Nonprofits offer a unique opportunity to give of your time, finances, and talents to help your community.

In the News

The Business Journal serving greater Milwaukee:

Milwaukee ranks among top retirement places

LaCrosse Tribune:

On Wisconsin: Senior citizen encourages peers around state to ice skate

Retired, but looking for a way to keep busy? Want a way to stay connected to the community?

Service in the community can be an excellent way to give of your time after retirement. Check out our volunteer page to see how you can be a part of Milwaukee’s non-profits.

For positions within all nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee, visit the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee and look at their volunteer center or nonprofit jobs page.

Staying Busy as an Aging Adult

Specialists suggest that a person trying to prevent Alzheimer's disease should try to stay active both physically and mentally. Studies have shown a positive correlation between exercising and cognitive function, so keeping your body active helps keep the mind in shape as well.

From Medical Moment.org Q&A about senior health –

Q: Calvin of Milwaukee - Can you recommend ways to help keep seniors active after retirement?
A: Moderators - Establishing sustainable and enjoyable habits is key. Barring any serious health conditions, exercise time can actually INCREASE upon retirement. Walking programs are excellent low-impact forms of exercise. Many community programs exist to encourage retired adults to remain active (water aerobics, golf, competitive sports, etc.) at every level of difficulty. But don't forget mental activity! Book clubs and intellectual groups (bird-watching, astronomy, volunteering, mentorships) are very popular as well. Read the whole discussion

Volunteerism is a great way to stay healthy and active, but Milwaukee also offers plenty of programs and organizations to keep you moving.

Milwaukee Aging Consortium – with links to news and events pages to keep you active and in touch with those that serve and care for you.

Milwaukee County Department on Aging was created to affirm the dignity and value of older adults of Milwaukee County by supporting their choices for living in, and giving to, our community

Milwaukee County Senior Centers – a list of senior centers in the area; 5 have fitness centers, and all have programs to keep you involved.

Milwaukee’s Fifth District Active Senior Guide – with a guide to everything from fun and activities, continuing education, employment and volunteer opportunities, to legal assistance and transportation.

SAGE/Milwaukee is a community group that organizes events, meetings, and newsletters to advance the quality of life for seniors who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender.

Leave a Legacy…

Planned giving is a great way to help a nonprofit of your choice as well as help to offset taxable income for yourself and your family. Here are just a few ways to make a planned gift:

• Make a gift of stock to Community Shares

• Put Community Shares in your will. Making a bequest of your home or property can help you reduce or eliminate estate taxes that might otherwise have to be paid on the value of your home.

• Set up a charitable remainder trust through which you can make a stock donation to your charity of choice while avoiding potential capital gains tax and eliminating estate tax liability.

• Create a charitable gift annuity. By donating property, for example, you can receive a charitable income tax deduction in the current tax year. Your charity of choice can sell the property and make annual payments to you in the form of annuity income.

• Leave a charitable legacy by making a gift of life insurance to Community Shares. Turn a yearly premium payment on a life insurance contract into a charitable income tax deduction and a substantial charitable gift.

• Name Community Shares as a beneficiary of your IRA.