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Platforms People Model Archive Donate Back Equitable Recovery Economic Vitality Education Safety & Justice Back Board Partners & Funders Advisory Council Alumni Staff Back History Mission & Approach Virtual Conversations Back 2020 Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2018 Impact Report 2017 Impact Report 2016 Impact Report 2015 Impact Report Platforms Equitable Recovery Economic Vitality Education Safety & Justice People Board Partners & Funders Advisory Council Alumni Staff Model History Mission & Approach Virtual Conversations Archive 2020 Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2018 Impact Report 2017 Impact Report 2016 Impact Report 2015 Impact Report 2021 Impact Report Donate Scroll WELCOME TO CIVIC CONSULTING ALLIANCE’s 2021 IMPACT REPORT Fiscal Year 2021, July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 Dear Friends, Since 1985, has leveraged the power of public-private collaboration, and a unique approach to management consulting, to pursue our mission to make the Chicago region a great place for everyone to live in and work. When I joined as CEO and President in March 2020, we were on the cusp of a pandemic, a precipitous rise in gun violence in Chicago, and a global outcry against systemic racism and police brutality. These crises laid bare the persistent racial inequities perpetuated by our institutions and systems, which prevent our region and all of its residents from reaching their full potential. They also created new opportunities to make fundamental change. In 2020 and 2021, has deepened our commitment to equity, a commitment we have operationalized both internally—via changes to our organizational policies and practices—and externally—via a refresh of each of our three platform visions, changes to our approach to scoping and selecting client projects, and prioritization of racial equity-focused client projects. All of these actions help us to better understand and address persistent inequities across our region, and are thus integral to making progress towards our mission . While we still have much to learn and do, I am proud of what accomplished this year to advance our vision for a more inclusive, equitable, and just Chicago. Across our three platforms, we completed transformative projects with our public and social sector clients—including initiatives: to ensure that once-in-a-generation federal funding is invested in strategies to catalyze an equitable regional economic recovery; to ideate school safety approaches in partnership with community-based organizations to rectify the over-policing of Black and Brown students in Chicago Public Schools; and to transform our local juvenile justice system from a punitive to a rehabilitative model. Many projects since summer 2020 focused specifically on supporting our public and social sector clients in their work towards a transformational recovery from the crises of the past year-and-a-half. These projects exemplify the ways we can, as a city, reimagine our approach to systemic challenges. I invite you to read more about this series of catalytic projects on our special page - Ensuring an Equitable Recovery. As I look to the year ahead, I remain humbled by the scale and complexity of the challenges we face. Yet I am also buoyed by the commitment of stakeholders across Chicago to work towards a better future, and am energized by the opportunity we as a society have at this moment to create solutions that are ambitious and inclusive. has a critical part to play in this collective effort—a role I hope you will learn more about by exploring the stories and data in this report. We serve as an invaluable component of our region’s civic infrastructure, and we aspire to remake systems to be more just, equitable, and resilient. We leverage our experienced staff with our best-in-class pro bono partners to serve public and social sector clients. We could not do this work without the many contributions of our staff, Board, clients, partners, and funders, for which I am so grateful. Sincerely, Rebekah Scheinfeld CEO and President READ A MESSAGE FROM CIVIC CONSULTING ALLIANCE BOARD CHAIR DEBORAH L. DEHAAS ABOUT HOW OUR BOARD IS OPERATIONALIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY IMPACT Over the past 15 years, brought together more than $200 million in collaborative pro bono investments to get big things done for the Chicago region. We achieve impact in three key platforms that are integral to improving quality of life and creating a region that can reach its full potential – building safer and more just communities, ensuring equitable access to education opportunities and outcomes, and growing an economy that works for everyone. Ensuring an Equitable Recovery 2020 and 2021 have brought immense challenges for the Chicago region, including: the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on communities’ health, economic, and social well-being; a dramatic spike in gun violence; and widespread protests against racism and police brutality. These events underscored that to become a more thriving region, and to recover from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 crisis, we must work to end our city’s legacy of systemic racism and inequity. In turn, these ongoing challenges catalyzed a time of transformation for , as we doubled down on our commitment to create a more equitable Chicago region.The crises of the past year and a half have demonstrated that our city’s greatest challenges are interconnected. The City of Chicago is making progress towards addressing these challenges through holistic, forward-looking solutions. This progress wouldn’t be possible without unprecedented collaboration with residents and leaders across the private, public, social, and philanthropic sectors—and has been the linchpin to many of these collaborative efforts. ” — Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor, City of Chicago Since summer 2020, has devoted considerable staff resources to support the City of Chicago, Cook County, and other public and social sector clients in working towards an equitable recovery that results in enduring change. This work amplified our initial collaborative COVID-19 crisis response management— which you can read about in our 2020 Impact Report —and relied on our unique institutional knowledge and our deep public and private sector relationships. Moreover, it was done in tandem with—and informed by learnings from—efforts to promote racial equity in practice and policy. We are incredibly grateful to our philanthropic and corporate partners, whose generous support enabled to undertake these critical equitable recovery efforts. Read More Economic Vitality WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHICAGO REGION’S LONG-TERM VITALITY BY GROWING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE OPPORTUNITY AREAS Inclusive regional economic growth Equitable investment across communities Individual opportunity and prosperity Indicators Key Projects City of Chicago – Vision for Equitable Recovery Advancing Equitable Recovery through the American Rescue Plan Act Metropolitan Water Reclamation District – 5-Year Strategic Plan West Side United Read More Getting Big Things Done” Virtual Conversation Series How Does Inclusive Economic Growth Build an Equitable Chicago? Event Date | May 10, 2021provided immediate capacity and expertise to support the City’s decision-making processes, and their invaluable partnership has helped to ensure that American Rescue Plan resources will align with our equity-focused policy goals. ” — Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor, City of Chicago 2021 Economic Vitality Snapshot Education WE ADVANCE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHICAGO STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENTThanks in part to the support of , Chicago Public Schools continues to strengthen its foundation to effectively reach disengaged students this school year and beyond—paving the way for sustained, districtwide change and greater student success. ” — Maurice Swinney, Interim Chief Education Officer, Chicago Public Schools OPPORTUNITY AREAS High-quality learning experiences...