A panel of community leaders will discuss how nonprofits are collaborating to confront some of Milwaukee’s biggest challenges at BizTimes Media’s virtual Nonprofit Excellence Awards program on Nov. 6.
Panelists will include Greg Wesley, senior vice president of strategic alliances and business development at the Medical College of Wisconsin; Carrie Wall, president and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee; Amy Lovell, co-founder of REDgen and a steering committee member of Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM); and Anne Basting, founder and president of TimeSlips. BizTimes associate editor Lauren Anderson will moderate the discussion.
The Nonprofit Excellence Awards program will be held virtually from 7-9:30 a.m. Click here to register.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding challenges in the community – including health disparities, social isolation among older adults, generational trauma and education inequities – the nonprofits working to confront those issues are also facing tightening budgets and disruptions to their own operations. Collaboration has become a necessity in order for nonprofits to move the needle toward a healthier and more equitable Milwaukee, industry leaders say.
The nonprofit leaders will discuss how they are forging new partnership and innovating during a challenging year to tackle big problems.
Following the panel discussion, finalists and honorees of BizTimes Media’s 2020 Nonprofit Excellence Awards will be recognized.
The finalists include:
Corporate Citizen of the Year:
- Belman Homes
- CG Schmidt
- Kohl’s
- The Lueder Financial Group
Corporate Volunteer of the Year:
- Dan Davis
- Jennifer Ott
Nonprofit Collaboration of the Year:
- Sixteenth Street Community Health Partners, American Cancer Society and Kohl’s Healthy Families program
- Next Step Clinic
- The Kellogg PEAK Initiative
Nonprofit Executive of the Year:
- Laurie Winters, Museum of Wisconsin Art
- Maureen Atwell, Hebron Housing Services
- Tom Schneider, COA Youth & Family Centers
Large Nonprofit (Organization) of the Year:
- Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin
- Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center
- Milwaukee Center for Independence
Small Nonprofit (Organization) of the Year:
- Artists Working in Education
- Florentine Opera
- Riverwest Food Pantry
Social Enterprise
- Mission Fuel
Lifetime Achievement
- The Ramirez family, including Husco International chief executive officer Austin Ramirez and chairman Gus Ramirez
