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Ascendium is pleased to announce 801 construction and industrial apprentices in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) have been selected to receive a $2,000 Tools of the Trade scholarship this year. In its eleventh year, Ascendium’s Tools of the Trade Scholarship Program provides funding to apprentices for expenses ...

As Literacy Network celebrates 50 years of transforming lives through literacy, the organization faces an unprecedented demand for its services. More than 55,000 adults in Dane County struggle with low literacy — enough to fill more than three Kohl Centers (source: Literacy Network). Literacy Network supports them by offeri...

On this Giving Tuesday, a day that spotlights generosity around the world, Ascendium gifts Good Neighbor Grants to 20 nonprofits in the various communities where our employees live and work. Each nonprofit will receive a $50,000 grant to fund essential community projects, such as educational initiatives, workforce training ...

As communities address the impacts of climate change, opportunities exist to prepare youth for a changing economy. Industries such as construction and land management are evolving, and with them comes the need for a future workforce ready to build upon that evolution to improve our future. Unfortunately, many low-income you...

As one school year ends, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County (BBBS) is already planning for the next, looking to build on the success of an innovative school-based mentoring program, called MentorU, that it launched at Marshall High School during the 2022-23 school year with the help of a grant from Ascendium.

MentorU ...