Feder: Block Club Chicago wins major grant
Posted January 12, 2022 12:00 am
Tuesday was another red-letter day for Block Club Chicago, Robert Feder reports.
In what it called “a wonderful vote of confidence,” the vital nonprofit neighborhood news site landed a $1.6 million grant from the American Journalism Project and a $450,000 matching grant from the Chicago Community Trust.
The funding will be used to expand Block Club's business and operations side, creating five new positions — vice president of revenue, director of member services, director of major gifts and corporate sponsorships, director of sales and operations coordinator.
Read the full story here.
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