WELCOME Christine! The new FoodWIse Educator

Christine Birschbach has joined UW Madison Division of Extension in Fond du Lac County as a FoodWise Nutrition Educator.  Christine has a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness Management from UW-Stevens Point. She also has a background in Early Childhood Education.  Christine is excited to be joining the Extension team and is looking forward to […]

Board Development for the Southeastern WI Invasive Species Consortium

The Executive Director of the Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium (SEWISC), a regional nonprofit, contacted Paul requesting resources to strengthen the organization’s board.  The organization’s mission is “working to reduce the impact of invasive species.”   Paul taught a 1.5-hour workshop to 14 board and staff members.  Content included an overview of the non-profit sector in […]

School Meal Appeal: Improving the School Cafeteria

The state FoodWIse program is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to improve the school cafeteria environment for elementary school students across the state. They reached out to local Nutrition Educators in Fond du Lac County to partner with specific schools within the Fond du Lac School District.  Melanie Phillips built a […]

4-H Family Learning Day Seeks Youth and Adult Presenters

Do you know how to do simple car maintenance, crochet/knit, or sand and paint a piece of wood? Have you ever decorated a cake, grown vegetables, or created scale models of trains/cars? Would you be interested in learning with youth how to build a rocket, how to work with animals, or how to make balloon […]

Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest

The annual 4-H Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest was held on Saturday, October 21, at UW Oshkosh Fond du Lac Campus. Cloverbud members, 4-H youth grades kindergarten to second, were able to enter a pumpkin in the contest.  The morning of the contest Teen Leaders and volunteers helped weigh, measure, and judge the pumpkins.  While pumpkins were […]

Fond du Lac County Area Grants and Deadlines

Are you a Fond du Lac County nonprofit looking for funders? Please consider using this table of available grants to organizations in Fond du Lac County. If your organization offers grants or has applied for local or state grants not listed here, please let us know. We will add them to the list. If you […]

Nonprofit Fund Development Workshop, October 2nd

Designed to empower organizations of all sizes, this one-day workshop will equip participants with the tools and strategies needed to thrive in today’s philanthropic landscape. This workshop explores the essential pillars of successful fund development and donor relations.  Here’s what participants can expect to learn: The workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 2 at […]

Wisconsin Nonprofit Connect to Learn Mini-Course on Evaluating Outcomes

Sign-up today for our next offering from our Wisconsin Nonprofit Connect to Learn Team: Evaluating Outcomes. This four-week mini-course will equip nonprofit leaders with the skills to assess and communicate the effectiveness of their programs and services. Participants will identify what outcomes they want their programs and services to achieve, develop a plan to evaluate […]

FoodWIse Hiring Announcements

The Fond du Lac/Sheboygan FoodWIse program is currently hiring an 80% full-time Nutrition Educator to serve in Fond du Lac County. FoodWIse is a federally funded nutrition education program that aims to advance healthy eating habits, active lifestyles, and healthy community environments for individuals and families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, […]

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