The Chicago Foundation for Women was launched in 1985 by four of Chicago's philanthropic leaders.
The Women's Foundation of the South seeks to build partnerships with those closest to issues within communities.
The foundation's other training initiatives include a Board Member Boot Camp, Women of Color Leadership Initiative, Black Women-led Organizing Capacity Building Program, Core Concepts Coaching and Media Training.
Kendall Webb, founder of JustGive.org, brings the Internet into the philanthropic sector as a nonprofit organization. Her donor-advised fund San Francisco-based website connects couples to a plethora of charities through its wedding registries.