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United Way of Greater Milwaukee surpassed its $53.8 million community campaign goal after raising a total just above $54 million, the organization announced during a Thursday evening community celebration.

With little or no forewarning, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee stunned the community by announcing in April that it was nearly $30 million in debt and needed a plan to restructure.

*Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee will hold an information session featuring an overview of the organization’s...

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.

Scale Up Milwaukee continues to inspire new projects in the U.S. and beyond. Earlier this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced its launch of Scale Up America, an effort to support community efforts fostering entrepreneurial activity and business growth. In September, the SBA announced eight specific programs in communities throughout the U.S. that will receive funding support.

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has donated a lead gift to Marquette University’s Ralph C. Hartman Literacy and Learning Center to launch a summer reading program that will bear his name.

Green Bay Packers' all-time leading receiver Donald Driver has teamed up with the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to establish Driven to Better Health, a school- and family-based wellness partnership for Wisconsin children and families.

The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee on Sunday filed its debtors' joint plan of reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

The city of Milwaukee plans to acquire the Esperanza Unida building, a prominent structure on the south side, and will issue a request for proposals seeking a developer to acquire and redevelop the building.

Readers of BizTimes Milwaukee are invited to pay a visit to the Milwaukee Public Market on Thursday, Dec. 11, when local celebrities will be ringing the bells and asking for donations to the Salvation Army’s Red Kettles.