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Have Dreams celebrated its 30th anniversary in October, and Small Forces helped the autism advocacy organization exceed its fundraising goal by more than 200%.

Small Forces consulted on the entire Decades of Dreams event, collaborating with the Have Dreams creative team to shape the evening’s presentation. We helped frame the overall narrative of the fundraising program and invited members of the Have Dreams community, as well as Have Dreams staff, to take part as speakers. Each speaker’s personalized remarks were co-written by Small Forces with Have Dreams and based on interviews conducted in the weeks leading up to the event. Woven between the speakers was a series of short films produced by Small Forces, each touching on one of four core Have Dreams themes.

The introductory film below set the stage for the evening, honoring Have Dreams’ 30th anniversary while acknowledging the work that’s yet to be done.


With the help of Small Forces,  longtime partner organization Nourishing Hope raised $1.1 million at their gala fundraiser on October 2nd.  Serving  all of Chicago, Nourishing Hope provides free groceries, mental health counseling and social services to help neighbors thrive. Recent reports indicate 36% of Chicago households (47% of households with children) experience food insecurity. This year’s impact film, Possibility, tells the story of day-to-day reality for tens of thousands of Chicagoans from a neighbor’s point of view. Featuring the voices of those who are living through a reality of increased food costs, rent increases, childcare cuts, SNAP cuts, and ICE raids, Possibility invites viewers to participate in providing food today and hope for tomorrow. 

The film screened at Nourishing Hope’s gala event and will be used through 2027 as a sponsorship and fundraising tool as well as a year-long social media campaign. See highlights from the Nourishing Hope gala on LinkedIn.

The Honeycomb Project celebrated 15 years, many of them as a Small Forces partner, at its Golden Hour gala on October 2nd. Small Forces was once again called on to tell the Honeycomb story, showing the organization’s deep connection and commitment to the dozens of neighborhoods it serves through family volunteer projects in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

This year’s film followed a group of young adults who first joined Honeycomb as small children. Having grown up with the organization, they now stand poised to lead it into its next 15 years. Small Forces’ storytelling helped the Honeycomb Project exceed its fundraising goal for the evening by 30%, prompting one Honeycomb executive to wonder, “How the [expletive deleted] do you knock it out of the park every year?”