1000 Friends of Wisconsin
(608) 259-1000
A leading proponent of sustainable development that respects taxpayer invenstments and protects the cultural, enviromental, and economic resources of our state's urban and rural communities.
www.1kfriends.org
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88Nine RadioMilwaukee
(414) 475-8900
Through a unique, adventurous music format and community stories 88Nine RadioMilwaukee promotes communuty engagement by presenting Milwaukee's diverse music, arts, culture, neighborhoods, and community organizations.
www.radiomilwaukee.org
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9to5 National Association of Working Women
(414) 274-0925
Empowers women to become self-sufficient, speak out for workplace rights, and improve working conditions through advocacy, counseling, education, and public policy.
www.9to5.org
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ABC for Health
(608) 261-6939
A public interest law firm working to improve health care access and coverage through advocacy, benefits counseling, and legal services for low-income families.
www.abcforhealth.org
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ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation
(608) 469-5540
Works to protects civil liberties of all Wisconsinites through referral, public education, and litigation services.
www.artswisconsin.org
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Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
(414) 475-1246
Serves as an umbrealla over adoption and foster care in Wisconsin, offering support before, during and after the process.
www.wiadopt.org
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Bayview Foundation
(608) 256-7808
Providing housing, human service, arts appreciation, and cultural awareness in a multi-cultural setting.
www.bayviewfoundation.org
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The Benedict Center
(414) 347-1774
Enhances public safety and wellbeing by advocating rational justice reform and providing restorative alternatives to imprisonment for women, outreach and interfaith jail ministry.
www.benedictcenter.org
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Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
(608) 251-4456
Statewide membership-based nonprofit education, advocacy, and planning organization whose mission is to make Wisconsin a better place to bicycle.
www.bfw.org
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Center for Media and Democracy
(608) 260-9713
National watchdog group countering spin on health, economic, and environmental issues; engaging activists; and documenting the powers behind the news through our collaborative encyclopedia.
www.prwatch.org
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Center for Resilent Cities
(414) 289-7799
Center for Resilient Cities is a non-profit organization using resilience design to build urban communities' capacity to improve their enviroments, citizen health, and economic opportunities.
www.resilientcities.org
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Chrysalis
(608) 256-3102
Helps adults with mental illnesses obtain and maintain competitive employment. Provides volunteer work opportunities for individuals with mental illnesses.
www.workwithchrysalis.org
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Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund
(414) 476-4501
Organizes people to make Wisconsin a better place tol live and work. We hold politicians and corporations accountable to you.
www.citizenactionwifund.org
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Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger
(608) 643-3124
Leads conversion of the Army's largest gunpowder plant to peaceful purposes by involving the community in enviromental health and social justice.
www.cswab.com
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Citizens Utility Board
(608) 251-3322
The only organization in Wisconsin devoted solely to protecting the rights of residential utility customers, fighting utility rate increases and electric deregulation plans that hurt consumers.
www.wiscub.org
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Clean Wisconsin
(608) 251-7020
Protects Wisconsin’s clean water and air and advocates for clean energy by being an effective voice in the state legislature and by holding elected officials and corporations accountable.
www.cleanwisconsin.org
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Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
(608) 224-0606
Statewide grassroots advocacy organization with more than 600 groups representing 125,000 individuals working to ensure access to basic legal and social services for Wisconsin’s older citizens.
www.cwag.org
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Common Ground
(414) 272-0101
An alliance of congegations, schools, inions, small businesses. and neighborhood groups from Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties seeking non-partisan
http://www.commongroundwi.org
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Common Wealth Development
(608) 256-3527
Builds strong neighborhoods by supporting youth programs, living wage jobs for low- to moderate-income people, affordable housing, start-up and expanding businesses, and the arts.
www.cwd.org
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Community Action on Latin America
608) 251-3241
Educates and organizes on human rights and social justice issues in Latin America. Monitors U.S. role in Latin America through military, trade, immigration, and other policies.
www.calamadison.org
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Community Groundworks
(608) 240-0409
Connects people to nature and local food. Through hands-on education, children, and adults learn gardening, urban farming, healthy eating, and natural areas of restoration.
www.troygardens.org
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Cream City Foundation
(414) 225-0244
A leader in mobilizing philanthropic resources, fostering strategic collaboration, and social change on behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people in Southeastern Wisconsin.
www.creamcityfoundation.org
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Dane County TimeBank
(608) 663-0400
Creates a network in which members earn credits by helping others, then spend those credits on help they need themselves. Empowers people of all abilities and incomes.
www.danecountytimebank.org
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Disability Rights Wisconsin
(608) 267-0214
Engages in individual advocacy, systems advocacy, training, and class action litigation to make positive changes for people with developmental and physical disabilities and mental illness.
www.disabilityrightswi.org
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Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison
(608) 257-0853
Ensures equal housing opportunity and fair housing rights by investigating alleged illegal discrimination, educating housing providers and consumers, and investigating institutional forms of discrimination.
www.fairhousingwisconsin.com
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Fair Wisconsin Education Fund
(608) 441-0143
The statewide education, grassroots organizing, and civic engagement organization dedicated to advancing, achieving, and protecting the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Wisconsinites.
www.fairwisconsin.com
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Freedom Inc.
608) 661-4089
Helps educate, mobilize, and organize women, youth, and victims of abuse to build leadership in low-income minority communities. Challenges the root causes of violence, racism, and poverty.
www.aboutfreedominc.com
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Friends of Wisconsin State Parks
(608) 266-7617
Enhances, preserves, restores, and promotes the Wisconsin State Park System by making parks more attractive, better understood, and more accessible.
www.fwsp.org
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Gathering Waters Conservancy
(608) 251-9131
Helps communities, land trusts, and landowners protect the places that make Wisconsin special.
www.gatheringwaters.org
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Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) for Safe Schools
(608) 661-4141
Envisions educational systems where all students thrive regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
www.gsaforsafeschools.org
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Grassroots Empowerment Project
(800) 770-0588
A statewide organization run by and for people with mental illness whose mission is to provide opportunities for people to exercise power in their lives.
www.grassrootspower.org
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Grassroots Leadership College
(608) 441-0085
Based on the belief, “everyone a learner, everyone a teacher, everyone a leader,” GLC teaches organizing and leadership skills and provides support to grassroots organizations.
www.grassrootsleadershipcollege.org
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Growing Power
(414) 527-1946
Natiional nonprofit and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds by helping provide equal access to healthy, high quality, safe, and affordable food.
www.growingpower.org
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Hope House of Milwaukee
(414) 645-2122
A community agency serving families and individuals; provides homeless and lower-income residents with shelter and supportive services in order to promote independence.
www.hopehousemke.org
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Housing Initiatives
(608) 277-8330
Develops and provides permanent housing for people who are homeless and suffer from mental illnesses.
www.housinginit.org
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Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County
(262) 542-8851
Strengthenng the community through humane education; sharing values of compassion and kindness; providing shelter, rescue, adoption and spay/neuter services for animals in need.
http://www.hawspets.org
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Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice
(608) 255-0376
Mobilizes individuals, labor groups, and religious congregations to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for low-wage workers.
www.workerjustice.org
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Journey House
(414) 389-5080
A nonprofit organization established in 1969; offers community-based resources that increase education, reduce unemployment and crime, strengthen families and revitalize neighborhoods.
www.journeyhouse.org
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League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Fund
(608) 256-0827
Nonpartisan organization working to promote informed, active participation in government through voter education, including policy studies, voter guides, web site, public forums, and media outreach.
www.lwvwi.org
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Legal Action of Wisconsin
(608) 256-3304
Assists low-income people including the elderly, families, children, and the disabled with legal matters affecting housing, benefits, health-care access, and ending family violence. Represents migrant and seasonal farm workers.
www.legalaction.org
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Midwest Environmental Advocates
(608) 251-5047
Provides high-quality legal services that support multicultural grassroots social movements, build local leadership, and implement innovative solutions to environmental problems.
www.midwestadvocates.org
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Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services
(414) 643-5108
Assists adult learners in attaining their educational and employment goals, thereby empowering them to improve thier lives and their communities.
http://www.milwaukeeachiever.org
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Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
(414) 277-9094
Helps children realize hidden abilities and develop self-esteem with successful, innovative, character-building programming. Engages the disabled in unique learning experiences. Promotes environmental protection.
www.sailingcenter.org
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Milwaukee Community Service Corps
(414) 372-9040
Provides opportunities for primarily low-income, ethnically diverse young adults to reshape their community and themselves through high-value work, education, job training, and career exploration.
www.milwaukeecommunityservicecorps.org
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Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
(414) 562-6100
Non-profit home ownership ministry building simple, decent and affordable homes in partnership with those in need.
www.milwaukeehabitat.org
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Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
(414) 5271-2656
Further develops our vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the Greater Milwaukee area, thus improving the quality of life for all of us.
www.mkelgbt.org
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Milwaukee Riverkeeper
(414) 287-0207
Advocates for protection of water quality and wildlife habitat in the Milwaukee River Basin and promotes public stewardship through recreational and educational activities.
www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org
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NAMI Greater Milwaukee
(414) 344-0447
Working to improve the lives of those with mental illness, their families and those touched by mental illness through education, support, and advocacy.
www.namigrm.org
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NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin Foundation
(608) 2287-0016
Supports and protects women's fundamental right to make personal reproductive choices and access reproductive healthcare, thruogh advocacy, education, training, organizing legal action, and public policy.
www.prochoicewisconsin.org
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New Harvest Foundation
(608) 256-4204
The only south central Wisconsin foundation that exclusively supports organizations promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, services, culture, and community development.
www.newharvestfoundation.org
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Nuestro Mundo
(608) 204-1079
Improves academic success in the Latino community by implementing dual-language immersion, advocating more family involvement, and encouraging community support.
www.nuestromundoinc.org
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Organic Arts
(414) 486-1694
Organic Arts Ltd is a collaboration of artists who perform music, storyteling, history and science to celebrate heritage, family, social justice, enviroment and grassroots art.
www.organicarts.info
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OutReach
(608) 255-8582
Madison and south central Wisconsin's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community center, providing programs to promote equality and quality life for LGBT people.
www.lgbtoutreach.org
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Physicians for Social Responsibility - Wisconsin
(608) 232-9945
Local chapter working to eliminate nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, prevent gun violence, promote a healthy environment, and provide access to health care.
www.psr.org/chapters/wisconsin.org
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The Progressive
(608) 257-4626
Founded in 1909, this Madison-based magazine is a voice for peace, social and economic justice, civil rights and liberties, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy.
www.progressive.org
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Project RETURN
(414) 374-8029
Project RETURN strives to help men and women, who are ex-offenders, receive job assistance, and provides group assistance, education needs, community service opportunities and housing.
www.projectreturnmilwaukee.org
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Public Allies
(414) 27-0533
Provides leadership training, team serivce and paid professional apprencticeships to diverse young adults through nonprofit organizations where they practice community building skills.
www.publicallies.org
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Rape Crisis Center
(608) 251-5126, TDD (608) 251-7273
Empowers victims of sexual assault and their supporters through free services including 24-hour crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, support groups, and community education. Also offers self-defense classes.
www.danecountyrcc.com
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REAP Food Group
(608) 310-7836
Works to build a healthful, just, and sustainable food system that supports local farms, encourages sustainable agriculture, and increases access to a diverse and safe local food supply.
www.reapfoodgroup.org
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Repairers of the Breach
(414) 934-9305
Greater Milwaukee's grassoots homeless outreach, sponsors the regions ONLY daytime homeless shelter and resource "Center," offering 40+ life-saving programs and services catalyzing solutions to homelessness.
www.repairers.org
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Rethinking Schools
(414) 964-9646
Advocates for quality education for all chilren. Publishes books and award-winning magazine. Provides grassroots networks and voice for parents, teachers, students and community.
www.rethinkingschools.org
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River Alliance of Wisconsin
(608) 257-2424
Works to protect, enhance, and restore Wisconsin’s rivers and watersheds.
www.wisconsinrivers.org
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Sierra Club Foundation, John Muir Chapter
(608) 256-0565
The nation’s oldest, largest grassroots conservation organization, dedicated to protecting America’s environment. Donations support education, research, publishing, and litigation efforts of the John Muir Chapter (Wisconsin).
www.wisconsin.sierraclub.org
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St. Catherine Residence
(414) 272-8470
Provides safe, supportive and affordable housing. Over 200 women seeking to heal, grow and reach individual goals make this their place to call home.
www.stcatherineresidence.org
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Sustain Dane
(608) 819-0689
Inspires, educates, and supports individuals and communities working toward sustainability in Dane County and creates new opportunities for engagment.
www.sustaindane.org
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Tenant Resource Center
(608) 257-0143
Helps tenants and landlords throughout Wisconsin resolve rental housing problems by providing information and referral, mediation, workshops, and comprehensive publications about rights and responsibilities.
www.tenantresourcecenter.org
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UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence
(608) 256-9195
Provides a bridge to a safe environment and breaks the cycle of domestic violence in Latino communities one family at a time.
www.unidosagainstdv.org
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Urban Ecology Center
(414) 964-8505
A community center that provides outdoor science programs for urban youth, protects and enhances public natural areas and promotes community through learning, recreation and stewardship.
www.urbanecologycenter.org
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Voces de la Frontera
(414) 643-1620
A worker center that organizes for low-income and immigrant worker rights. Recognized as statewide leader for immigration reform that respects civil rights and human dignity.
www.vdlf.org
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Wisconsin Apprentice Organizers Project
(608) 444-4992
Strengthens the culture of community organizing in Wisconsin by increasing the number and diversity of organizers working for social justice in the state.
www.wisaop.org
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Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(608) 255-0539
Works to eliminate domestic violence by coordinating services statewide. Monitors legislation, sponsors conferences, and provides networking/support, technical assistance, and training to professionals and community organizations.
www.wcadv.org
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Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(608) 257-1516
Addresses all forms of sexual assault and abuse by coordinating services statewide. Monitors legislation and provides technical assistance, training, and support to community-based service providers and other professionals.
www.wcasa.org
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Wisconsin Community Fund
(608) 251-6834
Creates “change, not charity” by raising money for progressive grassroots groups – too new for mainstream funders – that work for social, economic, and environmental justice.
www.wcfund.org
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Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
(608) 255-1166
Promotes dignity and independence of people who are blind and visually impaired by providing services, advocating legislation, and educating the public. Helps eliminate barriers in employment.
www.wcblind.org
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Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
(608) 284-0580
More than 125 years of outspoken, data-based advocacy for Wisconsin’s children and families, emphasizing health care, education, economic security, safety, and healthy development.
www.wccf.org
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Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
(608) 255-4260
A nonpartisan watchdog group that tracks the money in state politics, fights government corruption, and advocates for campaign finance reform.
www.wisdc.org
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Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
(608) 240-9880
Provides children with a strong foundation for learning by promoting high-quality early childhood programs, developing skillful, well-educated teachers, and advocating for sustainable wages and benefits.
www.wecanaeyc.org
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Wisconsin Family Ties
(608) 267-6888
Statewide parent-run organization providing support, information, training, and advocacy for families that include children and adolescents with mental, emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse disorders.
www.wifamilyties.org
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Wisconsin Humane Society
(414) 431-6142
An animal welfare agency that provides an animal adoption program, humane education and advocacy, veterinary services for animals from qualifying income homes, and rehabilitates wildlife.
www.wihumane.org
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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Instiute
(608) 661-0845
Works to connect conservation-minded citizens with the policy making process through education, advocacy, public opinion research, and the implementation of voter participation techniques.
www.conservationvoters.org
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Wisconsin Literacy
(608) 257-1655
Supports adult, family, and workplace literacy programs statewide through program and resource development, training, information and referral, and advocacy.
www.wisconsinliteracy.org
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Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
(608) 250-9240
Facilitates activities, cooperation, and communication among 170 regional organizations and individuals working to create a sustainable world free of violence and injustice.
www.wnpj.org
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Wisconsin Wetlands Association
(608) 250-9971
Dedicated to the protection, restoration, and enjoyment of wetlands and associated ecosystems through science-based programs, education, and advocacy.
www.wiscwetlands.org
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Wisconsin Women’s Network
(608) 255-9809
A coalition of organizations and individuals working to improve the status of women in Wisconsin through education, communication, and advocacy.
www.wiwomensnetwork.org
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Working Capital for Community Needs
(608) 257-7230
Provides small-scale entrepreneurs and farmers in Latin America with access to micro-loans to start and grow their operations and work their way out of poverty.
www.capitalforcommunities.org
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WORT- 89.9 FM Community Radio
(608) 256-2001
Community-oriented, noncommercial, listener-sponsored radio station broadcasting to south central Wisconsin. Provides quality volunteer-produced programming and services to a broad spectrum of the community.
www.wortfm.org
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