Local Resident Represents UW-W at WI Nonprofit Summit

UW-W scholarship recipients Madison Adams, Heather Ackerly, Hayley Pfaff, Bradley J. Burt, and Sydney Johnson, joined by Jessie Dugan of Whitewater, third from right. (Photo courtesy of Ruth Hansen.)

Editor’s note: The following announcement was received from UW-Whitewater.

Sydney Johnson from Whitewater, who is studying [towards her Master’s degree in] Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, represented the university at the Wisconsin Nonprofit Summit on July 27-28 in Milwaukee.

The summit featured national-level speakers and three learning tracks: Leadership, Financial Sustainability and Marketing and Communications.

UW-Whitewater’s Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies sponsored five scholarships for students, alumni, staff and community members involved in nonprofit services. Participants had the opportunity to network with professionals in the nonprofit field

Located within the College of Business and Economics’ Department of Management, the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies promotes the study and practice of nonprofit management at UW-Whitewater and within the larger community. The Institute focuses on relevant research, energized education and community co-production to strengthen Wisconsin communities.

Editor’s note: Johnson is the Director of Case Management Services at Bethel House.

To learn more about the Institute, visit https://www.uww.edu/cobe/non-profit.