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Groundswell Platform Implemented by Wipfli Launches Employee Giving Program

NonProfit PRO

Utilizing the Groundswell platform, Wisconsin-based Wipfli has launched a new charitable program that provides each employee $150 and matches an additional $500 that can be distributed to charity how, when and where the employee chooses.

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

.orgSource

Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, and President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , are leaders who guided their members through the rubble toward solid ground. Only delivery or takeout would be an option.

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New Customer: 2-1-1 Wisconsin

VisionLink

We are pleased to welcome another new customer to the Visionlink network, 2-1-1 Wisconsin. There are seven 2-1-1 contact centers in Wisconsin, divided regionally. The services are available 24 hours, every day, and all year. Welcome aboard!

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Great Rivers Conference - Join Us

VisionLink

The annual conference is organized and supported by the United Ways of Wisconsin. The Co-Chairs of the conference are Robyn Davis, President & CEO of the Brown County United Way, and Amy Canterbury, the President & CEO of the United Way of Southwestern Indiana. Contact us at contact@visionlink.org.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Feeding Wisconsin

Everyaction

Our EveryAction Hero this month is Feeding Wisconsin. With over 750 affiliate agencies across the state of Wisconsin, Feeding Wisconsin is dedicated to eradicating hunger and improving their community. Feeding Wisconsin works with affiliated agencies and 1,000 local food programs throughout the state.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

.orgSource

Sharon facilitated an exchange of ideas between Nancy MacRae and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, President, and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. The panel discussed how those groups supported their members through unprecedented challenges, gained public trust, and came back wiser and stronger.

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What Do Successful Associations Have in Common? What We’re Learning from the Associations Thrive Podcast

The MatrixFiles

For example, Alan DeYoung of the Wisconsin EMS Association visits member agencies once a month to solicit member feedback, distribute goodies, and ask how WEMSA can help. CUR updated its technology and is now an all-remote association. Successful organizations value member feedback and create opportunities for hearing member concerns.

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Farmers supporting the Wisconsin Protests

Tech Soup Blog

80% of farmers in Wisconsin market their produce through some sort of cooperative arrangement, an arrangement also threatened by actions to take apart unions. Julie Coates Photo: 60 strong tractorcade in Madison on Saturday.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

She is the advancement associate for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A lifelong resident of Wisconsin, Ms. Santeler holds a bachelor’s degree in music and nonprofit arts management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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Three Leadership ColLAB takeaways your association needs to leverage

Nimble AMS

Flexibility is the key to your association’s growth Kristine Hilmer, the President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association (WRA), spoke at a panel discussion titled, “Suddenly in the Spotlight. Demonstrating your association’s benefits will separate you from the industry competition. That’ll Never Happen to Us.”

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Nucleus named data analytics solution of the Association Laboratory Research Alliance

Gravitate

Wisconsin SAE. And State Societies, including: California SAE. Colorado SAE. Empire State SAE. Florida SAE. Georgia SAE. Indiana SAE. Mid-Atlantic SAE. New York SAE. Tennessee SAE.

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U. of Wisconsin Donor Offers $1 for Each New Twitter Follower

AFP Blog

Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education : But the University of Wisconsin at Madison may be the first college to get a donation for increasing its follower count. Through October 3, an alumnus will donate $1 for each new Twitter follower or Facebook “like,” up to $50,000.

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VisionLink

Plus of course, our work in disasters, volunteers, gifts-in-kind, and more.

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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

Candid

. $112,104.00. 111,948.00. 111,829.00. South Dakota. 101,964.50. 110,005.00. South Carolina. 100,007.00.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

Areas served: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Areas served: Wisconsin. PRISM grants are a new initiative being piloted by PFund in 2022 and made possible in part due to funding from the Northwest Area Foundation. Alliance for Full Acceptance. Leeway Foundation.

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Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wisconsin Rising trailer and Kickstarter Campaign from samayfield on Vimeo. And, this month, Sam is raising money to support a new documentary called Wisconsin Rising on the kickstarter platform. I am currently raising funds for a story that I believe needs to be told about the 2011 people’s uprising in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

In comparison, organizations in the District of Columbia and Wisconsin, which secured the second and third most funding, only received $75 million and $35 million respectively. Within New York state, alt-labor organizations based in New York City received the vast majority of funding. Source: Foundation 1000.

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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

Non Profit Quarterly

The program launched in Madison, Wisconsin and New York, and has already covered key issues including the experiences of Muslims in Madison , health care affordability , and climate change. This is a shift from a traditional journalistic approach in which the journalist guides the conversation with the intention of building a story.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup Blog

Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: Giving Tuesday Brainstorming. and the globe.

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Summer Internship Making an Impact

Forum One

Nicolas Dotson, Client Services Team – Nick attends the University of Wisconsin, double majoring in Journalism – Strategic Communications and Political Science. Maggie Yuan, Design Team – Maggie attends Rice University majoring in English & Visual Arts.

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The Best Giving Tuesday Email Subject Lines Of 2022

Bloomerang

I didn’t go to the University of Wisconsin but if I had and I was a proud Badger I might open this. My friends at Magic Wheelchair build epic costumes for kids in wheelchairs and they know that flattery can get your email opened. . Today is the day! Badgers helping Badgers on Giving Tuesday .

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Digital Platforms for Greater Impact: Examples for Foundations

Forum One

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, developed a data platform to address these information gaps and to engage local community leads in taking action. The Ocean Health Index. Open data science tools and resources for marine science and management”.

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How Financial Aid Professionals Can Get the Most Out of bbcon 2020

Connection Cafe

Keith Brown, Alison Rice, and Kevin Zalanowski, University of Wisconsin – Madison. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a large, decentralized campus environment, which has challenged scholarship awarding efficiencies, student communications, and updating student accounts. Awarding Freshmen Scholarships: A Case Study.

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TechSoup Honors Unsung Heroes

Tech Soup Blog

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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Scholarships in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation with UW Madison

Connection Cafe

It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of scholarship management this year.

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Nonprofit Audit 101

The NonProfit Times

Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Title * Number of employees * Please enter a number from 0 to 1000000. The post Nonprofit Audit 101 appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Nonprofit Audit 101

The NonProfit Times

Title * Number of employees * Please enter a number from 0 to 1000000. This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

In 2019, we found one example, from the Wisconsin-based Eau Claire Community Foundation to the American Red Cross, with the description: “Hurricane Dorian relief, unrestricted.” . Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S. and internationally.

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Crowd Fundraising for the Arts: No Running, Walking, or Freezing Plunges Required

Connection Cafe

As a native Texan going to graduate school in Wisconsin, I signed up on a sunny September day not only to support the cause, but also because it seemed like something that would make for a good story one day. My graduate school class at the Wisconsin School of Business raised more than $10k for the Wisconsin Special Olympics.

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Twenty "Fearless" Changemakers

Have Fun - Do Good

Jordyn Schara | WI P2D2 (Wisconsin Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal) | Reedsburg, WI Wisconsin Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal (WI P2D2) has collected over 900,000 pounds of un-used prescription drugs curtailing over-the-counter (OTC) drug abuse. Twitter: @JessicaHLadd ) 8.

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Youth Organizations Are Now Eligible for Flickr Pro

Tech Soup Blog

Here's an example from the Campaign for Wisconsin Public Libraries: We hosted a publicity event, "Wisconsin Libraries Say Cheese: a Day in Pictures," and libraries around the state host special events and load photos into the Say Cheese group in Flickr. Flickr in Action. Check out TechSoup's Flickr pool.

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Two Examples of Nonprofit Social Media That Will Make You Smile (and learn a best practice or two)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the summer, the local humane society in Appleton, Wisconsin shared a story of one of its dogs, a chocolate lab named Hank, who was available for adoption, but had done something very wrong. . #2: Use Transmedia Storytelling to Share Stories That Inspires InspireAction.

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The Cost of Starting a Nonprofit in Every State

NonProfit Hub

Wisconsin business tax registration: $20. Wisconsin charitable registration: $15 ($0 if exempt). Incorporation: $25. 501(c): $400 or $850 IRS fee. West Virginia charitable registration: $15-50, depending on type of organization ($0 if exempt). Incorporation: $35. 501(c): $400 or $850 IRS fee. Incorporation: $25.

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?3 Reasons to Integrate Your Organization’s Systems

Saleforce Nonprofit

He earned his CFRE credential in 1999 and has business degrees from Washington University and the University of Wisconsin. . Previously, Stu spent 16 years as a nonprofit executive, fundraiser, and finance director, working in both the healthcare and arts/cultural arenas of the nonprofit sector.

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#CelebrateAdobeCC — It's a Wrap!

Tech Soup Blog

Our winners represent a little glamour from the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, plus some creativity from Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Literacy Services of Wisconsin. Our third place, bronze prize goes to Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW). Check out their submissions below. " Bronze Prize Winner.

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Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day: A roundup of accessibility resources

NTEN

Disability Rights Wisconsin. Test for the Rest: Making a Priority of Accessiblity from Dan Mouyard. And be sure to check out just a few of the NTEN Members doing accessibility work: ACL Disability Services. National Disability Institute. The Arc of the United States.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

He lives with his wife in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and is the author, with Charles Wilson, of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities. In 2011, Allen was named one of the 7 World's Most Influential Foodies by Michael Pollan and Forbes Magazi ne. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

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CountyHealthRankings.org Gives First County-by-County Snapshot of Health in Each State

Forum One

The site was unveiled at an event on Wednesday in Washington by its sponsors, the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The data and content were provided by policy staff at the University of Wisconsin with support from Burness Communications.

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Challenges for Solving

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This would be worth doing with someone like the University of Wisconsin's TRACE Center 7. This proof of concept would also require a prototype screen reader that could communicate via this protocol as opposed to "reading" pages in a browser. The experience might be akin to navigating an automated phone answering system (e.g., 1-800-TellMe).

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Flash Mob Gone Wrong. What if?

Network-Centric Advocacy

How does this change the way you organize as a teacher in Wisconsin? We need to be thinking about the shifting ways people behave , the way people consume information and the complete distortion of time and scale that networks operate on. How does this change your thinking at the US State Department? How do you convert attention to action?

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