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Resource Links:
Some of our favorite online resources
(more listed on resource page)
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NATIONAL RESOURCES:
Better Business Bureau - Charity
BoardSource
Blue Avocado
Compass Point
IRS Exempt Organizations FAQs
The NonProfit Times
Philanthropy Journal
REGIONAL RESOURCES:
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Greater Milwaukee Chapter
Better Business Bureau - Wisconsin
Donor's Forum of Wisconsin
ENTECH - Empowering Nonprofits in Technology
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management
Marquette University Funding Information Center
M-LINC
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
Nonprofit Management Fund
Nonprofit Portal of Greater Milwaukee
Strategically Speaking
Stritch Leadership Center
UW-Parkside Center for Community Partnerships
UWM Center for Urban Initiatives and Research
UWM Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee
Wegner CPAs, LLC - Sample forms & Policies
Wisconsin Nonprofits Association
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BoardStar Board Governance Curriculum is designed to strengthen the foundation of every size and type of nonprofit organization. Topics are relevant to every aspect of Board leadership, ranging from an overview of roles and responsibilities to officer's training, fundraising and Board development. Browse classes.
Download Spring 2010 PDF workshop brochure. Email to request copies via snail-mail.
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Throughout our lives, we are lucky to meet people who are stars in their communities, and for the organizations they serve. We highlight a few of our stars here, to recognize their contributions and exemplify how others might make a difference.
Mario Costantini: an Entrepreneurial Approach to Leadership by Amalia Schoone & Angie Rester
Mario Costantini, a Board Director and volunteer for numerous organizations serving urban children including the Holton Youth Center and Danceworks, credits his childhood experience as an immigrant from Argentina for his nonprofit sector service today. “I came to Milwaukee when I was 10 years old. I feel grateful to the country and this city. Lots of people helped us, and this is a way to pay back that help,” explained Costantini. His payback has helped many in the greater Milwaukee area, particularly young people and the Riverwest neighborhood. Read more...
Tom Fisher: Leadership through Organizational Change by Bonnie Prohaska and Mary Unkel
Tom Fisher, a Director of the Board of We Four, Inc., took extraordinary measures to rally the Board of Directors when We Four found itself at a Crossroads in late 2003. We Four, now Supportive Community Services, is a Milwaukee-area nonprofit organization with a history of more than 30 years of providing guardianship and case management services to individuals with chronic mental illness, developmental, and other disabilities. Five years after its reorganization, Supportive Community Services, Inc. now serves 415 clients per year, up from 120 clients in 2003; has increased its income three-fold; set aside several months of financial reserves; grown from a staff of four to 15 full time employees; and relocated to larger, attractive, and accessible office space. Read more...
Pastor Dee Anderson: Leadership by Example by Rob Meiksens and Christi Murn
A Board Director for Granville Interfaith Program for Older Adults and Pastor of Granville Presbyterian Church, Pastor Dee Anderson leads through building the leadership capacity of others. Granville Interfaith Program, created over 20 years ago as one of the affiliates of Interfaith Older Adult Programs, runs a Neighborhood Outreach Program to help older adults live as independently for as long as possible. For most of its history, Granville Interfaith was most visibly known for its Senior Center. Originally comprised of representatives of various churches on Milwaukee’s Northwest side, Pastor Dee joined the Board soon after its inception and was one of several pastors representing congregations on the Board. In the middle of 2008, Granville Interfaith faced a significant fiscal crisis after losing government funding of the Senior Center, and some very tough decisions loomed. Read more...
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Play a free podcast at your next Board meeting...
Our 100th conversation is are highlighted below, or choose a topic from the podcast archives.
On Bein g Board
14 November 2009 | Time: 10:50
Podcast host Pat Wyzbinski steps into the role of featured guest to share her thoughts about nonprofit boards and challenges associated with governing nonprofit organizations today and in the future. Drawing upon more than three decades of experience as a management consultant, Pat reflects on board composition, public scrutiny, complacency, and communication inside and outside the boardroom.
This episode of BoardStar: On Being Board marks the conclusion of the podcast series.
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Pat Wyzbinski, BoardStar's director, was interviewed on WUWM's Lake Effect with Jane Hamden. In this 10-minute interview, she outlines the history of BoardStar, its programs and why an educated and involved Board of Directors is essential to a successful nonprofit organization.
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