Sponsors
Don't be yourself; be someone a little nicer.
— Maragret Mead
Reciprocity is the seed that grows Madison Nonprofit Day. We are indebted to the generosity of community.
Organizers
Our organizers rock. From nonprofit staff to small business owners to community members, the organizers get involved to insure Madison Nonprofit Day is a success. We owe them everything. This display isn't nearly a big enough thank you, but thank you, nonetheless.

Amber Arnold »
Amber Arnold is a freelance photojournalist new to the Madison area. Amber moved to the area with her family last fall from Springfield, Missouri, where she worked as a staff photojournalist at the local newspaper. Amber’s love is documenting life and working on human interest projects, along with chasing around her 2-year-old son with camera… (cont'd)

Andrew Shell »
In August 2009, Shell returned to Madison after working for PBWorks in San Mateo, CA. He currently works for for the Gen Y career focused social network Brazen Careerist. He is a programmer. He’s big on community and organized the Madison PHP Meetup Group (group for programmers and similar minded folk) for close to 4… (cont'd)

Ben Seigel »
Counting on twelve years professional web experience, Ben handles project management, web design and development. He specializes in the ExpressionEngine CMS, and enjoys showing clients how painless web updating can be. In his spare time, Ben enjoys bicycling, music, comedy and travel. Seigel has been web designing and developing professionally since 1998. He helps businesses… (cont'd)

Brent A. Hafele, M.A. »
Brent Hafele, Principal Consultant/President, NewDay Nonprofit Solutions provides customized leadership solutions to help nonprofit leaders advance their organizational mission. Consulting and training services include strategic planning, board governance, executive coaching, staff/volunteer management, organization development, fund raising counsel, and editing/writing. Services are provided over the phone, by email, and in person. Start your NewDay by… (cont'd)

Brooke Lewis »
Brooke’s interest in photography started as a young girl. She got her first camera from her father, a professional photographer, when she was 5 years old. Shooting alongside her father, and learning from his years of experience, has given her a solid foundation in the fundamentals of photography. As she grew older, she merged her… (cont'd)

Bryan Gladding »
Bryan Gladding is a part-time semi-professional photographer working in Madison, WI, and the surrounding area. Bryan has been involved with photography since he was quite young, getting started early by his mother, a semi-professional photographer specializing in nature and still-life photography.
Bryan’s first experience shooting for someone other than himself was in Mixed Martial Arts… (cont'd)

Caroline Hoffman »
Caroline Hoffman is a photographer and photo collage artist. She likes to take pictures of the natural world, often combining images to look at our environment, especially flowers, in a new way. She has had shows at Café Zoma, Mildred’s Sandwich Shop, and U Frame It. You might have seen her colorful “Flower Flags” on… (cont'd)

Christine Thompson, M.Div. »
Ms. Thompson has been directing the Personal Essentials Pantry since August of 2007. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, where she focused on urban ministry. Prior to that, she worked for twenty years for a research center on the UW-Madison campus. Ms. Thompson’s ministry emphasis is… (cont'd)

Clint Thayer »
Clint Thayer was born on coast of Lake Erie, growing up in the small town of Lakeside, Ohio. Surrounded by rocky outcropped shores, Lakeside was a study in contrasts: an influx of tourists and cottage owners in the summers who flocked to the tiny town to enjoy simple pleasures of sunshine, fishing, and a relaxed… (cont'd)

David Allen »
David Allen is the principle for Development for Conservation LLC, a consulting business specializing in fund development for nonprofit conservation organizations. David’s background includes 25 years working in membership fundraising, major donor development, communications, and marketing. He has worked for Nature Conservancy chapters around the country and for the Sand County Foundation in Monona, devoting… (cont'd)

Deborah Bachmann »
Deborah is an instructor of Tao Shiatsu. She began studies in Tao Shiatsu with Master Ryokyu Endo and Mayu Endo in Kyoto, Japan in 1992. In 1996 she opened a Tao Shiatsu clinic in Madison, Wisconsin, USA that later became the Madison Tao Sangha Center. Through the Center she offers Tao Shiatsu treatments and training… (cont'd)

Eric Howland »
Eric Howland is the Executive Director of DANEnet, a local nonprofit providing information technology assistance to other nonprofits in Dane County. Eric collaborated with Randy in 2006 on the IT assessment pilot project. From 2003-2006, he worked with the e-Projects in Community Service (ePICS) course at UW-Madison to guide interdisciplinary teams of students providing business… (cont'd)

Greg Tarnoff »
Voraciously accepting the challenges the web world has presented, Greg have designed, implemented and deployed hundreds of websites across a varied field of content management systems. Additionally, he has helped develop the backend and the user interfaces for sites that serve thousands of customers a day. Direct customer interaction has enabled him to develop communications… (cont'd)

Jill Jacklitz »
Jill Jacklitz recently joined CGW as the Executive Director. She has worked in progressive nonprofits as a direct service provider, lobbyist, and manager. Most recently she taught social policy, community and organizational development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work.
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Karen Bassler »
Karen Bassler is a veteran employee of nonprofit conservation organizations, and trusted coach and consultant for nonprofit groups. She has worked with conservation organizations on strategic planning, policies and procedures review, conservation planning, and leadership development. She has also facilitated multi-partner collaborations among NGOs, local, state and federal agencies and for profit businesses to promote… (cont'd)

Lynn Jacobson »
Lynn is a librarian. Specifically, she has a Master’s in Library Science and has been the horticulture librarian at Olbrich Botanical Gardens since 2001. A Master Gardener, she’s available to answer your plant and gardening questions as part of Olbrich Garden’s Garden Answer Service. Lynn’s prior library positions include research librarian at Covance, and the… (cont'd)

Mary Kay Baum »
Mary Kay Baum is living well with cognitive changes. She is a Lutheran pastor who feels her call now is to promote prevention and early intervention of Alzheimer’s and related conditions. Mary Kay was well known in Madison as a school board member, county board supervisor, attorney, court administrator, and director of Madison Urban Ministry.… (cont'd)

Melanie Schmidt »
Melanie Schmidt, principal of Timpano Consulting, brings over 16 years experience working with Boards of Directors and organizational leaders to connect the dots between strategy, systems and people. In recent years, her consultative coaching has been instrumental in helping to refocus organizations, recharge stakeholders, structure organizational change, build stronger brands and overhaul governance models to… (cont'd)

Monique Karlen »
Monique Karlen is a high school visual arts instructor who was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. She attended both high school and college in Madison and started teaching in the Madison Public Schools in 1990. In 2006, after spending two years in Asia teaching art at an international school, she returned to Madison and… (cont'd)

Patricia O’Kane »
O’Kane is a Ph.D. student in environment and resources at the Gaylord Nelson Institute of UW-Madison. She researches birds that migrate between Madison and Central America.
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Twink Jan-McMahon »
I grew up in California and learned the value of trees as I saw them disappear from a once lush landscape only to be replaced by economic “development.” I am working for a new fiscal economy, the value of which is relative to the social and ecological health of the community that supports it. Please… (cont'd)