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Medical College adds Greater Milwaukee Foundation as partner in central city project
By Rich Kirchen – Senior Reporter, Milwaukee Business Journal Nov 29, 2018, 4:25pm CST Updated 11 minutes ago The Medical College of Wisconsin is adding a partner for shaping Milwaukee into one of the healthiest and safest cities in the nation — the Greater Milwaukee Foundation — and narrowed the site search to an area between […]
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Community Foundation Welcomes New Director of Donor Services
(Wausau, WI) ─ The community foundation is pleased to announce that we have a new addition to our team – Karla Lodholz. As our new Director of Donor Services, Karla will be integrally involved in the Foundation’s new donor development efforts, helping us to accomplish our mission of enhancing the quality of north central Wisconsin. […]
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Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Receives National Recognition, Accredited with Rigorous Philanthropic Standards
APPLETON, Wis. – The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations everywhere. “Meeting the National Standards benchmarks is a rigorous, comprehensive process,” said Randy Royster, Chair of the Community Foundations […]
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A New Era Begins as Great Lakes Becomes Ascendium Education Group
November 15 marked the start of a new chapter for our organization. Effective that day, Great Lakes is now Ascendium Education Group. We’re excited to embark on this new leg of our collective journey. Why have we changed our name? This transition was nearly a year in the making. It sprang from the acquisition early […]
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Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay awards $51,000 to local nonprofits working to empower women and inspire girls
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay, a fund of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, has awarded seven grants totaling more than $51,000 to local nonprofit programs. The Women’s Fund endowment provides grants to local nonprofit organizations that offer programs and services supporting leadership and self-esteem initiatives for women and […]
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Bucks Promote Arvind Gopalratnam to Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Executive Director of Milwaukee Bucks Foundation
The Milwaukee Bucks have promoted Arvind Gopalratnam to Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and named him the Executive Director of the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation. “Arvind continues to demonstrate an enthusiastic commitment to the Milwaukee community and to growing the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation’s mission across the state,” said Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter […]
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New Funding Opportunity from the Burke Foundation
The Burke Foundation is requesting Letters of Intent to support innovative projects that produce substantive positive outcomes for young people in the City of Milwaukee. The Foundation is looking to partner with new, innovative, or scalable opportunities and projects that enhance the well-being of Milwaukee’s youth and future leaders. Capital, operational, and programmatic grants will […]
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Community Foundation Celebrates Landmark Year in Giving
APPLETON, Wis. – The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region awarded a record $28.6 million in grants to 1,251 nonprofit organizations, taking the total grants awarded in its 32-year history to $295.2 million. For the fiscal year 2018, which ended June 30, the grants total includes $1.01 million in scholarships awarded to a record […]
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Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin Announces $248,600 in Community Grants
Stevens Point, Wisconsin (October 26, 2018) – The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin has awarded $248,600 in Community Grants to 49 programs throughout 38 local charitable organizations that benefit community needs throughout Portage and Waushara Counties. “These grants are going directly to non-profit organizations who are addressing our community’s needs to help people, enhance education, […]
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YPs from Rockwell, Milwaukee Bucks, MillerCoors selected to national list of influential young executives
by: Milwaukee Business Journal Patricia Contreras of Rockwell Automation Inc., Dustin Godsey of the Milwaukee Bucks and Megan Mares of MillerCoors LLC have been selected to a national list of influential young executives. The Business Journals’ Influencers: Rising Stars spotlights 100 people in business across the country who are having an impact relatively early in […]
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