<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Embolden WI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Embolden WI]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:02:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.emboldenwi.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking About Closing Your Nonprofit? Your Programs Might Not Have To]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are on a nonprofit board right now having quiet conversations about winding things down, you are not alone, and you are not failing. Nonprofits close for all kinds of reasons: funding has shrunk to the point where audit fees and insurance premiums eat up money that should go to your community, the founder is ready to step back and no one wants to take on board and HR responsibilities, or the organization is simply too small to carry the compliance weight it was built to carry. Here is...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/thinking-about-closing-your-nonprofit-your-programs-might-not-have-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a515c88661479e527e282fc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_6be81384106947029c3065df2630a47b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving with Purpose: What Donors Should Know About Donor Advised Funds (DAF)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to charitable giving, most people think of writing a check, donating online, or dropping something in a collection plate. Those are all meaningful ways to give. But there is another tool that more and more donors are using to make their generosity go further, and it is called a Donor Advised Fund, or DAF. You may already have one. Or this may be the first time you are hearing about them. Either way, read on. Why Individual Donors Matter More Than Ever People everywhere are...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/giving-with-purpose-what-donors-should-know-about-donor-advised-funds-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d0b04b99a34908a0d77a7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:06:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_7762ba22c314498588c8c75f16d9bc2b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[They Didn't Just Cut TPP. They Replaced It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not simply saying funding was cut, although it was, and PATCH lost $130,000 of it overnight. I am saying something more specific: the federal government dismantled a mature, evidence-based public health infrastructure and replaced it with an unproven, ideologically driven model, under the same program name, in the same week.]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/they-didn-t-just-cut-tpp-they-replaced-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a43c6f3de1908b1cec73449</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_945e9378c8c94fb2af0b8aff12569320~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_828,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Happened. What We Warned About Is Here. Federal Funding Cuts Hit PATCH. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's what you need to know from Sara Finger, Executive Director, Embolden WI Last June, I wrote about the uniquely cruel new threats facing nonprofits like ours. I described the anxiety, the instability, and the uncertainty that the Trump administration had already unleashed on the sector. I wrote about how Embolden WI was not immune, that almost all of our funding for the Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program comes from federal sources, and that we had already been...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/it-happened-what-we-warned-about-is-here-federal-funding-cuts-hit-patch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4174013c06bdad54244da4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:51:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_75cc5cada92e4b0c87956482311e09f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara's Reflection: What Two and a Half Years Has Taught Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I wrote the story of Embolden WI at the start of 2024, I was equal parts resolved and terrified. I knew the "why" in my bones. What I didn't fully know was the "what comes next. Two and a half years later, I have some answers. Some are encouraging. Some are humbling. All of them have confirmed that the pivot was right. What We Said We'd Do In that first post, I wrote about moving from reaction to upstream action. About building a home for community-driven health equity and civic health...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/two-and-a-half-years-in-what-embolden-wi-has-become</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1c4b48d87dcf57d54472a8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_700bcded0654438ca3aa072370a3211a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiscal Sponsorship Is Growing. Let's Make Sure We Grow It Right.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiscal sponsorship, when it's done right, is one of the most powerful tools available for getting community-driven work off the ground quickly, efficiently, and sustainably.]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/fiscal-sponsorship-is-growing-let-s-make-sure-we-grow-it-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7c6d926bcdbcbc3d32680</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_20b9a15a168f436faf52121da48eda68~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Difference We Choose at Embolden WI]]></title><description><![CDATA[What you do makes a difference. And you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. At Embolden WI, we decided. We decided we are not here to whisper around power. We are here to shift it. We inform. We involve. We inspire. Because policy should happen with  people —not to  them. Desmond Tutu said,“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” So we go upstream. Upstream where systems...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/the-difference-we-choose-at-embolden-wi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a5b100f00dba1e6537eaae</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_94a18c3946c244daa91cf4de6c5ec901~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiscal Sponsorship: A New Way to Organize, Advocate &#38; Amplify Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how you can support Embolden WI's fiscal sponsorship program  Did you know there are over 1.8 million nonprofit organizations...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/fiscal-sponsorship-the-new-advocacy-frontier</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6858a8b0e4efc856986c2dc7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:40:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_56989346f9ba446b9ca647264e2d4dcb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Uniquely Cruel New Threats to Nonprofits: An Overview from Sara]]></title><description><![CDATA["Since the start of the Trump administration we've seen a relentless and unprecedented attack on nonprofits and the people and...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/the-uniquely-cruel-new-threats-to-nonprofits-a-overview-from-sara</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6845951309b196a7b5d586d1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:45:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_cd98d7e2f718460bafd55b682871ca67~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Opportunity to be Bold, Brave &#38; Visionary: A Message from Sara ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This unprecedented time invites unprecedented innovation and opportunity. Embolden WI was built for this moment - built for deep and...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/our-opportunity-to-be-bold-brave-visionary-a-message-from-sara</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ad0ff6991161856bbc98a0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 02:55:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_dd6ce2d4b17c4b018690af0b2b47cc8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inventory of Trusted Resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental Health Support Warm Lines that Don't Call the Police from @Inclusive Therapists Call Blackline: 1-800-604-5841 Centers BIPOC,...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/inventory-of-trusted-resources</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a367825b810ca457d8984c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:40:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_08f78369d7d141ea84c8e011599a705a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_906,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How We Move Forward - Together.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We rest.  Lean into the profound words of Tricia Hersey and recognize Rest is Resistance .  We also heed the call of Adrienne Maree Brown...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/how-we-move-forward-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672e30f887afe942edb88c5e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:43:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_f1306d95b00442d3b7feb9f1efc6b918~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_737,h_737,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Election Engagement Opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[So many of you want to learn what you can do to help get out the vote this fall. Here's a list of opportunities that are not affiliated...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/2024-election-engagement-opportunities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d0ae51c0976b8a37a79d68</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:04:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_2b06fdb6b24540d19b9e36a48c7ebf52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_588,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Products with a Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know you can encourage others to be heard at the polls this year AND support Embolden WI at the same time? Be sure to check out...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/products-with-a-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a813c64b2b5d1747de1a80</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:18:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_2df16bcd8fec47e1923dbd0a18ea5102~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara's List of Powerful Reads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I started my nonprofit and advocacy journey back in 2004, certain books have been instrumental in shaping the vision and mission of...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/sara-s-list-of-powerful-reads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6626b0e59ef37cac941e2e72</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_eeeea537496e474286b99071a69260cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_296,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story of Embolden WI from Sara Finger]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Great leaders embolden the rest of us to rise to our highest potentialities, to be active, insistent and resolute in affirming our own...]]></description><link>https://www.emboldenwi.org/post/the-story-of-embolden-wi-from-sara-finger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6591be60ba991cc63e0438fb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 19:21:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6462a_ac3c7f1854e74bb38022570c729c1ec2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Finger</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>