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LIFT Dane Year-End Update
Dear Friends and Supporters, It is difficult to believe that the year of the Dream Up win is almost over. In 2019 at the end of June, we were on a high from LIFT’s win in New York with our idea of increasing the prosperity of low and middle-income Wisconsinites with a...
LIFT Dane Launches Free Legal Tune Up Tool
Press Release LIFT Dane™ Launches Free Legal Tune Up Tool New Tool helps Wisconsin residents proactively find and resolve legal issues through use of public data. Madison, Wisconsin—November 9, 2020—LIFT Dane™, a joint venture created to improve the financial...
LIFT Dane Awarded CUNA Mutual Group Foundation Grant
LIFT Dane and the Economic Justice institute, Inc. are proud to announce a major grant award of $171,000 from the CUNA Mutual Group Foundation for LIFT’s driver’s license reinstatement work. LIFT Dane’s focus is on removing legal barriers to prosperity by improving...
LIFT Dane Receives Driver’s License Reinstatement Funding
LIFT Dane, a joint venture created by several local non-profit organizations to improve the financial well-being of Dane County residents, is pleased to announce new funding support for our Driver’s License Reinstatement Fund from the Alliant Energy Foundation, the...
Alliant Energy Foundation Community Grant
LIFT Dane is proud to announce that it has received an Alliant Energy Foundation Community Grant of $7,500. Alliant Energy Foundation (#energyforgood) supports nonprofits and community partners in four major categories: helping families, education, the environment,...
UW-Madison Student Projects Benefit LIFT Dane and Movin’ Out
Students from the University of Wisconsin Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs collaborated with two community groups – LIFT Dane (Legal Interventions for Transforming Dane County) and Movin’ Out as part of their culminating Workshop in Public Affairs (PA...
LIFT Dane awarded Community Impact Grant from Wisconsin Partnership Program
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has announced its 2020 Community Impact Grant awards for initiatives that aim to advance health equity and improve health and well-being throughout Wisconsin....