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The Emteq Charity Golf Outing was held recently at The Legend at Brandybrook in Wales to raise funds for the child advocacy programs at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In its 10th year, the outing has raised more than $600,000 for the cause.

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino introduced its 10 “Miracle on Canal Street” signature charities on Tuesday as it launched its 2014 charity drive.

Concordia University Wisconsin, located in Mequon, will diversify its academic offerings this fall with a new college designed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

BizTimes Media has launched an awards program to call attention to the region’s top corporate citizens and most effective nonprofit organizations.

The Interfaith-MPS Tutor Program is in need of more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year as the program works to reach more students enrolled in Milwaukee Public Schools.

The Public Policy Forum will present the results of “Give and You Will Receive,” an analysis of nonprofit revenue trends and charitable giving in greater Milwaukee, on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

When the Urban Ecology Center acquired 4.5 acres in the heart of the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum last December, the nonprofit also acquired a football field's worth of recycled wood, brick, stone and other raw materials.

Recently, Donald Sykes announced his retirement as CEO and president of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB). During his tenure, Don brought his nationally recognized leadership in workforce development to what was the Private Industry Council to reorganize and re-launch the organization as the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board. As we look to MAWIB's future under the leadership of new CEO and president, Earl Buford, we are building on a legacy of success that Don has built for MAWIB and the entire community through his years of significant service and accomplishments in workforce development and human services.

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