ABOUT

Chicago designers during a visit to St. Jude Children's Hospital in June 2017.

Chicago designers during a visit to St. Jude Children's Hospital in June 2017.

We are a grassroots philanthropic group of individuals within the Chicago design community coming together to create awareness and raise money for charitable organizations.

The Chicago Design Alliance was inspired by a trip that Brizo took us (a group of Chicago designers) on in June 2017, where we were fortunate to tour St. Jude Children's hospital. We founded the Chicago Design Alliance with the mission of uniting our collective Chicago Design Community to raise funds and awareness for amazing charitable organizations. Since the idea was sparked by our emotional visit to St. Jude, it's natural that we started there. Our inaugural fundraising effort for the St Jude 5k Walk Run in Chicago resulted in almost $60,000 in fundraising and proved the Chicago Design Community can move mountains when we all band together. As we tackle 2019 the CDA is committed to raising awareness and funds for St. Jude for a second year with a goal of raising $100,000 for the September 5k Walk / Run. Additionally, we will participate in multiple days of service with a variety of organizations and host a series of best practices events centered around the design world.

We’re thrilled you’ve come to visit our site and please don’t hesitate to reach out to the CDA to answer any questions you have about the CDA or our charitable work.

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