Nonprofit
News and updates from southeastern Wisconsin’s nonprofit sector, including leadership changes, funding, and impact.
Moore Oil tackles bullying in Milwaukee schools
Milwaukee-based Moore Oil has made a $30,000 donation to Youth Frontiers, the leading character education organization in the Upper Midwest, to hold comprehensive retreats with Milwaukee-area middle and high schools to help build a more respectful school culture and to help reduce bullying. The financial support will allow Youth Frontiers to reach 1,000 students on eight retreats next school year.
Caledonia boy wins national Google image competition
Dylan Hoffman, a seven-year-old boy from the Prairie School in Racine, was named the national winner of this year's Doodle 4 Google competition. His efforts have earned him a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for his school.
Allen shares Growing Power vision on CNN
Growing Power founder and chief executive officer Will Allen shared his vision for the Good Food Revolution on CNN today.
Nonprofit Directory
The BizTimes Milwaukee 2011 Nonprofit Directory is available for viewing and for purchase in a print format. The directory...
Nonprofit calendar of events
Saturday, May 12 Danceworks will host its annual Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap competition presented by the Bradley...
Northwestern Mutual supports Milwaukee attractions through grant funds
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Foundation has proven it’s commitment to strengthen the community by proding $500,000 in grants to support nonprofit programs that help make Milwaukee a destination for visitors.
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Jordy Nelson helps promote safety at home
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson has teamed up with Kohl’s and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to host an interactive home safety event at Kohl’s Southridge Mall location from 4 to 7 p.m. tonight.
Help stamp out hunger this weekend
Hunger Task Force will host it’s 20th annual Stamp out Hunger food drive this weekend. More than 5,000 letter carriers from rural and urban post offices will help collect bags of food on Saturday, May 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Children’s Foundation to offer children’s medical grants to families in need
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation has begun accepting grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plan.
Milwaukee law firm donates defibrillator in honor of Special Olympian
Milwaukee-based Hupy and Abraham, S.C., has donated an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) device to Special Olympics of Wisconsin in memory of William Scherer, a former Special Olympian was was kept alive by an AED until hospital arrival.
