davis is a lifelong Chicagoan with over 25 years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors. Shelley is committed...
