Here is an example of what these monied organizations fund: in 2014, a new nonprofit named LEAP Innovations celebrated its grand opening in offices donated by Motorola, alongside Mayor Rahm Emanuel and with speeches by board chairman Mark Furlong, the CEO of BMO Harris Bank, and Michael Moe, the CEO
The Chicago Community Trust was LEAPs fiscal sponsor; Michael Moe is a trustee of the Chicago Community Trust. Phyllis Locket was hired as CEO. The completely non-conflicted Chicago Tribune blandly called it a new organization that advocates for more technology in the classroom and described its