The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a conceptual leader as well as a major funder.
Here's a look at the ways we partner:
- Julia Stasch, Interim President of the MacArthur Foundation, is a member of our Advisory Committee, which guides our actions
- The MacArthur Foundation, with Julia Stasch as lead author, published 2007 report, “The City that NETWorks”, laid the seeds of the organization
- MacArthur is a large and consistent funder— they are at the center of nearly everything we do
- Alaina Harkness, Program Officer, is a member of our Operations Committee, overseeing our work and assisting our effort
- The MacArthur Foundation is the primary force behind Hive Chicago, an important funder and collaborator to Smart Chicago
- MacArthur has been a thought leader in the creation of our #CivicSummer and Chicago School of Data programs, providing initial ideas, real partners, as well as starter funds
- They involve us as advisors in other cross-discipline projects, like the Squared Away app by the Metropolitan Tenants Association
