Events

Nancy Nicholas Hall Room 1199 or Zoom
April 16, 2026 @ 12:30 pm CDT - 2:00 pm CDT
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97935833910

All are welcome to join us for this discussion on Corporate Responsibility and Philanthropy with Wisconsin-Centered Corporations. Philanthropy professionals from corporations based in Wisconsin will talk about their efforts to give back. Speaker: Jenny Vaughan, Managing …

Nancy Nicholas Hall Room 1199
April 16, 2026 @ 5:00 pm CDT - 7:00 pm CDT

Join the CommNS team, faculty, affiliates, alumni, advisors, partners, and friends for this networking event. We are focusing on networking, celebrating graduating students, student employees, and the recipients of the CommNS annual awards for key …

Union South
April 27, 2026 @ 8:00 am CDT - 5:00 pm CDT

Go to the conference page for more up-to-date details Join community members, students, nonprofit professionals, and researchers to learn, exchange, and build capacity for civic health and civil society efforts in Wisconsin and beyond. For our …

Virtual
April 28, 2026 @ 1:00 pm CDT - 4:00 pm CDT

More information to come!

Pyle Center
April 28, 2026 @ 5:00 pm CDT - 7:00 pm CDT

This lecture by Executive Director Marjan Ehsassi will provide an overview of the citizen assembly model of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy (“FIDE”), illustrations of FIDE’s deployment of their citizen assembly model across North …

May 5, 2026 @ 12:00 pm CDT - 1:00 pm CDT

Join us for a virtual monthly meet-up to discuss the civic health of Wisconsin and connect about our work! All are welcome! Participants will include organizations and individuals doing civic health work across the state from …

June 2, 2026 @ 12:00 pm CDT - 1:00 pm CDT

Join us for a virtual monthly meet-up to discuss the civic health of Wisconsin and connect about our work! All are welcome! Participants will include organizations and individuals doing civic health work across the state from …

Zoom
June 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm CDT - 8:30 pm CDT
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93040566756

Join the CommNS for our June Quarterly Global Orgs Meet-up to chat with other passionate individuals doing nonprofit work around the world! These meet-ups are an informal chance to connect with peers who are facing …

July 7, 2026 @ 12:00 pm CDT - 1:00 pm CDT

Join us for a virtual monthly meet-up to discuss the civic health of Wisconsin and connect about our work! All are welcome! Participants will include organizations and individuals doing civic health work across the state from …

August 4, 2026 @ 12:00 pm CDT - 1:00 pm CDT

Join us for a virtual monthly meet-up to discuss the civic health of Wisconsin and connect about our work! All are welcome! Participants will include organizations and individuals doing civic health work across the state from …