WISCONSIN HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC

GRANT PROGRAM - THE WHC'S GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. GRANTS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT LOCALLY INITIATED PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE REFLECTION, DIALOGUE, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. FOR THIS TAX YEAR, 14 NEW GRANTS WERE AWARDED. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 140 GRANT-RELATED EVENTS FUNDED, WITH A TOTAL AUDIENCE REPORTED OF MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE THIS PAST YEAR.

COMMUNITY POWERED PROJECT PROGRAM- THE COMMUNITY POWERED PROGRAM, LAUNCHED AS A PILOT IN FALL OF 2021, BUILDS RESILIENCE AMONG WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES BY HELPING THEM RECOGNIZE, COMMUNICATE, AND ACT UPON THEIR STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES, AND HISTORIES TO ENVISION A VIBRANT FUTURE.AS THE PROJECT CONTINUED IN ITS FOURTH YEAR OF PROGRAMMING, 8 FELLOWS WERE HIRED FROM AROUND THE STATE WHO PARTICIPATED IN SIX MONTHS OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS TEACHING THEM SKILLS IN DOCUMENTING LOCAL HISTORY, TELLING COMMUNITY STORIES, AND ACTIVATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LOCAL PROJECTS. THIS TRAINING WAS FOLLOWED BY SIX MONTHS OF MENTORSHIP AS THE WISCONSIN HUMANITIES FELLOWS PUT THEIR TRAINING TO WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, SHARING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND HELPING RESIDENTS WORK TOWARD A MORE VIBRANT FUTURE. AN ADDITIONAL SET OF EIGHT FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING IN THE SPRING OF 2025. DOZENS OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN TAX YEAR 2024. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING UNDER THE COMMUNITY POWERED PROGRAM UMBRELLA INCLUDED THE CONTINUATION OF THE "STAND UP TO HATE" CURRICULUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A TEACHER GUIDE FOR TEACHERS. 3 SCHOOL EVENTS WERE HELD DURING THIS TAX YEAR, WITH OVER 500 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ATTENDING.