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Backyard Hero: Nivali Mariam
In this picture Nivali is standing in a room and she is smiling and wearing a Black T shirt that says Wheels for Winners on it with a gray open button-down shirt over it and black pants. Each month Community Shares of Wisconsin presents the Backyard Hero Award to...
In this post there are 3 volunteers from Sierra Club. The first one is Jeanne, and she is standing in this picture with lilacs all around her wearing a red T-shirt and smiling. In the next picture is Liv standing on a bridge with a city scape behind her and she is...
Job Announcement: Development Manager
2023 Development Manager Job Description Development Manager Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW), a Madison-based fundraising federation of 70 nonprofit organizations focused on social and environmental justice, seeks a Development Manager. The Development Manager is...
Save the Date: The Big Share is March 7
Save the Date: The Big Share is March 7 An online day of giving focused on social and environmental justice Madison, WI – On Tuesday, March 7, Community Shares of Wisconsin and its nearly 70 nonprofit members will host The Big Share®, an online day of giving focused...
Change Inside 2022
CSW Is Planning for the Future As we come to the end of 2022 we have an opportunity to share our successes and look to the future. There is a lot to celebrate and we have a lot of opportunities for growth. CSW staff have been successful at consistently increasing...
Save the Date: 2022 Change-Maker Awards Event is Thursday, September 22!
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
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
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
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...