Wisconsin Gives! December Educational Luncheon and Annual Meeting

Join us for our annual AFP SEWI business meeting and then hear from Tony Shields as he shares information from Wisconsin Philanthropy Network’s 2024 Wisconsin Gives Report! Created every two years, the Wisconsin Gives Report provides an in-depth look at the state’s philanthropic sector. It provides an analysis of survey results from Grantmakers across Wisconsin along with data and trends from national studies, statewide philanthropic best practices, and benchmarks.

Speaker: 
In his role as President and CEO, Tony Shields serves the Wisconsin Philanthropy Network (WPN) by leading all aspects of strategy and operations for membership, staff, programs, fundraising, expansion and execution of its mission. As WPN’s leader, Tony serves a growing network of 130 member organizations contributing over $600 million annually to non-profits locally, regionally, nationally and globally. 

Prior to joining WPN, Tony served as Executive Director of United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM), a collaborative of Milwaukee Settlement House Neighborhood Centers and as publisher of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Before UNCOM, he led Community Relations efforts for Harley-Davidson, Inc. as well as community and public relations leadership/executive positions for organizations including Milwaukee Bucks Professional Basketball Inc., the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, and public relations and marketing firms.

Tony has served on various community boards and volunteered for several initiatives and is currently serving as a Consortium member for Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Milwaukee County Parks Foundation board and as an appointee of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers serving on both the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council and Census 2020 Statewide Complete Count Committee.