Tom was one of the presenters at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute forum marking the 10th anniversary of their Professional Education Program’s Certificate in Nonprofit Management. He claimed that the nonprofit sector has failed America and urged nonprofit leaders, workers and constituents to get political and join a new political initiative called CForward. Hear his remarks (about ten minutes):

The presenters were:

• Maria Pesqueira, President & CEO, Mujeres Latinas en Acción
• Jean Pogge, CEO, Delta Institute
• Tom Tresser, Organizer, Educator Activist and Civic Scholar
• Robert Wordlaw, Executive Director, Chicago Jobs Council
• Moderator: Kelly LeRoux, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, UIC