BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Robert R. Bourke, Treasurer
US Bank
Mr. Richard Carr, Secretary
UBS/Brinson (Retired)
Mr. Marcus Crawford
Merck
Mr. LaDarius Curtis
Special Assistant to the Regional Administrator
GSA
Mr. Evan Djikas
Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler
Mr. Robert (Rob) Effinger
Executive Coaching NFP
Mr. Clifton L. Fenton
Mr. Brent A. Hawkins
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Ms. Nancy O’Brien-Kane
Ms. Ruth Kimble
Austin Childcare Providers’ Network
Dr. Michael A. Klepacki
Office of Dentistry
Moyra Knight
Baxter International, Inc.
Rev. Herbert B. Lassiter
Mr. Matthew Michalak
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ms. Runa Mitra
Walmart, Corp.
Ms. Sarah Jane Moore
Dr. Mary Nelson
Ms. Jeanne Nurthen
Exelon Corporation
Pernille SpiersLopez
The Ikea Group
Rev. Harold Spooner, Vice Chair
Covenant Ministries of Benevolence
Mr. Van Stapleton
Chase Home Finance Division
Mr. Eric Weinheimer, Asst. Secretary
The Cara Program/Cleanslate
Mr. Bradley D. Wilks, Chair
Sard Verbinnen
Mrs. Lizette Williams
PepsiCo-Chicago
Mr. Ben A. Witt
Oak Tree Group
LETTER FROM CHAIR
An important hallmark of any successful institution – whether it be a corporation, republic or even a marriage — is its ability to survive the vicissitudes of life over an extended period. As we enter 2011, Goodcity is blessed to be celebrating a quarter of a century’s progress in successfully building capacity among Chicago’s community-based entrepreneurs and the programs they create. We count ourselves proud of our ongoing momentum in 2010 despite continued headwinds from the Great Recession that began more than two years ago. In fact, we ended the year with a slight budget surplus -a testament to our staff’s successful belt tightening, strong board governance and our growing reputation, all of which are translating into an expanding base of support from individuals, foundations and corporations who share our vision.
We continue to focus our strategy on identifying high potential entrepreneurs whose non-profit programs have the greatest prospects for delivering significant near-term community impact. During the year, we invested considerable efforts at the board level in identifying quantifiable metrics by which those individuals and their programs – and consequently Goodcity – can be measured and held accountable for delivering results.
As we enter fiscal 2011, we are optimistic that a nascent, yet fragile economic recovery is underway, but do not expect it to have much near-term benefit for the underserved Chicago area communities our programs support. In fact, as federal, state and local budget crises continue to deepen, funding for many essential health and social services will likely decline in the years to come, resulting in a fraying of traditional government-funded safety nets and making the need for high impact grassroots programs like those vetted and supported by Goodcity even more urgent.
It goes without saying that our ability to make an impact at the community level is directly tied to continued support from individuals like you, and we are very grateful for your contributions. We encourage you to get further engaged with Goodcity in 2011 so that you can see for yourself the transformative nature of our work and how it is making an important and measurable difference in the lives of thousands of individuals in the Chicagoland area.
Sincerely,
Brad Wilks, Chairman of the Board