A couple of years ago, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz invited the heads of the United Way of Dane County and the Madison Community Foundation to meet with him to discuss a question he was pondering. Was Madison bumping against its ceiling for charitable giving? Given the array of needs for social services, education and a diverse arts community, were we nearing capacity? Or, more directly, were givers tapped out?
….The question is timely again as the need to raise more private money to operate the Overture Center for the Arts has been added to the civic to-do list. So, can contributions keep up?
(Among those quoted: Former UW Foundation president Sandy Wilcox)