In the fall of 2023, the CommNS kicked off an effort to reach out to our neighbors in Chicago. Staff, faculty and students were able to connect and share what we do and why we …
Year: 2025
Participate in Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge
Participate in Wisconsin’s Civic Health Challenge this August! August is Civic Health Month! The Civic Health of Wisconsin Initiative is organizing Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge, which is designed to help us become active contributors …
Beyond Land Acknowledgements: The Importance of Community History in Honoring Native Voices
The guidance from this brief is derived from The Community and Nonprofit Studies Affiliate and Civil Society & Community Studies and American Indian & Indigenous Studies Associate Professor, Kasey Keeler and her project Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ …
Why Rihanna’s expanding Clara Lionel Foundation is seen as a model for celebrity philanthropy
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Working Abroad in 2025: Navigating Recent Developments in Government and Regulation
By Mary Beth Collins, J.D., M.A., Executive Director of the UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, Professor Mark Sidel of the UW-Madison Law School, and Dr. Vincenzo Bollettino of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. On …
Community Fellowship: Apply by April 7, 2025
The Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies (CommNS) is excited to announce a new opportunity for a community practitioner to collaborate with our center: the Community Fellowship. Through its new Community Fellowship, the CommNS seeks …
Save the Date: Chicago Friends of the CommNS Event April 9th!
It’s official, our spring Chicago Friends of the CommNS event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9th, 2025! Our social reception will begin at 4:30 pm with some brief programming around 5:15 pm. Please be on the lookout for an invitation …
Creating connections on campus to support Wisconsin communities
Recently published on UniverCity Alliance website: https://univercity.wisc.edu/2025/02/03/creating-connections-on-campus-to-support-wisconsin-communities/ When the City of Madison was interested in evaluating a pop-up shop program, UniverCity Alliance connected the project and city staff with an initiative at the Center for …
Co-Create: Students gain career insights while furthering the Wisconsin Idea
Recently published by the UW School of Human Ecology: https://humanecology.wisc.edu/co-create-students-gain-career-insights-while-furthering-the-wisconsin-idea/ Audrey Treptow x‘25 has always had a passion for public service. After her experience with Co-Create, a community-led research, evaluation and facilitation initiative, she has …