1871 is partnering with one of the nation's leading women's organizations to create safe and healthy workplaces with sexual harassment training, education, and awareness. The program will include six public events, mandatory training for all of 1871's members, and establish an anonymous hotline for the 1871 community.

1871 and the Sun-Times Media Group are collaborating to bring you the the Insights Discussion Series, a series of four educational events that launches today with The Basics of Blockchain & Bitcoin, an in-depth presentation with industry experts on blockchain technology and its impact on business and society.

1871 announced today that Mesirow Financial will join the community as a corporate partner alongside over 100 other companies, institutions, and centers of higher education.

From Wall-E to WarGames, there’s no shortage of films or pop culture references that highlight the dangers of modern technology. But despite what we’ve seen on the big screen, there are plenty of folks who are using technology for social good -- including the panel that presented at Part 3 of our Chicago Made series: Nick Sky, Co-Founder and CEO of ChangEd; Art Caines, Co-Founder and CEO of MaxGrad; Leeatt Rothschild, Founder of Packed with Purpose; Joel Pollick, Founder and CEO of Percent Pledge, and Kelli Haywood, Founder and Executive Director of Dream On Education.

1871 member company Genivity, which provides clients with life-planning solutions, will pitch at Google Demo Day in San Francisco on March 28th. Each year, Google Demo Day brings a diverse group of startups from across North America to Silicon Valley to showcase their technology and meet investors and mentors. Startups are nominated by partners within the Google for Entrepreneurs Partner Network.

1871 is proud to announce that innovative, multi-national food company, Tyson Foods will join its community of over 100 companies, institutions, and centers of higher education as a corporate partner. 

1871 ranked first in the world in the 2018 UBI Global list of Top University-Affiliated Business Incubators and will be celebrated today in an international ceremony in Toronto. UBI Global utilizes an international research team that analyzes and benchmarks business incubators based on a wide range of factors, including their value to members and overall economic impact. 

Diversity and inclusion. You’ve probably heard those two words at the office more times than you can count. But in the modern workforce, buzzwords can become more common than practice and it certainly becomes easier to tout ‘McDiversity’ than to create an inclusive environment for all. At Part 2 of the Chicago Made series, Tom Alexander (COO, 1871) and Julie Felix (Manager of Diversity and Inclusion, Mesirow Financial) shared tactical tips to ‘break the ice.’

1871 joined Charles Schwab Tuesday to announce an all-day conference celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018 with free events, workshops, and panels to empower women in Chicago’s tech and entrepreneurial communities.

Networking just got easier for the 1871 community. 1871 has partnered with Brella, a startup based out of San Francisco, to power a four-part series of networking events in 2018. Brella is a networking tool for events that matches participants based on their business interests and sets up mutually beneficial appointments.