Last Saturday, 11/18, United Way’s Volunteer Engagement Team celebrated the inaugural Fill the Freezer event, bringing together area chefs and volunteers at the MATC downtown campus teaching kitchens to create nearly 300 freezer meals for families in need in our community.

If you haven’t met United Way’s new president, Amy Lindner, in person, here is your chance to get to know her a little bit.

On Monday, January 15, what would have been Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 89th birthday, volunteers across the community rolled up their sleeves to be of service.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Today I talk to Ranell Washington, a finance professional who works with Town Bank. In addition to his day job, Ranell is co-founder of Social X, a young professional organization committed to drawing diverse talent to Milwaukee and encouraging them to call this city home.

Today I talk with P5 winner Dan Sweeney. Dan works in community development at Wells Fargo – a job he loves and one that allows him to partner with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity to strengthen the communities in which Wells Fargo operates. Dan is also a board member of LISC and Historic Milwaukee.

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.