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Ascendium Education Group, Employees Step Up Community Support
Madison, WI — 2020 was an extraordinary year that brought big challenges for the Madison-area community across both racial justice issues and the cornonavirus pandemic. While Ascendium Education Group’s philanthropic mission as a national funder focuses on the power of education and training beyond high school to transform the lives
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Dane Workforce Housing Fund – First Project to be Announced on 11/12/20
On Thursday, November 12, The Economic Stability Council (ESC), in partnership with Madison Development Corporation and United Way of Dane County, will announce the first project to come out of their Dane Workforce Housing Fund. This fund is intended to be a long-term strategy that will help create and sustain
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Fond du Lac Area Foundation Receives $3.8 Million Gift, Largest in its History
Fond du Lac, Wis. (November 9, 2020): The Fond du Lac Area Foundation announced today it has received its largest single donation in organizational history to date – an estate gift worth more than $3.8 million used to establish the Jim and Jackie Marcoe Fund. “We are honored to recognize
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ForumNation Podcast Episode 4: Janine Lee
Post from United Philanthropy Forum: We are excited to announce that Part Two of Season One of ForumNation is kicking off with its fourth episode! Janine Lee currently serves as President & CEO of Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) and is a veteran strategist and grantmaker in philanthropy. During her career in philanthropy,
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Gov. Evers Invests $10 Million in Wisconsin Nonprofits
Grants support nonprofit organizations providing critical services as COVID-19 continues surge in Wisconsin MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $10-million investment aimed at providing economic stabilization for nonprofit organizations providing critical services to Wisconsinites during COVID-19, which continues to surge across Wisconsin. “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected folks and
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Community Impact Grants
Madison Community Foundation has awarded $100,000 in new proactive grants to Dane County nonprofits working to support parents and families during the pandemic. These grants, made primarily from MCF’s Community Impact and COVID-19 Priority funds, join several other grants made earlier in the year to area organizations, bringing the total
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A global call to advance racial equity by 2030 W.K. Kellogg Foundation
By W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION October 13, 2020 “The stark inequities we see today show how much farther we need to travel to advance racial equity so all children, their families and communities can thrive.”LA JUNE MONTGOMERY TABRON, PRESIDENT & CEO OF W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATIONTweet Our founder Will Keith Kellogg established
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Robertson promoted as Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s first EVP, COO and CFO
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has promoted Kenneth Robertson to executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer as he continues to guide the community foundation toward its strategic and operational objectives. He has been serving the Foundation as vice president and CFO since
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Philanthropy, Justice and a Chance for Change
ON NOVEMBER 10, THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY TAKES A NEW FOCUS We fundraisers are enthusiastic about what we do. Every day, we get to channel human compassion and generosity for the common good. It’s a pretty satisfying gig. But some things are even more important than philanthropy, as Dr. Martin
