Nonprofit@UWW

Join us on Monday, October 20, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Central for Dr. Ruth K. Hansen’s presentation on “Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the U.S. Civil Rights Era”. This free online presentation is open to the public and can be accessed at https://bit.ly/RKH102025. Dr. Hansen will present a historical case study exploring how the […]

In 2023/2024, the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies (INMS) partnered with these organizations and more: United Way of Jefferson & North Walworth Counties, Whitewater Area League of Women Voters, Janesville Choral Union, Friends of the Effigy Mounds, Wisconsin local & regional arts organizations, University of Wisconsin – Parkside, and University of Delaware. This is what […]

Welcome to the 2024/2025 academic year in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater! We are proud to announce that the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies is in its 5th year of promoting nonprofit management education, supporting the Whitewater community through student interns and consultation, conducting research to advance nonprofit organizations’ […]

The Nu Lambda Mu international honor society was established to recognize students studying nonprofit management at programs affiliated with the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council. Membership is highly selective, requiring a minimum GPA of 3.5 for undergraduate students. Now, beginning in spring semester of 2024, membership is open to qualifying students at the University of Wisconsin […]

From July 27-28, representatives of Wisconsin’s nonprofit sector convened for the Wisconsin Nonprofit Summit, organized by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at UW-Milwaukee. The Summit featured national-level speakers and three learning tracks: Leadership, Financial Sustainability, and Marketing and Communication. UW-Whitewater faculty contributed two sessions: • Creativity, Curiosity, and Innovation – Oh My! (Megan […]

The How I’m Spending my Summer edition! Megan Matthews, Senior LecturerCoolest place visited: Chico, California, and the giant redwoodsQuirkiest thing I saw: The national YoYo Museum in Chico, CA Dropping some knowledge: Sharing thoughts on fostering a culture of creativity and innovation in nonprofit organizations with educators at the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (July 19-22) […]

The Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies welcomes new Director Dr. Ruth K. Hansen, Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Dr. Hansen assumed the responsibilities of director in July 2022. Dr. Hansen earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2018; her research focuses on the theory […]

Students in UW-W’s Fundraising for Charities course (Management 371), offered for the first time this spring, had planned to learn the theories of fundraising and philanthropists’ motivations, as well as a practical toolkit for ethical fundraising. The course gives students experience working with basic fundraising tools, such as writing appeal letters and creating event plans. […]