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Today marks the end of my first week as the first Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. Here’s  a snip from a blog post I wrote about the change:

There is much work ahead on the Smart Chicago Collaborative. I go to work every day at The Chicago Community Trust, where the collaborative is housed. I get to work with some of the sharpest and most energetic people focused on improving the quality of life in Chicago. My most immediate tasks are to build a strong advisory committee, work with donors, fund projects, and hire an Associate Program Officer. If you see yourself in these tasks, please contact me at doneil@cct.org. Let’s get to work.

And here’s a draft strategy I’m working on:

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  • Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative

    Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative

    Today marks the end of my first week as the first Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. Here’s  a snip from a blog post I wrote about the change: There is much work ahead on the Smart Chicago Collaborative. I go to work every day at The Chicago Community Trust, where the collaborative is housed.…

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