Nonprofit

BizTimes Media’s fourth annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

Cindy Christensen will retire on Dec. 31 as president of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and executive vice president of Children’s Hospital and Health System after more than 25 years of service.

The Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee is seeking nominations for its 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards, which “highlight innovation and exceptional organizational performance” among nonprofits, according to the organization.

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s board of directors has elected a new chair, Thomas Spero, retired managing partner of Deloitte & Touche, LLP’s Milwaukee office.

BizTimes Media’s fourth annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

Marquette University has received two new $1 million gifts, which marks the completion of a nine-month, $15 million fundraising effort to build a new 40,000 square-foot on-campus residence for its community of Jesuit priests.

The Selig family has gifted $2.5 million to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, to be used toward the Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee.

Zachariah’s Acres celebrated the groundbreaking of Zachariah’s Acres Barn on Thursday while also celebrating progress made on Phase I-A of its capital campaign.

The number of nonprofit organizations in the Greater Milwaukee area has grown over the past two decades, but each now has a smaller piece of the revenue pie, according to a new report from the Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum.

Taking the podium at SHARP Literacy, Inc.’s 2014 “A Novel Event” will be LeVar Burton, an Emmy Award-winning actor, producer, director and author who shares the nonprofit’s drive to engage urban children in reading.