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It’s a situation that many parents have found themselves in – your regular babysitter cancelled and you have an important meeting, or an appointment, or are feeling extremely burnt out and need some quiet time to run errands and clean the house. What do you do in this situation?

United Way program partner Diverse & Resilient is Wisconsin's largest LGBTQ-serving nonprofit. President & CEO Gerry Coon talks about the successes and challenges he has faced as a LGBTQ leader and advocate.

Research shows that when a father in involved during pregnancy and the first year of a child's life, it contributes greatly to the health of that child. Keith Parris and Earnest Goggins are local fatherhood advocates and activists who work closely with United Way's work to prevent infant mortality by bringing fathers to the table to talk about challenges and support one another.

For most, stage fright stems from being on stage and messing up, or looking foolish, or embarrassing yourself. For Dan, the Ex Fabula storyteller you’ll hear on this podcast, the anxiety about his performance actually stemmed from the logistics of getting to and from the stage itself.

What will your job look like in 5 years? How about 10? 20? Innovation and automation in the workforce was the topic at hand at a recent Leadership Panel, put on by United Way’s Emerging Leaders and IT United Donor Networks, and generously hosted by GE Healthcare. Panelists Mary Burgoon of Rockwell Automation, Bill Caraher of von Briesen & Roper s.c., and Rebekah Kowalski of ManpowerGroup talked about our changing workforce, and how individuals and organizations must adapt in order to meet future needs.

Grand Avenue Club provides adults in Milwaukee County who have experienced mental illness with pre-vocational, employment, educational, housing, recreational, and cultural opportunities so that their lives will be more productive and satisfying.

It’s well known that the Milwaukee and Waukesha communities have been greatly impacted by the increase in heroin and other opioid-related abuse, and service providers are struggling to respond to the enhanced need for Spanish-language addiction services. Here is how United Way program partner Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers has responded.

Today I’ll talk with United Way Philanthropic 5 winner Kelsey Brenn of St. Augustine Preparatory Academy. Kelsey is the school’s CFO by day, and fills the rest of her time with community-focused activities…and a lot of exercise.

Today we talk with Kris Havlik, one of our 2018 Philanthropic Five award winners. An estate planning attorney with Foley & Lardner, Kris was part of the effort to bring Wills for Heros to Wisconsin. Wills for Heroes is a national program started after September 11, 2001, to provide free estate planning to first responders. Kris is a proud mom of two and enjoys leading her daughters Girl Scout Troop and coaching her local middle school forensics team.

Welcome to our final episode in 2018 Philanthropic Five interview series. Today we talk with August Ball, founder of Cream City Conservation. August is passionate about giving diverse youth opportunities to explore their interests in environmental fields as well as encouraging diversity in local workplaces, so she combined these interests into her dream job.