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Cheers from Delta Institute's programs team! Been working on some strategic planning - can't wait to share more soon! 🙌🏼
05/05/2026

Cheers from Delta Institute's programs team! Been working on some strategic planning - can't wait to share more soon! 🙌🏼

Even though last week's BOOST event is concluded, we're exploring more ways to support emerging entrepreneurs in sustain...
04/30/2026

Even though last week's BOOST event is concluded, we're exploring more ways to support emerging entrepreneurs in sustainability. One way we're doing so this year is through a new partnership with Green Pro Bono ♻️ ⚖️ 💚

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"Green Pro Bono is excited to partner with Delta Institute’s BOOST program to support entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions for environmental sustainability," shares Stephanie Demetry, Executive Director at Green Pro Bono. "Programs like BOOST help surface creative ideas and give emerging leaders the resources they need to move those ideas forward. We are proud to be part of an initiative that celebrates sustainability, entrepreneurship, and community on Earth Day."

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Each of this year's BOOST finalists will receive pro bono legal support to help them continue developing their start-ups. Thank you so much for your partnership, Green Pro Bono! 😊

Learn more by visiting https://www.greenprobono.org/

We're honored to be recognized for two years in a row with an Environmental Action Grant from NiSource Charitable Founda...
04/29/2026

We're honored to be recognized for two years in a row with an Environmental Action Grant from NiSource Charitable Foundation, NIPSCO, and Columbia Gas. Thank you!!
This grant will help us with our restoration work in Hobart, Indiana, where we are restoring a vacant, polluted 40-acre site into a public nature preserve with wetlands, prairie, and recreational amenities. This restoration project fulfills the dreams of generations of residents who wanted to see this site's restoration for the community. Learn more about our restoration work here: https://delta-institute.org/project/hobart-legacy/
In its eleventh year, NIPSCO’s Environmental Grant has donated $824,170 to date, helping 194 projects come to fruition across Northern Indiana. This year’s projects highlight Northern Indiana’s desire for water conservation, invasive species education, Monarch habitat development, Indiana Dunes National Park engagement, youth nature and exploration and wildlife habitat expansion. Nearly all funded projects and programs include community engagement components, encouraging residents to give back and experience nature through stewardship, fellowship and partnership. Learn more about the Environmental Action Grant and the other awardees here: https://www.nipsco.com/our-company/about-us/giving-back/environmental-action-grant

We are so grateful to everyone who celebrated Earth Day with us last week at our 14th annual BOOST competition. What an ...
04/28/2026

We are so grateful to everyone who celebrated Earth Day with us last week at our 14th annual BOOST competition. What an evening of inspiring new ideas to make Chicago and the Midwest a more sustainable place for us to live, work, and play. 💚

We especially want to congratulate this year's grand prize winners: Nathan Czuba of Midwest Science and Salvage and Sherry Skalko of Reduce Waste Chicago -- both start-ups will receive $5,000 each to continue investing in their work. And we also want to give big accolades to this year's runners up: Sarah Horn of Eco Chic Events and Ellen White of Ecofixr, for their outstanding programs that make local parties and Chicago film more sustainable for all! ♻️

We'd also like to thank all of our sponsors and in-kind supporters who made the evening possible! Thank you so much to American Family Insurance, William Blair, Peoples Gas, United, Anonymous, Solar Landscape, Green Pro Bono, and West Monroe.

Please enjoy these great pictures, captured courtesy of Cara Ditmar 📸

Check out the full photo album on Google Photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/3Yg6mxTGwY5hQAXZ7

🌍 We're thrilled to announce that Delta Institute has been selected as a 2026 Keeling Curve Prize Finalist, which recogn...
04/23/2026

🌍 We're thrilled to announce that Delta Institute has been selected as a 2026 Keeling Curve Prize Finalist, which recognizes the impactful work we do to address the world's pressing challenge — climate change.

Out of over 600 applicants from around the globe, Delta Institute's work has been chosen as one of the most promising climate projects. As one of the finalists in the Finance category, we are proud to stand among the top innovators in our field and contribute to driving impactful initiatives.

Climate Curve is recognizing Delta Institute's work in developing a novel soil health land valuation methodology. This new approach has the potential to revolutionize the way we value farmland, removing economic and structural barriers for farmers, landowners, and appraisers to implement soil health management systems. This will create new pathways for climate-smart agriculture to become the norm, building the capacity to sequester hundreds of millions of metric tons of emissions from the atmosphere into the soil annually.

We're excited to share more updates as we embark on this journey and look forward to the winners' announcement on July 1, where we will have the chance to win $50,000 to scale our impact.

Happy Earth Day!! 🤗💚🌎Later today, as Delta Institute celebrates Earth Day at our 14th annual BOOST event, we'll be celeb...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!! 🤗💚🌎
Later today, as Delta Institute celebrates Earth Day at our 14th annual BOOST event, we'll be celebrating all the progress we make in partnership with sponsors like our friends at American Family Insurance.
American Family Insurance gives back to the community in several ways, helping strengthen the resilience and sustainability of communities across the US. Learn more about some of their initiatives here: https://www.amfam.com/about/sustainable-business-framework/communities
You can also join us this evening at BOOST still! Visit https://delta-institute.org/boost

Thank you again to William Blair for continuing to sponsor our events in support of a more sustainable Midwest 🤗🌎♻️Willi...
04/21/2026

Thank you again to William Blair for continuing to sponsor our events in support of a more sustainable Midwest 🤗🌎♻️
William Blair has a long tradition of engaging in communities, a tradition passed down from its founding leaders, to get involved and help solve problems. That engagement comes in many forms—from giving time and funding causes to sharing expertise.
Learn more about their partnership with Delta Institute here: https://www.williamblair.com/Insights/Catalyzing-Communities-Through-Engagement-and-Sustainable-Initiatives
Join us at our annual BOOST event tomorrow at https://delta-institute.org/boost

As we approach , we'd like to thank Solar Landscape for sponsoring our upcoming sustainability event, BOOST 🌞 🌎 💚 Solar...
04/18/2026

As we approach , we'd like to thank Solar Landscape for sponsoring our upcoming sustainability event, BOOST 🌞 🌎 💚

Solar Landscape is "the nation’s leading commercial rooftop solar developer, with 800 megawatts of solar deployed across 75 million square feet of rooftop space.." They partner with the country’s largest real estate owners to turn rooftops into reliable, revenue-generating assets.

Learn more: https://solarlandscape.com/

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