Capacity Building
Capacity BUILDing involves working with our administrative staff. This involves contributing to our IT department, development, working with our manager of operations, the business office and more. Your help contributes to the overall operations of BUILD.
GROUP VOLUNTEERS
Group volunteers may come to BUILD Headquarters to work on a service project provided by the Volunteer Coordinator. We host several groups such as corporate college and high school groups, out of state groups, mission groups and more. In the past volunteers has helped us with a painting project, organizing, special events and maintenance.
BUILD MENTORS
Volunteers may contribute to our youth program by being a mentor. This can involve helping with our jewelry making club, summer camps and workshops, tutoring, intervention services and much more.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Volunteers can help with BUILD events that is listed on our calendar. Please click the link to access the calendar. https://www.buildchicago.org/events
EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING
BUILD has opportunities for employment as well as volunteers and students seeking internships. Use the link below to learn more about these exciting positions and how to reach us about volunteering opportunities
While every gift matters, regardless of size, below are the institutional donors who made gifts of $2,000 or more in the last year:
A.C. Nielsen Family Charitable Trust
Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund
Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Alderman Chris Taliaferro
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Baird
Bank of America
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Bears Care
Blistex, Inc.
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
CME Group Community Foundation
CNAInsurance
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Crown Family Philanthropies
Cubs Charities
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Ellis Goodman Foundation
Exelon
FirstMerit Foundation/Huntington Bank
First United Church of Oak Park
The Foundation to Be Named Later
GCM Grosvenor Capital
George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities
Goodcity/Chicago Community Trust
Grover Hermann Foundation
Harold and Marilyn Melcher Foundation
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Helen Brach Foundation
John Buck Company Foundation
John R. Houslby Foundation
Invesco
Invest For Kids
Kids First Chicago
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Leslie Fund, Inc.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Maurice R. and Meta G. Gross Foundation
MB Financial Charitable Foundation
New Schools for Chicago
North Shore Exchange
Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
Ross Family Foundation
Sagalyn Family Fund
Siragusa Family Foundation
Strides for Peace
Subaru of America
Tangram Insurance Services
ThyssenKrupp
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
Wege Foundation
Wells Fargo
W.P. & H.B. White Foundation
WGN Neediest Kids Fund
BUILD WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF OUR PUBLIC DONORS:
- After School Matters
- Chicago Department of Family And Support Services
- Chicago Public Schools
- Cook County Government - Justice Advisory Council
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
- Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
- US Department of Education
BUILD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
- Erie Elementary Charter School
BUILD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY OF OUR IN-KIND SUPPORTERS:
- Dr. Pepper/Snapple
- Good Sports
- Foley & Larder LLP
- Microsoft
- US Messenger