The Gannett Foundation on Tuesday announced a $2.3 million crowdfunding and grant program for community-building nonprofits.
The initiative offers local nonprofits a national platform on which to fundraise, in addition to grants for the most exceptional projects. Last year, three Wisconsin nonprofits were recipients of grants totaling $45,000.
In the years preceding the coronavirus pandemic, a healthy economy allowed Wisconsin’s cities and villages to build up balances in their core funds, which could help them navigate the uncertain times ahead.
Wisconsin will send absentee ballot applications to 2.6 million voters to help ensure their mail-in votes are counted in November
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that many of our jobs can be done digitally and remotely. The same should be true of accessing government records, reporter and radio producer Steven Potter writes.
In the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council’s most recent “Your Right to Know” column, Potter urges government agencies to serve the public interest by paying attention to the lessons we’ve learned in the past several months.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ call for a task force to address racial disparity and public safety falls far short of what’s needed in the wake of civil unrest after Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake, say Capitol Democrats who question the effectiveness of such panels.
Photos from the aftermath of a recent massive storm that flattened cornfields across Iowa and into Illinois and Indiana took me back 22 years.
Reading text aloud performs two basic yet critical analytical and diagnostic functions — it quickly shows if the prose is smooth, flows well and is pleasing to the eye and ear and where the clunks in copy are located; also, it reveals whether information is being presented in a logical, clear and meaningful progression, writes veteran journalist Bart Pfankuch.
It’s perhaps the best way for a writer or editor to check their work for flow, accuracy, clarity and meaning.
My wife’s bumper crop of veggies gave me a great idea: Why don’t I bread them with a tempura batter and deep-fry them? Problem solved!
A new poll question about which issue is most important to voters in the 2020 election is now available to be used by WNA members.
Results from our previous poll question about Kamala Harris’ impact on voting decisions also are available. Out of 328 respondents, 38% said it had no impact on their decision. Of the remaining voters, 30% said it made them more likely to vote for Joe Biden and 26% said it made them more likely to vote for Donald Trump.
Readers visiting WNA member websites from Aug. 13 to Aug. 25 were asked how Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate would influence their voting decision. Here are the results.
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