Nonprofit

BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its annual Bravo! Entrepreneur and I.Q. (Innovation Quotient) Awards.

The United Performing Arts Fund is approaching its 2015 campaign with a goal to pull in $11.86 million after completing a record primary campaign last year that tallied more than $11.7 million.

Michael Berzowski, chairman of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, has resigned after two years of overseeing the center’s board.

“Milwaukee is a city built on neighborhoods,” remarked Ellen M. Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF) in its Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative 2013 Community Impact Report. Milwaukee grantmakers are investing in initiatives to help strengthen Milwaukee neighborhoods and the greater community.

The number of people battling cystic fibrosis across the country could easily fit into Miller Park, according to Elm Grove resident Tom Koops, whose 7-year-old son, Jeb, struggles with the disease.

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.

Businesses in southeastern Wisconsin finished 2014 in strong fashion and are forecasting gains in revenues, profits and hiring in 2015.

Assurant Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Milwaukee-based Assurant Health, has distributed $240,000 worth of grants to eight area nonprofits serving the city’s population of youth who struggle with hunger, homelessness and health and wellness.

The Hebron House of Hospitality, a homeless shelter and housing resource located in Waukesha, kicked off the new year with a new executive director – Rev. Kris Androsky.

*Saturday, Jan. 24, the seventh annual “Strikes for Hope Charity Bowling Tournament” will take place at Sussex Bowl, located...