Fundraising
12.28.26
Share joy and strengthen community with Uniting for the Holidays! This holiday season, join United Way and our community partners in helping individuals and families meet their basic needs and experience the joy of the season.
05.14.26
Join Young Leaders United for a networking happy hour on May 14 at Lincoln Tapp. Connect with other young professionals and learn about United Way’s impact.
03.26.25
Join Young Leaders United for their spring 2025 networking happy hour at Haymarket Pub & Brewery in West Loop. Connect with other young professionals and learn about United Way's community impact.
08.14.24
Join us on August 14 at Haymarket Pub & Brewery to network with other young professionals and learn how you can get involved in United Way’s community impact efforts.
08.23.23
Come out and join United Way of Metro Chicago’s Young Leaders United (YLU) for a happy hour and networking event on Wednesday, August 23rd at Kerryman.
11.10.22
Join United Way of Metro Chicago's Young Leaders United for our upcoming Speaker Series: a Fireside Chat with Curtis Reed, managing director and region manager for JPMorgan Chase’s Middle Market Banking team in the Chicago area.
09.30.21
United Way of Metro Chicago’s Young Leaders United (YLU) held a virtual Speaker Series on Sept. 30, 2021 featuring Kamau Murray, founder and CEO of XS Tennis and Educational Foundation (XSTEF).
03.31.21
A special thank you to our featured speakers: John Schippman, Executive Producer, Sr. Director of Studio Content at NBC Sports Chicago; Jason Henderson, Community Activist at YMEN; and Lauren Welke, Manager of Corporate Engagement Programs at United Way of Metro Chicago. We appreciate the insightful conversation on new and emerging trends in the philanthropic landscape.
01.27.21
Young Leaders United held a virtual Speaker Series event on Wednesday, January 27 that featured Kim Bors, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Dover Corporation, Dr. Benjamin Ritter, Founder Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting. The speakers led an insightful conversation and provided tips on aligning personal and professional goals.
12.09.20
Young Leaders United held a virtual Speaker Series event on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 that featured a panel of subject matter experts leading a conversation on the impact hunger has on a national and local level.
09.29.20
Thank you to those that were able to attend our first Young Leaders United Speaker Series with Rey Martinez at the Alzheimer’s Association on September 29.