Nonprofit@UWW

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’ […]

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 […]

If you are looking for a position in the nonprofit sector, you may find these sites helpful: https://www.afpmadison.org/job-postings  – Madison area fundraising positions https://www.afpsewi.org/job-postings – Milwaukee area fundraising positions https://www.afpchicago.org/job-source – Chicago area fundraising positions https://www.jobsthathelp.com/ – Nonprofit jobs in Wisconsin

By Ruth Hansen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor The idea of “community” is an important one to those who engage in philanthropy, whether as donors, volunteers, fundraisers, or in another capacity. Years ago, when I chaired the marketing committee for the Chicago chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, our membership advertisement ran with the headline, “Philanthropy […]

The Nonprofit Management program at UW-Whitewater offers paid internships for students in the emphasis to provide real-world experience that complements classroom instruction. December 2021 graduate Theresa Mendoza, and senior Rebecca Cohen had the following to say about the impact of their internships. “My internship with Meals on Wheels has been the most influential of my […]

UW-W nonprofit students worked with the UW-Whitewater Foundation and a local organization that serves families at risk of being homeless.

The Nonprofit Management program at UW-W is collaborating with The Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management  at the upcoming 2020 conference of the International Society of Third-Sector Research (ISTR) in Montreal, Quebec!  Together, we’re sponsoring a day-long workshop entitled: Human Resource Management & Employee Relations in the Nonprofit Sector: A Comparative Look at Practice We […]