Extension works alongside leaders to strengthen their organizations and their impact. Coalition, nonprofit, government, and community leaders can engage educators across Wisconsin to: 

• Assess opportunities and challenges, 
• Engage in planning, 
• Create healthier workplaces and communities, and 
• Evaluate the impact of their work 

Examples of our work in St. Croix County include: 

• Training leaders in their roles as volunteers, staff, board members, elected officials 
• Helping leaders identify strategies to improve organizational effectiveness 
• Facilitating peer that invite leaders to learn from one another 
• Assist with setting and evaluating organizational and program goals 
• Facilitating planning processes for strategic decision-making 

Featured Programs & Nonprofit Resources: 

• Real Colors: https://leadershipdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/programs/real-colors-workshops/ 
• State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions – responsible for the filing of Nonstock (Not-for Profit) Corporations and other legal entities 
• Form 102-Nonstock Corporation Articles of Incorporation – online form for filing articles of incorporation in Wisconsin 
• Charitable Organizations and Fundraising – charitable organizations, fund-raising counsels, and professional fund-raisers are regulated under Chapter 202, subchapters I and II, of the Wisconsin Statutes. 
• Wisconsin Nonprofits Connect to Learn: https://leadershipdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/programs/wisconsin-nonprofits-connect-to-learn/  
• The Nonprofit Coffee Break: https://leadershipdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/nonprofit-coffee-break/  
• UW-Milwaukee Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management: https://uwm.edu/hbi/