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Community Conversations Aim to Understand Race, Racism, Antiracism
Posted on Jun 22, 2020, by Amy Spreeman To make it easier to talk about race and have compassionate community conversations, Imagine Fox Cities is providing series of free conversation guides to those who live and work […]
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Report shows hyper-local investment essential for community survival through crisis
A new report from The Kresge Foundation’s Fresh, Local and Equitable (FreshLo) Initiative affirms the importance of place-based, hyper-local investment in ensuring communities historically left out of power are able […]
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Food and drink service sector majority of applications for WEDC’s $75M grant program
With less than a week remaining for small businesses to apply for $2,500 grants being made available by the state’s economic development corporation, so far, the bulk of applications received […]
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Power Moves: Your Essential Philanthropy Assessment Guide For Equity and Justice
ARE YOU LEVERAGING THE FULL POWER OF YOUR FOUNDATION FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE? Now you can find out if your strategies and practices: Catalyze equitable, long-term solutions instead of temporary […]
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Connecting Milwaukee Students to Teaching Year-Round
BY JEAN-GABRIEL FERNANDEZ JUN. 17, 2020 Wendell Willis is the executive director of the MPS Foundation As school closures have interrupted the learning process for many students across the nation, some […]
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A Message from IFF CEO Joe Neri
Dear Community Partners, Nonprofits that have received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have questions about how the loan forgiveness process will work — especially in light of new changes that […]
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115 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color
The protests against police brutality and the recent unjust murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, and Tony McDade have mobilized millions to take action toward dismantling both overtly and subtly racist ideologies […]
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MPS Foundation launches $1 million fundraising campaign to provide families with internet access
Will match district’s $1 million investment By Lauren Anderson -Jun 3, 2020 11:21 am The Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation, Inc. has launched a $1 million fundraising campaign to provide internet access for students and their […]
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation backs African American Chamber COVID-19 recovery fund
By Lauren Anderson -Jun 5, 2020 11:26 am The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has donated $100,000 to the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin to establish a COVID-19 recovery fund. The fund […]
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Nonprofits face significant financial, programming challenges, UWM survey finds
By Lauren Anderson -Jun 5, 2020 10:49 am Nearly half of Wisconsin nonprofits recently polled said they have cut staff amid the coronavirus pandemic, and more than half are concerned about being […]
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