Marc J. Lane

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Rethinking Giving: The Rise of Regenerative Philanthropy. Read April’s Lane Report at the link below: shorturl.at/r0fzG

I’m eagerly looking forward to sharing best practices with founders of early-stage social enterprises who are participating in DePaul University’s social impact incubator on April 7th.

Join us Tuesday, April 7th for Community Desk Chicago’s Wealth Our Way Learning Series. Camille Kerr, Sarah Kaplan, and I will be leading the Strengthening Shared Ownership: Legal and Governance panel. eventbrite.com/e/wealth-our-w…

Please join my fellow Commissioners and me at the March 12thmeeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. We will be hearing testimony from Teny Oded Gross, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago facebook.com/cookcountymiss…

Illinois Offers Relief to Charities Facing Declining Donations. Read this month’s Lane Report at the link below: shorturl.at/Y95LY

Many thanks to my friend Scott M. Curran for inviting me to guest lecture on “Social Enterprise Design and Structure” at his Social Enterprise class next Wednesday at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Might Tax-Day Charitable Deductions Be In Our Future? Read February’s Lane Report at the link below: shorturl.at/48lWx

Please join my fellow Commissioners and me at the January 15th meeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. We will be hearing testimony from Celia Colón, the Chief Executive Officer of Giving Others Dreams (G.O.D.) Join us at this link: facebook.com/cookcountymiss….

Entrepreneurial nonprofits and for-profit social enterprises alike are embracing the opportunities the Low-profit Limited Liability Company (L3C) offers. But what the L3C can’t do is help its managers dodge their fiduciary responsibilities.

I’ll be honored to speak at the “Relaunch, Reflect, Reimagine” Forum hosted by the National Association of Osteopathic Foundations on Monday, December 8th.

Charitable Donation Opportunities for December 2025 – And 2026 and Beyond. Read December’s Lane Report at the link below: shorturl.at/l0Xzp

Please join my fellow Commissioners and me at Thursday’s meeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. We will be hearing testimony from Haydee Caldero, the Executive Director of the Illinois Center for Employee Ownership. facebook.com/cookcountymiss….

The Bull Market is 3 Years Old – Now What? Read November’s Lane Report at the link below: shorturl.at/hexIY

I’ll be honored to speak about “Social Enterprise Design and Structure” at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart School of Business on October 30.

Will the Giving Pledge Give Way to the L3C? Read October’s Lane Report at the link below: shorturl.at/G4jL5

Many thanks to my friend Julianne Buck, the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, for inviting me to speak about L3Cs and Benefit Corporations on October 17th.

Many thanks to my friend L. Brian Jenkins for inviting me to speak with the members of the Entrenuity Accelerator Cohort on October 14th.

Many thanks to Richard Feiner and William Mooney Sloneker for inviting me to guest lecture at their Social Purpose Business course in the nonprofit graduate program at Columbia University on September 30.

Please join my fellow Commissioners and me when I’ll have the privilege of chairing this Thursday’s meeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation at 4 p.m. in 4th floor Conference Room A at 118 N. Clark Street, Chicago. facebook.com/cookcountymiss…