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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.
The Goodman Nonprofit Center is a project of Madison Community Foundation.
Goodman Nonprofit Fellowship Program
This year-long program focuses on professional leadership development and peer relationships 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.
The inaugural cohort of current executive directors who are committed to growing their skills and capacities and helping create a supportive community was selected in Fall of 2025.
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Upcoming Webinar:
Engaging with your Congressional Office
with Morgan Salli, Field Representative for Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02)
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Zoom
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$500,000 Challenge Grant for Gifts to the Goodman Nonprofit Center Endowment
In honor of MCF President Bob Sorge’s retirement at the end of 2026, a generous donor will match all gifts to either the Bob Sorge or the General Goodman Nonprofit Center Endowment fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000. All funds raised will help complete MCF’s $12.5 million campaign to build a permanent endowment for the Goodman Nonprofit Center.
The Goodman Nonprofit Center connects nonprofit professionals in the Greater Madison region to information, professional development and networking to more effectively advance their work. The endowment ensures sustaining support for the center as it brings value to nonprofit leaders and their organizations.
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Providing support to nonprofits during a time of great change
Future programming at the Center will include additional nonprofit learning experiences designed to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations in Greater Madison.
The Center is also working to provide information and support to area nonprofits related to the changes being made through major federal policy shifts. One avenue of this work is a collaborative effort with United Way of Dane County and UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit studies to collect, distill and share information. Learn more about this project here.
Latest Publications
May 8, 2026
In 2025, the Goodman Nonprofit Center's inaugural year of operations, the Center's staff built a strong financial foundation, convened an experienced Advisors’ Council, mapped a clear program strategy and launched our flagship initiative: the Goodman Nonprofit Fellowship. The confusion sowed by the rush of federal policy changes that coincided with the Center's launch made its mission even more important.
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November 6, 2025
Through this project, a core research team has scanned available information on policy shifts and anticipated impacts, monitoring phases and developments of executive orders, legislation, and government disruption, and gathering information from regional experts and organizations in the field....
August 26, 2025
Next month, 21 Madison area nonprofit leaders will embark on a transformative journey at the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Nonprofit Center. As part of the inaugural cohort of the Goodman Nonprofit Fellowship Program, these leaders will meet monthly to develop their leadership talents and strengthen their skills to strengthen their capacity for running their organizations....
