Senior Director of Development @BlockClubChi, @Zumba Instructor, Crazy Cat Lady, Foodie, Traveler. Past: @macfound @WGNRadio
Chicago, IL
Joined July 2017
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Last week, I was promoted to Senior Director of Development. I'm so grateful to work for an organization that values and respects their staff. Thank you @BlockClubCHI!
We're also growing in every direction! Come join our development team.
bit.ly/3rQLO2P
Maple Joy retweeted
BIG NEWS: @blockclubchi is hosting a party to celebrate 5 years — and you're invited!
🗓️ 6-9 PM June 22
📍 Logan Square's Greenhouse Loft
🎉 Delicious food, drinks, DJ + 📷 booth
🐊 PLUS special Block Club guests
Tickets are very limited! Get yours now: blockclubchi.co/cheers-tix
Maple Joy retweeted
HELP US HIT OUR GOAL: We're 175 subscribers away from our goal of 19,500 subscribers by the end of 2022!
With more subscribers, we'll be able to sustainably hire more reporters to cover Chicago's neighborhoods.
Subscribe now & you'll get a FREE print: buff.ly/3y0yEzD
Maple Joy retweeted
HELP US HIT OUR GOAL: We're 230 subscribers away from our goal of 19,500 subscribers by the end of 2022!
With more subscribers, we'll be able to sustainably hire more reporters to cover Chicago's neighborhoods.
Subscribe now & you'll get a FREE print: buff.ly/3y0yEzD
Maple Joy retweeted
Atavia grew up on the South Side, taking 2 buses & a train to work on her student paper. Now, she shares her neighbors' stories for Block Club.
Tuesday, she appeared in @nytimes promoting nonprofit news: buff.ly/3B1kO2r
Donate to support her work: buff.ly/3iJlHDf
Maple Joy retweeted
Wow! That’s our very own Englewood reporter @ataviawrotethis on page A5 of the @nytimes today.
We’re proud to represent the nonprofit news movement on a national stage.
Donate to support our work here: blockclubchicago.org/2022/11…
Thank you @nytimes for this pro bono ad encouraging your readers to support #nonprofitnews via @NewsMatch on this #GivingTuesday
Maple Joy retweeted
Happy #GivingTuesday.
Every tax-deductible donation you make to Block Club today will go directly to our reporters — the ones who have changed laws, exposed inequities and who show up to neighborhood meetings so you don’t have to.
Donate here: buff.ly/3XJLxdy
Maple Joy retweeted
NEW MERCH DROP 🚨 TO KEEP YOU WARM
🧵 Embroidered sweatshirts, beanies + hats
🐊 Gator Watch tees restocked for first time since '19
👕 New women's sizes
100% of proceeds benefit our nonprofit newsroom.
Buy yours here: buff.ly/2KGSO87
Maple Joy retweeted
IT’S BACK! Subscribe or buy a gift subscription to Block Club today & you'll get an amazing, FREE neighborhood print from artist @chgohoods.
50 to choose from — including a dozen new prints!
Subscribe here: buff.ly/3UHo377
Check out the prints: buff.ly/3tydwz1
Maple Joy retweeted
Have you read a Block Club story & thought, “I’m grateful this reporting exists"?
Today is the start of @NewsMatch, a campaign to bolster nonprofit newsrooms & fill the gaps news deserts have left.
Make a tax-deductible donation to support our team here: buff.ly/3fmwVj9
This is HUGE for Chicago's independent media ecosystem.
ICYMI: Big moment for independent media in Chicago.
Under an executive order, city of Chicago depts will now have to spend 50% of their ad budgets w/ community media outlets.
Thank you @indiemediachi @TracyBaimWCMG for your leadership + @ccmnewarkJ for paving the way in NYC.
This makes me so sad. Their black bean burger was everything! 😩 They will be missed.
Maple Joy retweeted
WE'RE HIRING: Block Club is hiring for 2 pivotal roles!
● The Senior Editor of Investigations will lead a new team to root out corruption, wrongdoing + inequality.
● The Operations Coordinator will help optimize our work + growth.
Here's how to apply: buff.ly/3gGfI4s
Maple Joy retweeted
Chicago is the most corrupt city in the nation. But it doesn't have to be that way.
We have big news: Today, the @McCormick_Fdn announced a $1.6 million grant for Block Club to build an investigative team to root out corruption, wrongdoing and inequity. buff.ly/3RiGiNI
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Wow. Incredibly proud of the @BlockClubCHI team — we're nominated for 3! @LIONPubs Local Journalism Awards, inc. for Outstanding Coverage + Accountability.
We do this for our readers, not awards. But it's an honor to be nominated.
Thank you for trusting us w/ your stories. 👇
Maple Joy retweeted
Wow. Incredibly proud of the @BlockClubCHI team — we're nominated for 4! national @INN Nonprofit News Awards, including Best Investigative Journalism.
We do this for our readers, not awards. But it's an honor to be nominated.
Thank you for trusting us w/ your stories. 👇
Maple Joy retweeted
📢 DREAM JOB ALERT: @BlockClubCHI
is HIRING a Social Media Editor to oversee our social media + help shape our audience growth strategy.
Must:
🔹3+ yrs social media or journalism experience
🔹Be obsessed w/ Chicago
🔹Have A+ news judgment
Apply by 8/12: blockclubchicago.org/block-c…
Maple Joy retweeted
We ❤️ @BlockClubCHI so much that Director of Development and Community Engagement @MJsChicagoLoop is speaking at our annual meeting, 6/17! chicagocollections.org/news-…
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Block Club is so, so lucky to have Jon Hansen working his magic with "It's All Good."
If you haven't given a listen yet, check out this specialty episode with some of the best, happiest stories from this first year. ❤️
🚨 🎙️ 🚨 Today is the 1-year anniversary of the 'It's All Good' @BlockClubCHI podcast! 🎙️🚨🎙️
We've got a new episode full of stories we loved -
A barber, an entrepreneur, a missing ring, and a mom fighting for her son.
Listen, rate, and review:
apple.co/3k3CnWP
