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At 50, Literacy Network Empowers Dane County More Than Ever Thanks to Funding from Ascendium

As Literacy Network celebrates 50 years of transforming lives through literacy, the organization faces an unprecedented demand for its services. More than 55,000 adults in Dane County struggle with low literacy — enough to fill more than three Kohl Centers (source: Literacy Network). Literacy Network supports them by offeri...

Ascendium Employees Select 20 Nonprofits to Gift $1 Million Total in Good Neighbor Grants

On this Giving Tuesday, a day that spotlights generosity around the world, Ascendium gifts Good Neighbor Grants to 20 nonprofits in the various communities where our employees live and work. Each nonprofit will receive a $50,000 grant to fund essential community projects, such as educational initiatives, workforce training ...

Operation Fresh Start Expands Training to Prepare Dane County Youth for Green Careers

As communities address the impacts of climate change, opportunities exist to prepare youth for a changing economy. Industries such as construction and land management are evolving, and with them comes the need for a future workforce ready to build upon that evolution to improve our future. Unfortunately, many low-income you...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County to Expand Mentoring Program at Marshall High School After Successful Pilot Year

As one school year ends, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County (BBBS) is already planning for the next, looking to build on the success of an innovative school-based mentoring program, called MentorU, that it launched at Marshall High School during the 2022-23 school year with the help of a grant from Ascendium.

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A Recipe for Success: Employment and Training Program at Goodman Community Center Serves Up a Bright Future for High School Students

As high school seniors start counting down to the moment they can march across the stage to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, move that tassel to the left, and get on with life, one junior at La Follette High School is looking forward to joining their ranks. He’ll be graduating a year early thanks in part to an innovati...

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