Lipman Hearne is a Chicago-based marketing and communications firm focused on the nonprofit sector. It traces its roots back to the founding of Lipman Design in 1966 and Hearne Communications in 1969. In 1988, these two companies merged, creating Lipman Hearne, Inc. Lipman Hearne is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) and has won a number of Higher Education Marketing Report Educational Advertising Awards, Telly Awards, Webby Awards, and Communicator Awards.