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St. Marcus moves forward with expansion plans

The Congregation at St. Marcus Lutheran Church and School recently approved plans for its second major campus expansion in the past decade and will break ground on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 12 p.m.

GMF grants provide nearly $5 million in support

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has provided $4.7 million in support for area nonprofit agencies in the third quarter of 2010.

Let purpose drive your philanthropic giving

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates recently teamed up to form The Giving Pledge, a campaign designed to encourage the wealthiest people in the America to make a commitment to give most of their money to philanthropic causes. Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird and Co., has released a white paper that encourages those interested in setting up private foundations to let end goals and missions drive their financial giving rather than tax laws and benefits.

BizTimes launches Nonprofit Giving Guide

BizTimes Milwaukee has released the “Giving Guide, Regional Philanthropic Opportunities,” a new print and digital publication to showcase nonprofit organizations seeking support from the business community.

Bond market in flux

The last few years have seen an unusually high amount of activity in the bond market, as many investors fled the Wall Street stocks that shed much of their value through 2008 and early 2009.