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Thank You To All Our Partners!

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We are so grateful for these amazing organizations! Not only did they make it possible for us to continue our conNEXTions program this year, we were able to create a virtual program for the very first time! 2020 has been a crazy year but we are so thankful for our partners who helped us get through challenging times! Thank you to the CUNA Mutual Group Foundation, Colorcoded Wisconsin, WARF/UpStart, Madison Gas and Electric, UW Health UnityPoint Health-Meriter & Quartz, Alliant Energy Foundation, and Madison Rotary Club Foundation for supporting us this year and helping us guide underrepresented young adults to achieve their financial, education, and career goals.

Health Insurance Coverage

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2020 has been a hard year and now more than ever, health care coverage is so important. Want to see what your options are? Check out Covering Wisconsin – CWI for information and resources. Open enrollment ends Dec. 15th. If you need health insurance, don’t wait until the last minute. Call 2-1-1 or visit www.WisCovered.com to find free, expert help near you.

Support conNEXTions on Giving Tuesday, December 1st.

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Giving Tuesday is coming up on December 1st! We hope conNEXTions is the lucky nonprofit organization that will get your support on this very important day! During this pandemic year, your support of conNEXTions is more important than ever. As we continue to fight COVID-19 by practicing social distancing, we are all hungering for ways to feel more connected to each other. Lending your support to conNEXTions is a great way to feel that warmth. And on GivingTuesday Dec 1, Facebook will match $7 million in qualifying donations. We know these are challenging times and any amount would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your support.
You can donate online or on Facebook.

We had an amazing event! Thank you to all the speakers and to everyone who attended!

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Connections, community, change! The speakers at the conNEXTions Entrepreneurship Panel Event last Saturday were just so amazing, inspiring and empowering! Thank you Eugenia Podesta, Alnisa Allgood, Barbara Boustead, Jasmine Banks, Milan Shrestha and Dr. Emad Rahim (who might be the very first Cambodian keynote speaker in Madison) for sharing your stories with us. It was so powerful! Also, thank you to all the program representatives, Katie Rice from UpStart, Alison Dodge from WWBIC, Lauren Usher from gener8tor, Eugenia Podesta from Synergy Coworking, and Tondra Davis from WOA for speaking about programs that support entrepreneurs!

Last Chance to Register for our Entrepreneurship Panel Event!

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Last chance to RSVP for our conNEXTions Entrepreneurship Panel Event! You don’t want to miss it. Not only will you hear from inspiring entrepreneurs, you’ll also get to hear from representatives about organizations and programs that support entrepreneurs. This event is free but registration is required to get the Zoom link. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connextions-entrepreneurship-panel-event-tickets-119628892237