Ron Smith (left) executive director of NNS, and Emmet Liston, senior philanthropy officer, discuss the vital work the nonprofit newsroom does to serve Milwaukee during last week’s awards ceremony. “We want to give Milwaukee the newsroom it deserves,” Smith says. (Photo by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local)

The Association of Fundraising Professionals of Southeastern Wisconsin honors Milwaukee’s changemakers

By Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

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The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service’s Ron Smith has been named the 2025 IDEA Champion of the Year by the Associa

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