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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...
Commendation from the Office of Governor Tony Evers
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
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 sponsored...
Community Shares of Wisconsin’s 2021 Fall Newsletter
CSW Newsletter 2021 Change Inside - A Behind-The-Scenes Look at How We Are Advancing the Local Social and Environmental Justice Movement
From the Ground Up: An Interview with Candace Weber
As Community Shares of Wisconsin marks its fiftieth anniversary, we asked Candace Weber, who received the Founders Award, to discuss the organization and its work through the years. Describe the origins of Community Shares of Wisconsin. We started the Madison...
Anniversary Backyard Heroes: Rudd & Figueroa Velez
Community Shares of Wisconsin marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2021 and is recognizing longtime volunteers and leaders with Anniversary Backyard Heroes Awards. Hedi Rudd & Veronica Figueroa Velez Community Shares of Wisconsin's executive committee is made up of...