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  New CommNS partnership with Urban Rural Action sparks dialogue across Wisconsin

  Through the generous support of the Schlecht Family Foundation, the CommNS began a collaboration this summer with Urban Rural Action (URA). URA is a nonprofit organization which works to bring together Americans across divides to …

  September 7, 2023
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  CommNS contributes to new book on UW-Madison’s global partnerships

  Wisconsin in the World (ed. Elise S. Ahn) is a recently published book exploring the long and ongoing story of internationalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW). Against that backdrop, each chapter takes a unique …

  September 7, 2023
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  CommNS Executive Director Speaks on Declining Volunteerism in Wisconsin

  CommNS Executive Director, Mary Beth Collins, was featured on a NBC 15 news piece, “Study finds volunteering in Wisconsin dropped double digits.”

  June 27, 2023
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  Executive Director Mary Beth Collins speaks on churches’ tax exempt status and political activity

  Mary Beth Collins, Executive Director of the CommNS, was featured in a recent news story released by ABC 27, WKOW, “Cottage Grove priest stirs up controversy by urging people to not vote for specific Supreme …

  April 20, 2023
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