Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Aisha Edwards (Executive Director), Cynthia Cornelius, Vickie Spires
Cabrini Green Legal AidIGNITE combines world-class business education, coaching, peer mentorship, networking, and consulting assistance to equip the executive leadership teams of organizations with tools to expand their impact on Chicago’s Black community. Held in monthly sessions over nine months, IGNITE is the signature program of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at the Rustandy Center.
The leadership teams of eight Chicago nonprofits will participate in the inaugural cohort of IGNITE.
Aisha Edwards (Executive Director), Cynthia Cornelius, Vickie Spires
Cabrini Green Legal AidSarah Spunt (Executive Director), Jen Lambert, Rachel Ray
LIFT ChicagoCosette Nazon-Wilburn (Executive Director), Dr. Linda Upshaw, Norris Smith
Love, Unity & Values InstituteJacquelyn Lemon (CEO), Rosa Zamora, Ryan Nishimoto
New Root LearningRebekah Kikama (Executive Director), Franklin Ballenger, Nathaniel Arrington
One On OneVershawn Sanders-Ward (CEO), Raymond Ward, Jailen Ellis
Red Clay Dance CompanyDeAnna McLeary Sherman (Executive Director), Na-Tae' Thompson, Kayla Sims
True Star Foundation Inc.Ayesha Jaco (Executive Director), Eve Shapiro, Patrick Hendricks
West Side UnitedNonprofit organizations who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply:
Applications for the 2022–23 program are closed as of October 2022. Applications for the 2024 program will open in fall 2023.
To develop, market, and grow IGNITE, the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the Chicago Booth School of Business is partnering with Golub Capital and the Chicago Urban League. Partnering with the Chicago Urban League will offer a connection to its network of accomplished nonprofit leaders, as well as an opportunity to scale the program to other National Urban League affiliates throughout the country.