The Joyce Foundation

#JobPosting For more than two decades, the Joyce Foundation has been a leading foundation funder of policy work related to the Great Lakes, addressing three of the region’s critical long-term environmental challenges: climate change, the safety and accessibility drinking water, and the health of the Great Lakes. We are seeking a collaborative, strategic Environment Program Officer to manage grants within the Great Lakes and Drinking Water portfolio of our Environment Program.    Among other attributes, we're looking for someone who will bring enthusiasm and strong knowledge of state and regional Great Lakes policy and/or state and local drinking water policy -- including familiarity with environmental justice issues and equitable infrastructure funding strategies. Click the link below to learn more about the position, and please share with your networks. #JobOpportunity #Environment #GreatLakes #DrinkingWater #Philanthropy #Chicago https://lnkd.in/gq897vPs

We are pleased to share that Julie Morita MD has been appointed the Joyce Foundation's new President & CEO. She was selected following an extensive national search to replace longtime President and CEO Ellen Alberding, who is stepping down after 22 years in the role. Julie will join the Foundation on October 1. Julie was most recently executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), overseeing all programming, policy, research and communications activities. She also previously helped lead the Chicago Department of Public Health for nearly two decades, first as a medical director, then as chief medical officer before being appointed commissioner in 2015. “I am thrilled and deeply honored to step into the role of President at the Joyce Foundation. It is a tremendous privilege to lead an organization with such a remarkable legacy of positive impact,” she said. “I take seriously the responsibility of upholding the Foundation's values and am committed to working closely with the Foundation’s staff, partners, and Board to further its mission and vision.” Welcome, Julie! Read more below. #Leadership #Chicago #JoyceFoundation #President https://lnkd.in/gp3Jyk8R

Last week we released a report showing that law enforcement agencies are under utilizing ATF crime gun tracking tools that can solve crimes & save lives. In #Wisconsin, only 48 percent participate. Wisconsin Public Radio discusses with our Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program Director Timothy Daly. To learn more please join our next #LunchAndLearn webinar with Milwaukee Police Department Captain Phil Simmert & researchers from Understory Consulting on August 6th, Noon-1PM CST. Register below. #GunViolencePrevention https://lnkd.in/g7chemVf https://lnkd.in/gXBP3SsW

We’re hosting a 3-part series “Ending Gun Violence in Chicago: Connecting Policy, Practice and Community” focusing on broader approaches to find solutions to gun violence in Chicago. The series begins with “Reducing Gun Violence: The Ecosystem of Public Safety” on Thursday, July 25th from 4-6PM at Homan Square Tower building. We’re pleased to host in partnership with City Club of Chicago, BlackRoots Alliance & WTTW/Chicago PBS, with Brandis Griffith Friedman as our moderator and Timothy Daly, Pamela Montgomery -Bosley, S. Rebecca Neusteter, Lorne Runnels of BlackRoots Alliance and Eric S. Smith as panelists. Please join us! Register at the link below. #EndGunViolenceCHI #Chicago #GunViolencePrevention https://lnkd.in/g-8-G6vi

Right now, the city of Chicago is focused more than ever on stemming the tide of gun violence. We've been working on and investing in strategies to create safer and more just communities for a long time. In this Crain's Chicago Business op-ed, our President & CEO Ellen Alberding presents a clear, proven ecosystem of strategies that have effectively reduced gun violence in major cities--we know that Chicago can have the same success with full commitment to implementing these strategies too. In fact, we're hosting a 3-part series starting July 25th to explore this broader approach to addressing gun violence and finding solutions in Chicago. Click the link to read Ellen's op-ed and to learn more about our forthcoming series, “Ending Gun Violence in Chicago: Connecting Policy, Practice and Community.” #PublicSafety #CommunityEngagement #Chicago #GunViolencePrevention #PublicPolicy #CommunityViolenceIntervention https://lnkd.in/dsd9ep8r

Sincere thanks to MK Analytics Inc and all of our partners this week who’ve shared our new research, led by Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program Director Timothy Daly, revealing the underutilization of ATF crime gun tools by law enforcement nationwide that can help solve gun crimes and save lives. Learn more in the report linked below and, like many of our partners and allies, please share. #GunViolencePrevention

We recently welcomed 40 leaders from organizations across the Great Lakes to Chicago for the 2nd annual Midwest #Democracy Convening. State delegations shared insights from their spring elections, recent voting policy changes and concerns leading up to November. Two days of vibrant discussions with organizations including Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, ACCESS - Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services and Detroit Disability Power, among others, addressed a range of topics from working with election officials to language, cultural, and physical accessibility to voting. Read more from Democracy Program Officer Melanie McElroy in our latest installment of Democracy Desk. #Midwest #GreatLakesRegion #Elections #DemocracyDesk https://lnkd.in/gd2F9_xd

In the Chicago and Calumet River region, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is offering up to $1.5 million in grant funding to improve these major waterways, reduce stormwater runoff with green infrastructure, enhance fish and wildlife habitat and improve public access to, and use of, natural areas. Learn more at the link below. Joyce is pleased to be part of the public-private partnership with NFWF, BNSF Railway, Cleveland-Cliffs, Crown Family Philanthropies, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Hunter Family Foundation, Salesforce, USEPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), USDA Forest Service and Walder Foundation. #conservation #environment #wildlife #chicago #calumet #river https://lnkd.in/dShin2s

NEW RESEARCH out today from our Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program found that nearly half of all law enforcement agencies are not fully using ATF's intelligence tools to solve gun crimes. Our report comes at a time when the clearance rate for gun homicides is only 46 percent annually. Crime gun intelligence tools are essential for identifying gun traffickers, reducing bias in policing, solving gun crimes and saving lives. Read more below about how our report provides recommendations for Congress, ATF, state policymakers, and local law enforcement agencies to effectively use these tools to make significant progress in reducing gun violence and protecting our communities. https://lnkd.in/gr3gP7HW #GunViolencePrevention #CrimeGunIntelligenceTools #PublicSafety

Thanks to all who joined our recent #LunchAndLearn webinar series "Exploring Law Enforcement Support for Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Strategies" with Police Executive Research Forum researchers. Click & share below. #CVI #CommunityViolenceIntervention https://lnkd.in/gTFyGaYV