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BizTimes Media’s fifth annual Giving Guide serves the region’s business community as a vehicle to engage with area nonprofit organizations and discover opportunities for philanthropic involvement.

The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin have announced a $3 million gift from the Kelben Foundation, a Milwaukee-based nonprofit, to establish a Community Mental Health Initiative for children in Milwaukee’s central city.

Former U.S. Senator and Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl has designated the Greater Milwaukee Foundation the steward of the $100 million gift he plans to make toward the development of a new downtown arena.

Our Daily Salt, a locally-owned shop that handcrafts wooden housewares and kitchen wares, is ringing in the holiday season with a philanthropic push to raise funds for Hunger Task Force.

In this season of giving, many corporations of all sizes are finding ways to give back to their communities. Some have teams of employees who contribute their time and talents by volunteering for meaningful projects like feeding the hungry, reading to children or helping the homeless. Others make financial contributions to particular causes, donate office furniture or offer in-kind services to local nonprofits.

A new partnership between Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Public Schools will connect 5,000 fifth grade students with learning opportunities that simulate the real-world responsibilities of running a business.

Milwaukee-based Cream City Foundation Inc. has named Peter Holbrook, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer.

Milwaukee is one of two counties chosen to receive assistance from the National Reentry Resource Center to develop plans to improve the workforce reentry process for those with criminal records.

Marquette University's Diederich College of Communication has received a $3.5 million gift from the Bernice Shanke Greiveldinger Charitable Trust for capital improvement projects in the college's Johnston Hall.

Wisconsin's preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November, down from 5.4 percent in October, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.