Eleanor Perrone Toriski

Chief Operating Officer
eperronetoriski@ccachicago.org
312-704-2037

Eleanor is Chief Operating Officer at Civic Consulting Alliance. She joined the organization in April 2018 as Principal, Development and Communications. She leads Civic Consulting Alliance's comprehensive fundraising, storytelling, and operational strategy.

Eleanor is a mission-driven leader with nearly 20 years of experience in the social impact sector, a deep knowledge of the Chicago nonprofit, philanthropic, and educational landscapes, and a demonstrated dedication to equity in education and beyond.

Eleanor comes to the Civic Consulting Alliance from Embarc, an education nonprofit combating the opportunity gap by providing access to transformative experiences for Chicago high school students. She sustains her passion for education equity in part through service on Embarc's Auxiliary Board. She is active and engaged in Chicago's social impact community, with a particular focus on strengthening a social sector that engages and cultivates individual talent in an inclusive and sustainable manner. Eleanor continuously seeks opportunities to further her own learning and to build community in support of the organizations she serves; she was selected as a member of the inaugural Class of 2022 of the Nonprofit Network for Strategic Operations and Finance at The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and as a member of the 2018 Class of The Allstate Foundation Greater Good Nonprofit Leaders Program (now known as the Executive Leadership Program). Eleanor also invests in the next generation of philanthropic professionals; she served as a member and mentor through the Chicago Women in Philanthropy (CWIP) and their Women's Leadership Mentoring Program, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Chicago Chapter and their Peer Mentoring Program. Eleanor is also a former member of Women in Development Professions (WIDP), and a former Executive Board Member of the Young Nonprofit Professionals (YNPN) of Chicago.