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Momentum Fund Launches to Help Build Capacity of Nonprofits Managing COVID-19 Funds

Posted by Admin WPN on June 2, 2020

United Philanthropy Forum announces the launch of the Momentum Fund to support nonprofit organizations managing active COVID-19 relief and recovery funds that are helping communities recover from the...

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

Posted by Admin WPN on June 1, 2020

Ellen M. Gilligan President and CEO, Greater Milwaukee Foundation May 30, 2020 There are two public health crises in America right...

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Some Wisconsin counties and cities have continued or started new stay-at-home orders, but others have been rescinded

Posted by Admin WPN on May 18, 2020

In the immediate aftermath of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ending Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order, local governments around the state began issuing their own measures.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order that closed businesses to limit spread of coronavirus

Posted by Admin WPN on May 18, 2020

MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Tony Evers' order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus — marking the first time a statewide order...

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Mayor Lightfoot Joins Governor Pritzker to Announce Arts for Illinois Relief Fund to Support Artists, Artisans and Cultural Organizations Impacted by COVID-19

Posted by Admin WPN on May 14, 2020

More than $4M Already Raised for ‘Arts for Illinois Relief Fund,’ a Partnership Between the City of Chicago, State of Illinois and the Philanthropic Community

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Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why

Posted by Admin WPN on May 14, 2020

Foundations’ engagement in public policy has contributed to advances in society in areas from civil rights to consumer protections to public health. At the same time,...

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Nonprofits Led by People of Color Win Less Grant Money With More Strings (Study)

Posted by Admin WPN on May 14, 2020

Organizations led by people of color win less grant money and are trusted less to make decisions about how to spend those funds than groups with white...

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WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCES $2.7 MILLION IN GRANTS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Posted by Admin WPN on May 12, 2020

The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has announced 22 new awards totaling $2.7 million to researchers and community organizations across Wisconsin...

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With more COVID-19 testing capacity in Wisconsin, Evers unveils plan to test all nursing homes, add drive-thru sites

Posted by Admin WPN on May 12, 2020

Aims to make Wisconsin one of the top states in testing per capita By Lauren Anderson -May 5, 2020 11:17 am Last...

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Greater Milwaukee Foundation receives $1 million Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant for COVID-19 relief

Posted by Admin WPN on May 12, 2020

MKE Responds Fund has secured more than $3.2 million By Lauren Anderson -May 6, 2020 11:51 am The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has received...

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