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• How will recent and anticipated federal policy changes impact Wisconsin communities and the nonprofits that serve them?

            A timely project supported by the United Way of Dane County, the Madison Community Foundation, and the UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies will collect and distill information for …

  November 6, 2025

• 2025 Chicago Friends of the CommNS Event Recap

  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 …

  July 24, 2025

• Participate in Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge

  Thank you to everyone who participated in our Civic Health Challenge in August! And remember, to keep your Civic Health activities going throughout the year!   August is Civic Health Month! The Civic Health of …

  July 23, 2025

• 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 …

  July 11, 2025
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