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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...
Community Benefit Day at Olbrich Park on 7/31
The Biergarten at Olbrich Park and Rutabaga Paddlesports are hosting a community benefit day with proceeds supporting Community Shares of Wisconsin. Head to the Biergarten with friends and family for food and drinks between noon - 10pm on Saturday, July 31 and know...
Community Shares of Wisconsin Marks Its 50th Anniversary in 2021
This year Community Shares of Wisconsin marks its 50th anniversary as the first social justice fund in the nation. Community Shares of Wisconsin is based in Madison and supports 70 nonprofit member organizations that work for...
Community Change-Maker Awards to Recognize Social and Environmental Justice Leaders
On September 17, Community Shares of Wisconsin will celebrate the work of three community leaders who are working to build a better community for all. The virtual celebration will begin on the Community Shares Facebook page at 5:00 p.m. and will include stories and...
Community Shares Announces its Sixth Annual Giving Day!
The Big Share is back with many ways for generous community members to share! Madison, WI – Over seventy Madison-based nonprofit groups will be holding a community-wide fundraising day on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 during Community Shares of Wisconsin’s The Big...
Presenting our 2019 Community Change-Makers
On September 19th, Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) will celebrate the work of three incredible leaders working to build a better community for all. Some of the 70 nonprofit member agencies of Community Shares of Wisconsin nominated these awardees. Talib Akbar,...
Save the Date: 2019 Change-Maker Awards Event is on Thursday, Sept 19th!
We invite you to join Community Shares of Wisconsin for our Annual Community Change-Maker Awards Event on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Union South! Each year Community Shares of Wisconsin honors 3 Change-Makers and 24 Backyard Heroes who work to advance social and...
Community Shares’ 2018 Change-Makers Advance the Local Social Justice Movement
On September 20, Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) will celebrate the work of three incredible leaders working to build a better community for all at its 2018 Community Change-Makers event. (Tickets and more information available here.) CSW’s 2018 Community...