The CommNS partnered with the UW-Madison Law School and Marquette Law School to offer an in-demand CommUniversity session this past April. The session was titled “Whether and How to Form a Nonprofit,” and presenters were: …
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CommNS Teams Present at Madison Nonprofit Day
Members of the CommNS Team had a great time once again this year at Madison Nonprofit Day. This event is always a great opportunity to connect and learn with others working in the sector, and …
Congratulations, farewells and hellos at the CommNS
The end of the academic year always brings the bittersweetness of bidding farewell — and saying thank you — to our student team members who are graduating. Congratulations to the following Master of Science in …
WisNRG Town Hall Informs Development of a Nonprofit Resource Inventory
The Wisconsin Nonprofit Resources Group (WisNRG) is an effort by the CommNS and the Morgridge Center to connect Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to the resources they need. WisNRG participants convene regularly to share events and opportunities …
Get to Know the CommNS
The CommNS Knowledge website has been undergoing some big changes over the past few months. The site is now the official online home of the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies (the CommNS), a Center …
New Study Shows the “COVID-19 Effect” on Wisconsin’s Nonprofit Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic impacts on Wisconsin communities and nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits are often at the front lines of the COVID-19 response, given that the epidemic has caused a spike in community demand …
“COVID-19 + Third Sector” Resources, Materials, Insights, Opportunities
Friends and Colleagues: We are starting a collection of information and resources related to COVID-19 and the Third Sector. Please check it out here. We will be updating and adding to it regularly. Anyone with …
The Great “Reveal” of Critical Third Sector Questions in the COVID19 Era
Mary Beth Collins, J.D. M.S., Executive Director of the UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies. Even at this relatively early moment in what I have come to think of as the “COVID19 Era”, it …