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Sponsored by U.S. Bank, in partnership with LISC Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (known as the MANDIs) recognize excellence in community development. Finalists and winners are selected by an independent, cross-sector volunteer selection committee. The committee reviews nominations and selects two finalists in each of seven categories. 

On behalf of LISC Milwaukee and our Presenting Sponsor U.S. Bank, thank you to all that submitted nominations and an even bigger thank you for all the incredible and innovative work that continues in our great city!

Each year we are receiving incredible nominations that highlight a real commitment to enhancing our neighborhoods and making Milwaukee a better city for all.

2023 MANDI Awards Finalists!

The Navigator Award is for an outstanding individual that has demonstrated and provided leadership and collaboration for change. This year we received a record breaking sixteen nominations!

The finalists for the Navigator Award this year are:

• Coretta Herring

• Marjorie Rucker

The BMO Cornerstone Award recognizes a program or organization with a long-standing commitment to a neighborhood or neighborhoods and has demonstrated persistence and effectiveness over time.

This year’s finalists are:

• Acts Housing Living Legacy

• Scale Up Milwaukee

The Brewers Community Foundation Public Space Award honors the creation or use of public space that contributes significantly to the overall well-being of the community.

The finalists for the Brewers Community Foundation Public Space Award are:

• Burnham Playfield Renovation

• Green Tech Station

The Associated Bank Trail Blazer Award recognizes an innovative approach to a problem that is producing demonstrative results.

The finalists for the 24th Annual MANDI Awards - Associated Bank Trail Blazer Award are:

• The Ability Center

• We were born for this: Act Homeownership Acquisition Fund

The Chase Economic Development Award recognizes outstanding programs that stimulate economic and business development on a neighborhood Scale.

The finalists for the 2023 MANDI Chase Economic Development Award are:

• Business Development HUB at Riverworks Development Corporation

• Scale Up Milwaukee's SPARC Program

The Husch Blackwell Building Blocks Award recognizes a real estate project that contributes significantly to the enhancement of the community—fulfilling a significant neighborhood need and demonstrating superior design quality.

The finalists for the Husch Blackwell Building Blocks Awards are:

• Journal Block Square

• Westlawn Renaissance Phase IV and VI 

The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment is proud to partner with LISC-Milwaukee to recognize and celebrate organizations working to eliminate health disparities through systems change right here in our community. As we know through our community partnerships, there is great work being done here in Milwaukee and throughout the state to fulfill our shared mission of improving the health of all Wisconsinites.

The finalists for the inaugural Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Community Health award are:

• MKE FreshAir Collective

• Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers