Coming Soon
Look for information about our annual awards event, happening this year on October 28th.
Photos from our June 19th Saturday Salon Soiree event will soon be posted to our website.
The Young Professionals Board will host a fantastic fireworks cruise on Lake Michigan on Wednesday, August 11th. Please click here for more information and to buy tickets.
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The Illinois Humane Society Book
The earlier history of the Bright Promises Foundation is chronicled in the book,
You may click on the links below to download an electronic copy of this book in PDF format courtesy of Northwestern University Library:
Covotsos, Louis John, Mark M. Hopman, Merle Jacob and Carol Kaulfuss, "The Illinois Humane Society 1869 to 1979." Virginia Marciniak, editor, the Illinois Humane Society: Chicago 1981. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 80-54846
You may click on the links below to download an electronic copy of this book in PDF format courtesy of Northwestern University Library:
Cover - XVI
Pgs 1 - 15
Pgs 16 - 30
Pgs 31 - 37
Pgs 38 - 45
Pgs 46 - 60
Pgs 61 - 75
Pgs 76 - 90
Pgs 91 - 105
Pgs 106 - 117
Pg 118
Pgs 119 - 125
Pgs 126 - 127
The Illinois Humane Society book is a collection of essays written by long-time members of its Board of Directors. Each gave the organization a long, careful look and attempted to not only describe the organization's work during various periods of its history, but also glean lessons from its successes and failures during this period of time.
It is a wonderful compendium of guidances for Boards of Directors of organizations that have been in existence for a long time and are facing concerns about continued relevancy and commitment to its mission.
