Sol Anderson

Husband, father, social justice WARRIOR & Spartan. President & CEO @evanstonforever. Tweets are mine. He/him. #BLM #MoneyToThePeople #joyisanactofresistance

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Recently Evanston/Skokie School District 65, Supt. Devon Horton, and members of the D65 School Board have faced a frivolous anti-equity lawsuit, threatening messages, and acts of vandalism in response to their anti-racism education…https://t.co/cdwhaMsrct https://t.co/DNedwu1cGW

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Celebrate!Evanston is always one of the highlights of the year. Get your ticket now at the link below!

#celebrate #evanston #community #ubuntu https://t.co/ze73CE81WQ

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Join the ECF team! https://t.co/yTNzbBHeOy

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

I’m incredibly proud to be receiving the James A. Joseph Trailblazer Award this year. The ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities #Harambee conference is my favorite gathering. It is pure #blackexcellence. My travel…https://t.co/ip8XK5qBSv https://t.co/7v3rJT7mHi

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

I am honored to be joining the Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Evanston Community Foundation has placed #economicjustice at the forefront of our new strategic plan, and this opportunity to a…https://t.co/eM47LWmmki https://t.co/8JTS5lOhZT

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern University! https://t.co/E2ZVysjNPa

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Desiderata:

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull…https://t.co/2gJ1daIQHM

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Check out out ECF’s new sanctuary room!

We try to encourage our team to take care of themselves, take their PTO, avoid working outside of business hours, etc., but that can sometimes be difficult. This room is a little space to for our team to grab a fe…https://t.co/Ej8iHMLZkJ

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

The Evanston Community Foundation is closed this week. Our team has been going full throttle for nearly 3-years, and we’ve been short-staffed most of 2022. Our senior leaders recognized that people needed a break. We want to #normalize #health and #rest f…https://t.co/9D1gpegtej

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

At 6pm CT tonight, I'll be moderating a virtual panel with the 3 finalists for Evanston's Chief of Police role. Few roles impact our #community in as a profound as this one, so I hope all of #Evanston will tune in tonight. Thank yo…https://t.co/KE8uVAGDKB https://t.co/EH3gRcSyBm

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

I'm incredibly proud of my friend and colleague, Ben Reuler for the work he is doing at In the Area Productions, helping other White people, especially White me, on their antiracism journey. (I'll drop the link in the comments).…https://t.co/jx54fnA9CW https://t.co/UZmLBXHj9h

[GEO @GEOfunders]

At our Day 1 pre-conference sessions, @solnanderson and @RobinSimmons888 reminded us that reparations are needed on local & federal levels to address persistent anti-Black policies that sustain societal inequities. #GEO2022

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

I had the honor of working with Brian Marroquín for almost 9-years at LIFT, Inc. We always had great conversations about everything from #equity and #justice, to program design, to NBA basketball. We didn't get to touch on all those things in this #podcas…https://t.co/1D307nf0g3

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Someone recently asked me what I would do if I had $1 billion (I swear this isn’t an Elon Musk post).

I replied that, after I made sure my family was comfortable, I’d give most of it away to people and organizations that are making the world a better pl…https://t.co/5llY60aYhV

[Economic Security for Illinois @EconsecureIL]

WE WON! Illinois will permanently expand its Earned Income Credit. 4.5M of our neighbors will benefit from this victory & receive more cash at tax time. No longer will immigration status or age keep workers from the relief they deserve.

#ExpandEIC
Here's how we got here... 🧵

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

The Evanston Community Foundation seeks a new Director of Donor Relations to join its team of dedicated professionals who are working toward a more just and equitable future for Evanston families. 

As the Director of Donor Relatio…https://t.co/OdkT9l4dkD https://t.co/1MbvNY5PWL

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

This past Sunday, got to accept a donation of over $50,000 to the Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston from First United Methodist Church of Evanston. Such and amazing show of generosity and commitment from FUMC.

The Evan…https://t.co/lV3T2jxBTI https://t.co/APUY06yfJa

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

Yesterday I passed the 7-month mark in my role at the Evanston Community Foundation. I did a quick count and realized that, in that time, I’ve had over 150 meetings with #community stakeholders.

Board members, community members, donors, partner organiza…https://t.co/UTplORQbb4

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

This is behind the #nytimes paywall, so let me summarize for those who don’t have a subscription…ahem…CASH WORKS!
#moneytothepeople #moneyforthepeople #health #neuroscience https://t.co/xcJsN4yzQe

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

I'm incredibly proud to have played a part of #Chicago's, and LIFT, Inc.'s, journey toward providing a #guaranteedincome for it's residents. I'm equally proud to have played a small part in the journey of @AgirlnamedSpunt. I knew from the moment I finishe…https://t.co/o2aCgzOIvx

[Sol Anderson @solnanderson]

“If you can't fly then run; if you can't run then walk; if you can't walk then crawl; but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I loved being part of the Interfaith Action of Evanston. #walkforwarmth today. Thank…https://t.co/dWzpKZs3G0