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Earlier Results
2013
Midwest Environmental Advocates: helping ensure safe drinking water
2012
Freedom Inc: helping end domestic violence, in part by working with boys
Chrysalis: Job skills for those with mental illness
River Alliance of Wisconsin: the economic impact of lake algae
Wisconsin Women’s Network: protecting reproductive rights
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: making it easy to see ties between campaign donations and legislators’ votes
Wisconsin Wetlands Association: explaining impact of special laws that drain wetlands
ABC for Health: Helping people who need health care coverage
Project Home: special “Hammer with a Heart” for special-needs family
REAP Food Group: providing Chef in the Classroom
Center for Media and Democracy: revealing the spin on atrazine pollution
Wis Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired: helping those when blindness occurs suddenly
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups: informing low-income seniors of public benefits
River Alliance—protecting our rivers
Legal Action of Wisconsin: protecting migrant workers’ rights—such as being paid
WORT-FM Community Radio: giving voice to the community
Center for Media & Democracy: exposing influence in government
2011
Women in Transition: offering a safe home for women with severe mental illness
Common Wealth Development: fostering community through home ownership
Wisconsin Women’s Network: working on behalf of women statewide
Wisconsin Family Ties: assisting families with children who have mental health problems
River Alliance: Protecting Our Rivers From Invasive Species
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: engaging business owners
Disability Rights Wisconsin: Supporting the needs of our returning troops
Legal Action of Wisconsin: protecting the rights of low-income senior citizens
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice: organizing Peace Lantern event annually
Legal Action of Wisconsin: stabilizing the lives of former inmates
Working Capital for Community Needs: providing loans for basic needs
Wis Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired: providing more services to rural areas
Housing Initiatives: offering stable homes to homeless people with mental illness
The Progressive: offering a wider audience for nonprofits’ media outreach
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: supporting conservationists statewide
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger: setting precedents for water standards
Center for Family Policy and Practice: advocating for low-income men and their families
Fair Housing Center – Madison: educating the public on fair housing laws
Sustain Dane: helping businesses save energy, prevent CO2 pollution
Disability Rights Wisconsin: advocating for basic rights at mental institutions
Center for Media & Democracy: countering spin, receiving Most Valuable Author recognition
Sierra Club Foundation: mobilizing, educating the public about high-speed rail
2010
Dane County TimeBank: organizing a network to help those in need
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice: assisting homeless vets
Interfaith Coalition of Worker Justice: advocating for changes affecting immigrants
Fair Wisconsin Education Fund: working toward adoption reform
Community GroundWorks: creating a very public community garden
NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin Foundation: protecting women’s reproductive health
REAP Food Group: impacting our community, our children’s health
Center for Media and Democracy: helping protect consumers
Working Capital for Community Needs: connecting us with Latin American entrepreneurs
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger: organizing national group to protect us and the environment
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: helping enact public financing
Center for Media and Democracy: exposing financial influence in the health care debate
River Alliance of Wisconsin: protecting and restoring Wisconsin’s rivers
2009
Disability Rights Wisconsin: intervention—to help prevent other tragedies
Project Home’s Weatherization Program: helping low-income people and providing jobs
River Alliance of Wisconsin: getting kids involved in environmental protection
Wisconsin Literacy, Inc: literacy as a prelude to dental school
Wisconsin Family Ties: advocating for families with special needs
Common Wealth Development: creating jobs, giving businesses a start
OutReach: supporting the LGBT community
1000 Friends of Wisconsin: creating user-friendly neighborhoods
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: helping ensure the state’s control of voter registration
Gathering Waters Conservancy: helping protect the places that make Wisconsin special
2008
Madison Audubon Society: supporting the next generation of environmental activists
Wisconsin Literacy: strengthening families through literacy
Legal Action of Wisconsin: advocating for the most basic of needs
