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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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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
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....
June 21, 2025
In June, The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of the Capital Times, announced a $500,000 grant over two years in support of the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Nonprofit Center. This gift brings Goodman Nonprofit Center closer to reaching its full potential for providing professional resources for nonprofit organizations in the Greater Madison Area....
January 7, 2025
The start of programming at the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Nonprofit Center is getting closer with the announcement that Andy Davey, former Director of Research & Advocacy at Madison Community Foundation, has been selected as the Center’s new Director. Davey was chosen as the inaugural Director after an extensive search process....
