AwardsMall / Total Awards & Promotions, Inc.: Trophy Fundraiser Nov. 4

The Nationwide Trophy Recycling Program is having a fundraiser on Saturday, November 4, 2023. 

They will have hundreds of trophies for sale. Prices range from $3 to $125.

The funds support the operating costs of the recycling program to ensure sustainability.

The program keeps trophies from the landfills while giving them FREE to nonprofits nationwide.

A wide range of trophies from vintage to modern day and all sizes are available.

The fundraiser is from 9 AM to 1 PM at 6670 Odana Road in Market Square, Madison.

The sale will take place the first Saturday of every month.

If you are interested in recycling your trophies, watch the video here: trophyrecyclingprogram.com

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/331387666129697/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Middleton Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Mission: Workforce Alliance to Tackle Workforce Shortage

Kate Miller
Executive Director
Middleton Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 608.827.2752
Email: kate@middletonchamber.com

Middleton Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Mission: Workforce Alliance to Tackle Workforce Shortage

Middleton, WI – The Middleton Chamber of Commerce Foundation is proud to introduce “Mission: Workforce Alliance,” a groundbreaking program developed in partnership with Mission Wisconsin. This visionary initiative aims to address the ongoing workforce shortage while propelling economic growth by harnessing the incredible potential of military talent within the state of Wisconsin.

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, each year, approximately 250,000 service members and their families transition from active duty, representing a wealth of skills and experiences. The Middleton Chamber Foundation’s, Mission: Workforce Alliance, offers its members access to this exceptional pool of individuals, presenting an unrivaled opportunity to tap into a talent pipeline overflowing with qualified and skilled candidates.

Mission: Workforce Alliance offers a range of key features that benefit both military service and veteran families as well as chamber members. The program serves as a valuable bridge between transitioning service member families and our business community. Chamber members gain access to a diverse pool of talent with varied skills and experiences. The program includes providing professional support to facilitate the seamless integration of these families into the civilian workforce.

“Mission: Workforce Alliance represents a significant step forward in addressing the workforce challenges faced by our community and businesses,” said Kate Miller, Executive Director at the Middleton Chamber of Commerce. “By connecting our members with the incredible talent pool of transitioning military families, we aim to not only fill critical workforce gaps but also honor and support those who have served our nation.”

When asked about the partnership, Steve Janke, CEO of Mission: Wisconsin expressed enthusiasm for expansion of the program. “This partnership with the Middleton Chamber of Commerce represents the first step in providing military talent attraction to a greater percentage of the business community. Leveraging the network and community that the Chamber has allows us to connect more efficiently with small to medium sized businesses while maintaining our high touch concierge services provided to the military community! We look forward to growing this type of partnership throughout the Great State of Wisconsin with the Middleton Chamber of Commerce.”

For more information about Mission: Workforce Alliance and how to participate, please visit mcocfoundation.org.

For more information about Mission Wisconsin, please visit mission-wisconsin.com.

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Naviant, Inc. Forms a New Alliance with Jadu to Offer Accessible, Automated, Digital Self-Service to its Customers

VERONA, Wis – U.S; LEICESTER, England – U.K. – October 2nd, 2023 – Naviant, Inc., a leading provider of  Hyland and  ABBYY intelligent automation solutions  has partnered with Jadu, a leading provider of Web Experience Management, portal, eForms, and CRM software. Through the new partnership, the companies will deliver accessible, Section 508-compliant, automated solutions to enable organizations to streamline digital self-service offerings to their customers and constituents.

Jadu builds its software to support accessible design principles and standards to deliver solutions that work for everyone. Web accessibility is an issue that is becoming increasingly more mainstream as large organizations begin to focus on equality and diversity. The US has also seen a sharp increase in the number of lawsuits for failure to meet Section 508 and The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility law, particularly in the education sector, as recently reported by Usablenet.

As a provider of expert consulting services for customers who leverage Hyland OnBase, Naviant will offer Jadu’s web portal and CRM platform, which integrates seamlessly with OnBase and ‘WorkView,’ the low code workflow tool by Hyland. Naviant will also add the full Jadu Digital Platform to its solution suite to offer its other customers.

“We are thrilled to offer the Jadu Platform to our customers,” says Michael Carr, President, and CEO at Naviant. “Being able to offer Jadu’s powerful self-service portal, eForms, and CRM opens up a new level of digital transformation, bringing the ‘Amazon-like experience’ to our customers. The opportunity to offer solutions at a level of accessibility that leads in the digital experience market will open up vast opportunities for our customers and the market.”

“Jadu is on a mission to become the world’s most accessible digital platform, and we’re focused on building alliances with organizations that want to deliver inclusive web experiences,” says Suraj Kika, Founder and CEO at Jadu. “We could not be more excited to be partnering with Naviant, who, with their leading expertise in content services, will offer unique value to organizations wishing to provide automation and self-service to their customers and constituents.”

Jadu will be joining Naviant at the Hyland CommunityLive conference in Las Vegas on October 1st – 5th.

About Naviant

Business processes and solutions that empower better and faster decisions are what we do best. As a nationally recognized intelligent automation solutions integrator and business process consulting organization with over 30 years of experience headquartered in Verona WI, our clients do more with less by streamlining processes and gaining visibility into the information they need to make better decisions. As a long-standing key partner of Hyland, Naviant helps organizations operate more efficiently using Hyland’s OnBase enterprise information platform, Brainware intelligent capture platform, the Hyland Cloud, and Hyland RPA, as well as the ABBYY intelligent capture. Naviant’s “process-first” approach brings focus to the importance of process improvement prior to implementing best-in-class enterprise content management (ECM) solutions and technology. Naviant is a top-tier partner for Hyland’s OnBase, an enterprise information platform for managing content, processes, and cases, that combines ECM, case management, business process management (BPM), records management, compliance, and capture functionality on a single platform.  To learn more about Naviant, visit Naviant.com.

About Jadu

Jadu has over 20 years of experience digitally transforming hundreds of government, education and private sector organizations around the world.  With offices in the UK, North America and Australia, Jadu is a leading global provider of accessible web experiences, specializing in low code, CRM, accessible websites (CMS) and online forms, customer case management for the enterprise and expert digital design services. Millions of users use Jadu to access important digital services every day.  Jadu focuses on using technology to connect communities and empower effective self-service. Their expert team continues to deliver solutions to transform the way the public sector delivers services to communities, focusing on low-code platforms and tools, accessibility, automation, and user-centered design.  By providing the foundation of many accessible, responsive and award-winning websites and digital transformation projects, Jadu helps to improve processes, service delivery, and saves companies valuable time and money to be invested in other vital services – that help citizens, students and staff. For more information, please visit Jadu.net, and follow its accounts on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter (X).

Bank of Sun Prairie Launches New Financial Education Program for Sun Prairie High School Students Across Three Area High Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2023

Contact: Jimmy Kauffman, President and CEO,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Bank of Sun Prairie
608.837.4511 ● jimmy.kauffman@bankofsunprairie.com
www.bankofsunprairie.com

Bank of Sun Prairie Launches New Financial Education Program for Sun Prairie High School Students Across Three Area High Schools
Sun Prairie East, Sun Prairie West, Prairie Phoenix Academy Adopting New Curriculum

Sun Prairie, Wis.— Bank of Sun Prairie today announced the launch of EVERFI: Financial Literacy, a new personal finance education program for high school students in grades nine to 12 at Sun Prairie East, Sun Prairie West, and Prairie Phoenix Academy. The course has been made available through Bank of Sun Prairie’s relationship with EVERFI from Blackbaud, the leader in powering social impact through education.

EVERFI: Financial Literacy teaches high school students how to make smart financial choices that promote financial well-being over their lifetime. The program features an interactive learning platform designed specifically to translate complex financial concepts like understanding a pay stub or completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form and introduces the basic financial literacy skills needed as high-school students transition into adulthood. According to EVERFI, 71 percent of teens agree students should receive financial education in schools.

“In working with students, teachers, and advisors through the ACCEL Academy, Bank of Sun Prairie learned high school students were demanding formal education on financial topics. The students conducted extensive market research and hand selected EVERFI: FinLit as their curriculum of choice,” shared Jimmy Kauffman, Bank of Sun Prairie’s president and CEO. “And because of our priority focus on financial literacy, we immediately knew we were the right partner to bring this critical financial education to Sun Prairie Area School District.”

Through a series of interactive lessons, EVERFI: Financial Literacy helps students develop actionable strategies for managing their finances. The robust course library covers a number of topic areas, including income and employment, budgeting, credit and debit cards, and financing higher education. The seven-module course immerses students in real-life financial scenarios and allows them to move at their own pace through the lessons, providing bite-sized instructional animations that make the topics approachable and relatable.

“Understanding your finances and making sound financial decisions is key to a strong future, but many people don’t know where to turn to get the information they need in a way that is age-appropriate and easily understandable,” said EVERFI Co-Founder and President Ray Martinez.”

By laying the foundation for financial literacy at a pivotal age, students will be prepared with the skills needed to enter the new economy and make a smooth transition into adulthood.”

The platform offers detailed data and reporting allowing teachers to uniquely track progress and performance of every student and see real-time data on student performance, while the technology aggregates crucial data on hours of learning completed and knowledge gains.

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In-person interviews in the classroom are possible.

ABOUT EVERFI from Blackbaud 

EVERFI from Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is an international technology company driving social impact through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to mental health to workplace conduct and other critical topics. Founded in 2008, EVERFI’s Impact-as-a-Service™ solution and digital educational content have reached more than 45 million learners globally. In 2020, the company was recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and was featured on Fortune Magazine’s Impact 20 List. The company was also named to the 2021 GSV EdTech 150, a list of the most transformative growth companies in digital learning. Blackbaud acquired EVERFI in December 2021. To learn more about EVERFI, please visit everfi.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or X/Twitter @EVERFI.

About Bank of Sun Prairie

Bank of Sun Prairie is a locally owned, full-service community bank with $719 million in assets and five branches in Sun Prairie and Cottage Grove, Wis. Its mission is to be trusted advisor for families, businesses and communities offering a complete range of services, while delivering fair returns for stockholders. Member FDIC. Equal Opportunity Lender.

Summit Credit Union’s Co-Op Connection Takes Place on Oct. 7

Madison-based financial cooperative celebrates local co-ops

Media Invite: If you wish to attend the Co-Op Connection event, contact Jason Waller at 608 698 5948 or Jason.Waller@summitcreditunion.com for photo or filming opportunities and interviews.

• When: Saturday, Oct. 7, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
• Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, next to the Dane County Farmers’ Market

MADISON, Wis.— Summit Credit Union’s twelfth Co-op Connection will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, next to the Dane County Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Oct. 7, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Many Wisconsin cooperatives will take part in the event to celebrate the movement.

“We are honored to host the Co-op Connection event again this year,” said Summit Credit Union CEO & President Kim Sponem. “Our cooperative structure is what sets credit unions apart and this event is a great way to collaborate and show our community what Wisconsin cooperatives have to offer.” 

Co-op Connection is hosted by Summit Credit Union and sponsored by the Willy Street Co‐op, The Wisconsin Credit Union League, UW Center for Cooperatives and Wisconsin Farmers Union. It offers a variety of family-fun activities and prize drawings from participating co-ops. There will be representatives from a variety of sectors joining us this year, including grocery, farming, housing, interpreter and co-op education organizations. 

This event promotes cooperative principle number six: cooperation among co-ops. It also allows the public to discover and learn about cooperatives in their community, our common guiding principles, and the benefits of co-op membership. It also provides an opportunity for the co-ops to develop strong and lasting relationships with one another.

Summit Credit Union Background
Established in 1935, Summit Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative. Summit holds $6.6 billion in assets and has more than 250,000 members and 941 employees across 56 locations throughout south-central and southeastern Wisconsin. Since 2002, Kim Sponem has been CEO & President of Summit Credit Union, formerly known as CUNA Credit Union/Great Wisconsin Credit Union.    

Recognized for its excellence in employee engagement, in 2021, 2022 and 2023 Summit was named both a Top Workplace in the USA by Top Workplaces USA and a Top Workplace in the Madison area by the Wisconsin State Journal. In 2023 it has added a Top Workplace award in Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  

For more information, visit www.summitcreditunion.com or call 608-243-5000 or 800-236-5560.   

For additional media information, visit https://www.summitcreditunion.com/about-summit/press-room or follow Summit on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.