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For Incourage Community Foundation, progress continues for their Tribune Building Project

Posted by Melinda on July 16, 2015

The Tribune Building Project began in December 2012 when Incourage Community Foundation purchased a historic property along the Wisconsin River with the intent that residents would decide its future use....

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Great Lakes Introduces Newly Expanded Program to Increase Community College Graduation

Posted by Melinda on July 14, 2015

Madison, Wis.—National graduation rates at community colleges are discouragingly low, with just 21 percent of students earning a degree within three years. While there are many reasons why students...

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Madison Community Foundation is now accepting Community Impact LOIs

Posted by Melinda on July 1, 2015

The Madison Community Foundation is now accepting letters of inquiry through Wednesday, July 15, for the Community Impact grantmaking program’s fall cycle. Letter of inquiry forms are available at...

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Numerous members transform a Milwaukee inner-city park that once fostered crime

Posted by Melinda on June 27, 2015

In the 1960s and 1970s, an estimated 14,000 housing units were demolished on the North Side to pave the way for additional freeway construction. But the freeway plan ultimately...

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Northwestern Mutual Foundation’s signature program with Alex’s Lemonade Stand goes up alongside their new tower

Posted by Melinda on June 24, 2015

Amid a backdrop of cranes, hard hats and noise that are seen and heard daily at the construction site for Northwestern Mutual's 32-story skyscraper project in downtown Milwaukee, a...

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Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Centennial Celebration features former TODAY Show anchor

Posted by Melinda on June 19, 2015

Former TODAY Show anchor, Jane Pauley, was the special guest at the 100th anniversary celebration for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Thursday night.

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Forward Community Investments (FCI) Awarded $20 Million in New Markets Tax Credits

Posted by Melinda on June 17, 2015

For the second consecutive year, Forward Community Investments (FCI), a statewide community development financial institution (CDFI) based...

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Zilber Family Foundation backs community development with $2.4 million

Posted by Melinda on June 15, 2015

The Zilber Family Foundation is amplifying its support of community development initiatives in Lindsay Heights, Clark Square...

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Fond du Lac Area Foundation’s Sandi Roehrig presents at COF’s national conference

Posted by Melinda on June 11, 2015

Fond du Lac Area Foundation's Executive Director, Sandi Roehrig, recently returned from the Council on Foundations' National Conference in San Francisco, Calif.

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Bader Philanthropies doubles funding capacity for the arts

Posted by Melinda on June 11, 2015

Milwaukee-based Bader Philanthropies, Inc. has placed the arts among its top funding priorities after announcing plans to double its yearly commitment to the arts to $1 million.

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