New Berlin-based Emteq Inc., recently held its sixth annual charity golf outing to support the Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Fund.
The event was held at The Legend at Brandybrook in the Town of Wales. Last year, Emteq raised $92,000 for CAP, a program of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. According to Jerry Jendusa, president and chief executive officer of Emteq Inc., this year the company had raised nearly $72,000 just in sponsorships alone.
“We created a few additional sponsorships to give more companies the opportunity to help out,” Jendusa said.
Former Green Bay Packer defensive lineman Santana Dotson emceed the evening activities and served as auctioneer for the live auction and raffle drawings.
The annual golf outing is a company-wide effort, Jendusa said.
“We have a lot of opportunities available for our employees to help out even if they can’t golf with us,” Jendusa said. “It’s really a team effort.”
To see a video interview with Jendusa and BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler click on the video below.

The California-based Sam Francis Foundation recently donated over 500 prints to the Milwaukee Art Museum.  Sam Francis was an American painter and printmaker who experimented with both surrealism and abstract expressionism.
“We are honored to accept this gift from the Foundation, representing nearly all of Sam Francis’ lithographs, etchings, and screen prints dating from the early 1960s to the 1990s,” said Mary Weaver Chapin, associate curator of prints and drawings for the Milwaukee Art Museum. “This aggregate collection representing the whole of his career is invaluable.”
Francis pursued a career in art after an accident and illness that required years of hospitalization. He started painting as a distraction from every day struggles.
The gift also includes 24 works by other internationally known artists that were published by his printing press.
“The Museum is honored to be a repository for the work of Sam Francis,” said Dan Keegan, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum. “This generous gift has expanded our Herzfeld Foundation Print, Drawing, and Photography Study Center and the opportunities it presents the Museum to showcase works of art on paper.”
According to Debra Burchett-Lere, the director of the Sam Francis Foundation, the Milwaukee Art Musuems commitment to prints, its staff and its collection of modern art were determining factors in selecting MAM as a gift recipient.
 “This collection offers a unique opportunity to study Francis’s prints in one location, the only public museum facility currently with this distinction in the world,” said Burchett-Lere. “The mission of the foundation is to research, document, protect, and perpetuate the creative legacy of the artist Sam Francis so working with the Milwaukee Art Museum in this donation of art fulfills our goal to promote public awareness and knowledge about the art of Sam Francis.”
An exhibition of the prints is scheduled for 2012.

Community Health Charities of Wisconsin, a federation of Wisconsin’s premiere health agencies that partner to raise charitable contributions in workplaces across the state, recently added seven new organizations as members. The new organizations include: The Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee, American Parkinson Disease Association, Bread of Healing Clinic, The Wisconsin Parkinson Disease Association, South East Wisconsin Adaptive Ski Program, The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin.
“These members represent a continuation of new strategic growth direction for Community Health Charities,” said Gary Ross, executive director. “Our goal is to provide workers across Wisconsin with the ability to help organizations that they find meaningful. Many people have benefitted from the research and support services of these organizations. We are pleased to bring them into the Community Health Charities federation.” 
Member organizations have a common goal to help people affected by life threatening and chronic diseases. Funds raised through the federation’s workplace giving campaigns are designated directly to the member organization of the donor’s choice.

Yacht Blast adds new After Blast event
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin will host its Yacht Blast for Kids on Saturday, Aug. 28 beginning at 3 p.m. In addition to providing at least 50 boat rides to wish kids and their families, Yacht Blast will also feature an After Blast celebration featuring Milwaukee’s own “Boogie Men” in concert.
The yachts are sponsored by corporations and operated by boat owners from the local area. Last year more than 50 families participated in the event.
“Last year we raised over $20,000 at the event and I think we can have even greater success this year with the addition of the After Blast,” said Glenn Kennedy. “The opportunity to turn this into an evening fundraising event for a worthwhile charity is simply wonderful. I’m hoping that the After Blast brings in more people from the surrounding community to learn more about Make-A-Wish, and I know that guests will certainly enjoy the festive mood at Discovery World’s Pilot House overlooking Lake Michigan.”
Dinner will be provided by Bartolotta Catering, and the event will also feature live and silent auctions. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $75 per person or $100 per person at the door. Tickets include dinner and the concert.  Tickets for the concert only are $20 per person at the door.
 
Kohl’s donates $100,000 for Milwaukee disaster relief
Kohl’s Department Stores announced a $100,000 cash donation toward flood relief efforts in the Milwaukee area.
The American Red Cross (ARC) is delivering emergency assistance throughout the region, and Kohl’s will cover all ARC costs of the relief efforts up to $100,000.
In addition to a financial contribution, Kohl’s is encouraging its associates to volunteer in support of cleanup efforts through its associate volunteer program. In exchange for volunteer hours, Kohl’s will make corporate grants available to the nonprofit organizations being supported by Kohl’s associates.
“With our corporate headquarters and more than 7,000 associates in southeastern Wisconsin, our thoughts are with all of the families in our community dealing with losses and damages from the flooding that hit the Milwaukee area last week,” said Kevin Mansell, Kohl’s president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board. “Kohl’s strives to be an active member of each community it serves. We feel it’s especially important to do even more at a time like this and are proud to support our hometown by providing financial assistance and the hands-on support of our associate volunteers.”
Meanwhile, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee is distributing money from its Urgent Need Fund to two agencies to help with disaster relief.
The United Way is donating $10,000 to IMPACT to increase capacity at 2-1-1, which is overwhelmed with calls in the aftermath of the flooding. The grant will allow the service to more efficiently and effectively meet the needs of callers over the next few weeks.
The United Way also is donating $5,000 to the City of Milwaukee Health Department to purchase emergency clean-up kits. The kits contain cleaning supplies, including bleach, that will help families make their homes healthy and safe. The donation will enable the purchase of 250 kits.

Racine partner to nonprofits wins national Microsoft award
Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc., (CCB), in Racine recently received three awards from Microsoft, including the Microsoft SMB East Coast Partner of the Year Award, Microsoft SMB Mid-Atlantic Partner of the Year Award, and SMB Renewal Partner in the East Award.
CCB primarily works with nonprofit organizations to find them technology solutions they can afford.
“We are extremely honored to be recognized with this award from Microsoft. Everything we do is focused on serving our customers better, and building relationships with the vendors,” said Chris Booth, president and chief executive officer of CCB. “With partners such as Microsoft, we continue to find better solutions to exceed our customer’s expectations with cutting edge technology and superior service and support. To be selected out of so many in the most competitive market for Microsoft is truly an honor. We are very proud of our contributions to our customers as their trusted advisors.”
CCB was granted the awards out of 5,000 other top east coast Microsoft partners.
“The achievements highlighted by these partners demonstrates their abilities to create and deliver innovative products and solutions to local customers,” said Jack Braman, vice president for Microsoft's small and mid-market solutions and partners in the East region.
“Microsoft is pleased to acknowledge and honor these organizations, and we recognize their strength in driving innovation and success for businesses in the region."

BizTimes Milwaukee has launched its 2010 Nonprofit Directory. Submissions for the directory were collected since the beginning of 2010, and the list is now available for viewing and for purchase in a print format. The directory includes vital information about 501(c)3 organizations based in or serving Milwaukee, Waukesha, Walworth, Racine, Kenosha, Washington, Ozaukee or Sheboygan counties. The directory is intended to connect the region's nonprofit organizations with the business community. Submissions can still be made online and an electronic version of the directory is available for viewing online at www.biztimes.com/nonprofit.

• Saturday, July 31 Southeastern Youth & Family Services will host, Faces of our future…A Night at Sobelman’s Tallgrass Grill. The event will be held at Sobelman’s Tallgrass Grill, 1952. N. Farwell Ave. from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature drumming demonstrations by Southeastern youth; an art sale showcasing paintings and other artwork created by youth during art classes; and raffle prizes with drawings throughout the evening. Tickets for the Brighter Future Raffle will also be sold which features a top prize of two AirTran Airways round trip tickets. Dave Sobelman, owner of Tall grass Grill, will donate a dollar for every burger sold during the event to the cause. The event is free to attend, but food and raffle tickets must be purchased separately. For additional information or to purchase Bright Future Raffle tickets, please contact Carol McLain at 414-464-1800 ext. 227 or cmclain@syfs.org.
• Saturday, July 31 Stillwaters Cancer Support Services and the American Cancer Society will host the Seventh Annual Great Cancer Shootout at the Wern Valley Sportsmens Club, S36 W29657 Wern Way, in Waukesha. Shooting opens at 10 a.m. for the 50 Bird Sporting Clay event, and the last squad will begin by 3 p.m. No reservations required. Event will feature a Bartolotta’s Fireworks Display, Music by 4 on the Floor, raffles and a live auction. Shooter entries are available for $20 or $35.  Visit www.wernvalley.com for more information.
• Monday, Aug. 15 St. Aemilian Lakeside will hold its 22nd Annual Golf Invitational on at the Wisconsin Country Club, 6200 W. Good Hope Road from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include a day of golf, lunch, dinner and a silent auction and raffle with fabulous prizes. Proceeds benefit children suffering from abuse and neglect and young people who are aging out of foster care. Foursomes start at $1,000. An individual golfer is $275. Dinner guests are welcome, at $75.To register, or for more information visit www.st-al.org or call Michelle Schuerman at 465-1386.
• Saturday, Aug. 28 The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin will host its Walk & Run for Wishes along Milwaukee’s Lakefront. The 5k walk, run and wheelchair raise will raise funds to help support the wishes of Wisconsin children. Vince Condella, chief meteorologist of WITI-TV FOX6 will serve as honorary chair. Guests will be able to enjoy live entertainment from The Screamin’ Cucumbers, face painting and a kids’ dash, all at the north end of the Henry W. Maier Festival Grounds. Interested participants can register at www.walkforwishes.com or by calling 800.236.WISH.

• Association of Fundraising Professionals
• BoardStar
• Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee
• Donors Forum of Wisconsin
• Greater Milwaukee Foundation
• Leave a Legacy Wisconsin
• Marquette Funding Information Center
• MRA-The Management Association
• Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
• Nonprofit Center Workshop Calendar
• Non Profit Jobs
• Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
• UWM Helen Bader Institute for Non Profit Management
• UWM School of Continuing Education nonprofit workshops
• Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee