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Sustain Dane We inspire, connect and support people to accelerate sustainable actions for community wellbeing.

We believe everyone can be a changemaker, and all of our programs help individuals reach their full potential in making a difference. Think of us as connectors, facilitators, educators, organizers, sustainability entrepreneurs and networkers. We work with individuals in businesses, schools, and neighborhoods to inspire, connect, and support sustainability champions -- people taking action for a better future. Sustain Dane is a proud member of Community Shares of Wisconsin.

Meet Martye Griffin, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 💧With more than 25 years of experience studying how land use aff...
10/19/2026

Meet Martye Griffin, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 💧

With more than 25 years of experience studying how land use affects water quality, Martye helps communities prevent pollution before it starts—because it's a lot cheaper than cleaning it up later. His approach: solve problems adaptively and "move at the speed of trust."

Congrats to Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 💙♻️ As a 100% local nonprofit with m...
10/17/2026

Congrats to Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 💙♻️

As a 100% local nonprofit with more than 550 team members across 14 counties, Goodwill gives donated items a second life while funding programs for job training, supported employment, stable housing, and free tax prep. Every donation helps people and keeps millions of pounds of materials out of landfills each year.

As you are buying Halloween costumes or decorations, try shopping secondhand! Thrift stores and resale shops are great p...
10/16/2026

As you are buying Halloween costumes or decorations, try shopping secondhand! Thrift stores and resale shops are great places to find unique costumes, spooky decor, and hidden treasures while giving items a second life.

Looking for secondhand Halloween finds? Check out Sustain Dane members Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin and St. Vinny's Dane County Thrift Stores!

Happy Halloween🎃🕸️

Recycle, reuse, celebrate, repeat! ♻️🥳This week we celebrated Sustain Dane teaching Recycle Better for 5 years! Over the...
10/15/2026

Recycle, reuse, celebrate, repeat! ♻️🥳

This week we celebrated Sustain Dane teaching Recycle Better for 5 years! Over the years, we have taught 1,500 individuals and reached over 100,000 people through outreach projects and ripple effect.

Swipe to see highlights from our Recycle Better Reunion, plus fun facts from our presenters!

Thank you to our presenters from Pellitteri Waste Systems, Sibelco, and Alter Metal Recycling

Businesses play a critical role in addressing climate change, and their actions can spark ripple effects across our whol...
10/15/2026

Businesses play a critical role in addressing climate change, and their actions can spark ripple effects across our whole community. In this 2026 Sustain Dane Summit panel, three sustainability leaders share their experiences, challenges, and wins from implementing environmentally responsible projects at work, and how those projects fit into their company's broader sustainability goals.

We’ll hear from:
🔹 Billy McGrail, Director of Supply Chain and Distribution, KleenMark
🔹 Lauren Brahm, Interior Design Project Specialist, EUA
🔹 Adam Schmidt, Business Planning Lead, Midwest Solar Power LLC

Want to learn more about their projects? Join us at the Summit on Friday, November 6 at Monona Terrace! Tickets available on our website.

10/15/2026

How do we keep our local energy grid safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable?

From our latest Sustainable Breakfast Series, Dave Benforado, Senior Community Services Manager at Madison Gas and Electric, explores the energy grid that powers our community and what it takes to keep it running.

Check out our latest podcast from SBS today! Tune in wherever you listen or at sustaindane.org/podcast 🎧

Meet Sara Booth, BSN, RN, CNOR, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 🏥An OR nurse at UW Health with 15 years of experience...
10/15/2026

Meet Sara Booth, BSN, RN, CNOR, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 🏥

An OR nurse at UW Health with 15 years of experience, Sara is making surgery greener: her sustainable normothermia project was projected to divert 979 pounds of plastic from the landfill each year, and her latest effort has already donated 539 pounds of unused OR supplies to local school art programs, vet clinics, and simulation labs.

Local restaurants sit at the intersection of food, business, and community. Learn how the chefs and owners at your favor...
10/14/2026

Local restaurants sit at the intersection of food, business, and community. Learn how the chefs and owners at your favorite restaurants are helping shape a more sustainable food system.

Swipe to learn more about our panelists and their restaurants. Join us at the Sustain Dane Summit on November 6 to learn from these chefs and restaurateurs.

About 76% of Dane County residents believe businesses should be doing more on climate. Fortunately, getting started can ...
10/14/2026

About 76% of Dane County residents believe businesses should be doing more on climate. Fortunately, getting started can be simple. Swipe for two Madison Gas and Electric tools that help you use less energy and support local solar.

MyMeter is an online tool that provides MGE business customers with an energy dashboard to view their electric and natural gas usage data. It allows customers to monitor their energy use within a billing period to better understand their energy usage and set performance targets to reduce their usage and demand costs.

MGE's community solar programs offer eligible electric customers the opportunity to purchase shares of locally generated solar energy. Participants share the output of the solar installation. Community solar customers don't receive the solar energy directly—their participation supports the growth of renewable energy supplied to our grid, helping to create a more sustainable energy supply for all MGE electric customers.

Learn more at mge.com.

Congrats to Urban Triage, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 🌿Through urban agriculture, community gardens, and hands-on...
10/11/2026

Congrats to Urban Triage, a 2026 Live Forward Award nominee! 🌿

Through urban agriculture, community gardens, and hands-on education, Urban Triage helps community members connect with land, food, and wellness while building skills, self-sufficiency, and community ownership.

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821 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI
53703

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