{"id":80,"date":"2017-03-08T12:09:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:54:18","slug":"community-forum-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/community-forum-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Forum Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>The Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management periodically convenes \u201cForums on the Nonprofit Sector\u201d to promote a greater understanding of national issues that affect the nonprofit sector. The Forums encourage dialogue among diverse stakeholders on important nonprofit issues, leading toward greater understanding and more productive partnerships to address community challenges. 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Hager)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 18, 2011:<\/strong> The Cost of Doing Business: Investing Wisely in Nonprofit Fundraising (with Richard Steinberg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 11, 2011:<\/strong> Strategies Toward Success: Achieving Racial Diversity Among Nonprofit Staff Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 21, 2010:<\/strong> Involving Volunteers: Making the Investment, Reaping the Returns (with Jeffrey Brudney)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 8, 2010:<\/strong> Nonprofits and Property Tax Exemption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 12, 2010:<\/strong> Nonprofits and Government Funding: Opportunities, Challenges, Trends and Trade-offs (with Steven Rathgeb Smith)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 3, 2010:<\/strong> Giving USA: A Tool for Nonprofit Resource Development (with Melissa Brown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 10, 2009:<\/strong> Fee Income and Pricing for Nonprofits: Expanding the Financial Base for Mission Achievement (with Dennis Young)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2009:<\/strong> Collaboration and Barter: Benefits and Challenges for Nonprofits (with Renee Irvin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 2008:<\/strong> Beyond the Bottom Line: Understanding and Promoting Nonprofit Financial Sustainability (with Woods Bowman)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 2008:<\/strong> The Role of Individual Giving in Sustaining Nonprofits (with Patrick Rooney)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2008:<\/strong> Leadership Diversity: How Does Milwaukee&#8217;s Nonprofit Sector Rate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 2007:<\/strong> Financing Nonprofits: Putting Theory Into Practice (with Dennis Young and Kevin Kearns)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, email <a href=\"mailto:hbi-info@uwm.edu\">hbi-info@uwm.edu<\/a> or call 414-229-3176.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-3928\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/\">Community Initiatives<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/community-forum-series\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Community Forum Series<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/nonprofit-community-resources\/\">Nonprofit Community Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/nonprofit-horizons\/\">Nonprofit Horizons Podcast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/social-enterprise-lens\/\">The Social Enterprise Lens<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/nonprofit-leadership-circles\/\">Nonprofit Leadership Circles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/nonprofit-leadership-insights\/\">Nonprofit Leadership Insights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/wisconsin-nonprofit-compensation-benefits-report\/\">Wisconsin Nonprofit Compensation &amp; Benefits Report<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helen-bader-institute-nonprofit-management\/community-initiatives\/call-for-proposals\/\">Call for Proposals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":845,"featured_media":0,"parent":24,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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