Nonprofit
News and updates from southeastern Wisconsin’s nonprofit sector, including leadership changes, funding, and impact.
BMO Harris Bank establishes $600,000 partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs and Marquette University
BMO Harris Bank will offer underprivileged students greater access to educational programming, mentoring opportunities and leadership skills training through a five-year, $600,000 working relationship with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee and Marquette University, according to an announcement Tuesday.
IndependenceFirst announces merger with Wheelchair Recycling Program
IndependenceFirst has announced the creation of the IndependenceFirst Mobility Store, thanks to a merger between IndependenceFirst and the Wheelchair Recycling Program.
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*Sunday, Nov. 11, Bottom’s Up South Tavern will host a Widows’ Ball to benefit breast cancer. The event will...
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Thank you Brewers fans
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is thanking the team's fans for their support in 2012.
Briggs & Stratton provides generators to help New Yorkers vote
Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. has responded to Hurricane Sandy by providing powerless Long Island, N.Y., residents with hundreds of portable generators to power polling stations on Election Day.
Holiday hiring drive to “Give the Gift of Employment”
Express Employment Professionals’ Brookfield office, part of a global staffing firm, will host the “Give the Gift of Employment” hiring drive in partnership with the Food Pantry of Waukesha County to promote employment during the holiday season.
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Saul highlights new approach to fundraising at Easter Seals luncheon
The fourth annual Thought Leader's Luncheon, hosted by the Easter Seals of Southeast Wisconsin on Thursday, featured keynote speaker Jason Saul, an author and leading expert on measuring social change and driving social innovation.
Northwestern Mutual to donate $16.9 million in 2013
Northwestern Mutual has announced that its Foundation will increase its charitable donations by $200,000 in fiscal year 2013 to a total of $16.9 million.
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*Saturday, Nov. 3, the 22nd Annual Make a Difference Day, presented by the Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee and...
American Red Cross seeks donations for Hurricane Sandy relief
The United Way of Greater Milwaukee's Executive Committee voted to make an immediate $25,000 grant to the American Red Cross in Southeastern Wisconsin, funding which will help the organization deploy volunteers to the East Coast to help in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.