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Join Us!
This year the Donors Forum of Wisconsin marks its 30th year, and we're celebrating by highlighting philanthropys impact on our community with the Snapshots of Philanthropy, ePostcard series.
This will be a series of 30 profiles offering a glimpse into the many ways grantmakers are making a difference in communities through starting, expanding, sustaining, or partnering with critical initiatives and organizations. The Snapshots highlight the important role of philanthropy and its impact on our community, with an emphasis on the good work of our member foundations and corporate giving programs. The Snapshots will be delivered twice a month beginning on May 12, 2008 to DFW members, community leaders, legislators, and members of the media. The stories will collectively be housed on the DFW website.
Donors Forum members looking for information on how to submit a Snapshot please visit the members only section of the website.
We hope you will celebrate with us and sign up today to receive the bi-weekly Snapshots of Philanthropy ePostcard series!
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8 in a series of 30
Progressive Fund Promotes Juvenile Justice Group
In Dane County and Wisconsin, persistent poverty and racial inequity increase a young person's chances of falling out of the educational system and into the juvenile justice apparatus. Teen Build-Up was founded by six high school students from the Wexford Ridge Neighborhood on the West side of Madison to educate and empower teens on issues such as inequitable treatment around policing and school discipline. In 2005 Wisconsin Community Fund, Wisconsin's only statewide community foundation, issued a grant to the Wexford Ridge Neighborhood Center to build the capacity of the multi-racial, youth run program.
7 in a series of 30
Philanthrophy Groups Helps Transform Child Welfare System
The Child Welfare Philanthropy Group is committed to the safety, protection and well-being of the most vulnerable of children, those who had been abused or neglected and their families.Nearly a dozen funders in the Greater Milwaukee Area with support from two representatives from the Wisconsin Association of Family and Children's Agencies are igniting and sustaining transformation of the child welfare system to achieve this goal.
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Christian Foundation Nutures Changing Community
Founded in 2000, the Christian Stewardship Foundation enables people to give creatively and efficiently to a variety of causes and organizations throughout Wisconsin. The Christian Stewardship Foundation (CSF), an affiliate of The National Christian Foundation which is the 29th largest public charity in the country, has distributed more than $20 million to over 350 organizations, many in the Greater Milwaukee area. CSF has expanded the resources available for Christian and community nonprofits by increasing the efficiency and quantity of charitable donations from individuals, churches and ministries.
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Funders Build Pipeline of Nonprofit Talent
The nonprofit sector is facing what experts call an unprecedented workforce crisis with organizations in Wisconsin and across the country struggling to recruit and retain talented staff. To cultivate new sources of talent and leadership, since 2003 the Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation has been providing scholarship dollars for college students completing 10-week summer internships at nonprofit organizations in Rock and Jefferson counties as part of the College-to-Work Nonprofit Internship program.
4 in a series of 30
Funders Mobilize to Support Bayfield Recreation Center
Bayfield, known as the gateway to the Apostle Islands, is a popular touring stop for visitors to the Lake Superior region. One of the most recent pressing issues facing the local community was the operation of the Bayfield Recreation Center, the hub of recreational activities and programs. The Bayfield School District had operated the center since 1986 and was losing over $150,000 annually after years of debit and maintenance issues. Members of the school board debated whether to sell, tear down, or remodel the Rec Center for another use.
3 in a series of 30
Corporate Foundation Invests in Summer Nutrition Program
Thousands of children across Milwaukee County depend on the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs during the school year to receive nutritious meals. But what happens when the school year ends and summer vacation begins? The Fueling Young Minds Summer Meals Program, funded by an annual $125,000 grant from the Harley-Davidson Foundation since 2004, serves low-income children free, nutritious meals and snacks at safe, supervised locations such as schools, recreation centers, and playgrounds from the beginning of June until Labor Day.
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Family's Philanthropic Gift Catalyst for Mental Health Clinic
Throughout Wisconsin and in the Fox Valley, the need for mental health services far exceeds the capacity of existing providers. In response to this need, in 2006 the J. J. Keller family pledged a $625,000 challenge grant toward a $2.5 million goal to establish a pediatric mental health clinic in the Fox Valley.
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Funder, Nonprofits Craft Health Care Solutions
Rising health care costs have had a tremendous impact on Wisconsin's nonprofit organizations. By working with nonprofits to develop creative solutions to these types of challenges, the Helen Bader Foundation was able to address this issue for Milwaukee-area synagogue Congregation Shalom. |
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