Save the Date: 2022 Change-Maker Awards Event is Thursday, September 22!

Jul 21, 2022 | Events, News

You’re invited to Community Shares of Wisconsin’s annual Community Change-Maker Awards on Thursday, September 22, 2022. This hybrid event will take place in person at Union South and online. We will celebrate local leaders and organizations who are advancing social...

Rights of Nature Information Session

Mar 28, 2022 | Events, News

Our nation has been built on the concept that corporations have legal personhood and constitutional rights, but the United States has never granted the same rights to nature. However, according to the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER), through...

The Big Share® supports local groups that Make Change Happen

Feb 17, 2022 | News

Local nonprofits set annual online fundraiser for March 1 The Big Share® supports local groups that Make Change Happen Madison, WI – On Tuesday, March 1, local nonprofit organizations will host The Big Share®, an online day of giving organized by Community Shares of...

The Capital Times Editorial | For 50 years, Community Shares has promoted social justice

Jan 1, 2022 | News

Community Shares of Wisconsin is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and now would be a good time to give it your support. Originally established as the Madison Sustaining Fund in 1971, the first social justice fund in the nation, it initially included seven...

Commendation from the Office of Governor Tony Evers

Dec 22, 2021 | News

We are honored to receive this certificate of commendation from the office of Governor Tony Evers in recognition of our 50th anniversary   On December 16, Governor Tony Evers issued this certificate of commendation in recognition of the 50th anniversary of...

City Issues Proclamation Honoring Community Shares of Wisconsin

Nov 24, 2021 | News

The proclamation recognizes Community Share’s 50 years of funding systemic change   On October 19, the City of Madison issued a proclamation recognizing Community Shares of Wisconsin’s 50th anniversary. Mayor Rhodes-Conway and the entire Common Council...