Wisconsin Microfinance provides small loans to primarily female entrepreneurs living in very poor communities. In conjunction with Tami Lax, owner of Harvest Restaurant, we host an annual gala. This year the event will take place at Harvest on March 26th from 6-9 pm. Our gala consists of a multi-course meal featuring food from the Philippines, […]
Souper Bowl XXIV
This year is Leap Year, which poses an important question: What should you be doing with your whole extra day on February 29th, 2020? Luckily, the Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter at UW-Madison knows exactly how you should spend it, which is at our 24th Annual Souper Bowl! Join us for another year at our […]
Madison Aruna Run/Walk, 5K & 1-Mile
Hosted by the Aruna Project, a US international human rights non-profit, the Madison Aruna Run is raising funds to help free, empower, and employ sexually enslaved women in India. You select the name of an enslaved woman whom the Aruna Project staff is actively working to free, write her name on your race bib, and […]
Madison Freewheel Bicycle Co Community Meeting
MFBC has been a Park Street landmark nonprofit for years, and we’re expanding this summer to a second downtown location in the Judge Doyle Square center, and shaking things up in the Madison cycling landscape. Come to this community meeting to learn about the changes, the two new types of membership we’re offering, the new […]
Mentoring Entrepreneural Ideas — SCORE
(This is also the first week of the winter-spring WORT on-air pledge drive.) Several members of SCORE Madison discuss business advice and mentoring for entrepreneurial ideas. Madison Score is a group of business people who help clients realize their business dreams. They offer free counseling and advice covering a complete spectrum of business topics as […]
Local Activist Raises Money to Help Black Women Avoid Eviction
Eviction and the fear of eviction affect thousands of Dane County residents every year. Certain populations, like black women with children, are especially vulnerable. One community activist is using a crowdfunding campaign to help Madisonians stay in their homes. Brandi Grayson has raised $15,000 over the past year to help black women avoid eviction or […]
