Welcome to the
The Goodman Nonprofit Center’s aim is to connect nonprofits in the Greater Madison region to information, professional development and networking to more effectively advance their work. The Center is housed at Madison Community Foundation’s offices in downtown Madison and, since January 2025, has been working to ramp up operations.
The Goodman Nonprofit Center is a project of Madison Community Foundation.
The Goodman Fellows Program to Launch Fall 2025
This year-long program focuses on professional leadership development for a cohort of nonprofit leaders who gather monthly, build relationships, and foster skills in finance, human resources, marketing, fundraising, board governance, advocacy and other topics related to leading a nonprofit organization in the Madison region.
Applications for nonprofit leaders interested in joining the first cohort are expected to open in Spring 2025. The inaugural cohort is designed for current executive directors who are a few years into their role and committed to growing their skills and capacities and helping create a supportive community with other leaders.
Stay tuned to this space for more information.
Providing support to nonprofits during a time of great change
Future programming at the Center will include providing additional nonprofit learning experiences designed to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations in Dane County.
Most urgently, the Center is working to provide information and support to area nonprofits related to the changes being made through federal executive orders. Look here for emerging information about programming related to these changes when available.
Andy Davey has shared insights into how we expect to be Forging Connections Through the Goodman Nonprofit Center in MCF’s blog.
Goodman Nonprofit Center Supporters
In early 2024, the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Foundation announced its $5 million lead gift to support the Nonprofit Center’s endowment to ensure long-term sustainability of this effort. Support for the Nonprofit Center has continued to grow, with the Roots & Wings Foundation and United Way of Dane County contributions to the Center’s operating endowment.
Founding Partners
- Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Foundation
- Roots & Wings Foundation
- United Way of Dane County
“These gifts deepen support of the philanthropic community in the region and bring us closer to realizing our full vision for the Goodman Nonprofit Center,” said Bob Sorge, Madison Community Foundation’s President and CEO. “We are deeply grateful to the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Foundation, Roots & Wings Foundation and United Way of Dane County for their commitment to our community and to ensuring the Nonprofit Center thrives as a hub for learning and capacity building.”
The Goodman Nonprofit Center is continuing to seek endowment support from the community in its effort to reach it’s $12.5 million goal. Please reach out to Center Director Andy Davey for more information about joining this effort.
Nonprofit Center Announcements
In 2024, The Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Foundation gave the initial $5 million Goodman Foundation gift that helped launch the center.
Learn how MCF and United Way Dane County are deepening their collaboration to support local nonprofits through the Goodman Nonprofit Center
In January 2025, Andy Davey was selected as the Director of the Goodman Nonprofit Center.