by Peter Kilde | Apr 29, 2013 | Videos
Peter Kilde, Executive Director of the West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, discusses how energy efficiency techniques and alternative energy systems can significantly reduce fossil fuel use and carbon emissions. Recorded at the Wisconsin Academy’s...
by Greg David, Jim Lorman, Ruth Olson, Anne Pryor, Robert Schulz, Jody Clowes | Apr 4, 2013 | Videos
As a part of the Vital Skills exhibition at the James Watrous Gallery, exhibitions manager Jody Clowes convenes a conversation about the importance and relevance of preserving traditional skills and the best means for passing them on. How are these skills being taught...
by Catherine Teresi | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
When a local church or community organization decides to hold a fundraiser, they often try a bake sale or auction. Thanks to Mark Moran of Iola, Wisconsin, there’s a new way for small organizations like these to raise money and have fun while doing it. Author of over...
by Liza Burkin | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
As Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons strode on the stage of Milwaukee’s historic Turner Hall, the audience—comprised of both well-dressed suburban folks out for a night of musical entertainment and flannel-clad hipsters from the city—applauded enthusiastically....
by Jason Smith | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
It was the first major event for my new job. After working for ten years at a busy nonprofit publishing house in Chicago, I thought I could easily handle media coverage for all parts of the massive event, held in conjunction with a well-respected event partner...