It is unfair to contrast the $1.32 that the townships spend to give away a dollar, with the United
Way spending 16 cents. As I understand it, the townships are giving poor relief directly to individuals and families. United
Way gives their money to agencies.
Trusted Mentors Inc. uses the power of mentoring to help adults establish stable lives by reducing the chaos brought about
by poverty, homelessness, under-employment, and the effects of incarceration.
Organizations like Kiwanis boost awareness of international needs, which otherwise rank low on Americans' giving priorities.
Many not-for-profits struggled to raise money in 2009, but a local agency that helps cancer patients said it actually saw
an increase in donations.
The organization with the most votes from Facebook users will receive $1 million.
Representatives of three international organizations will visit Indianapolis-based Kiwanis International this week to make
their cases to become its next worldwide cause—and the beneficiary of tens of millions of dollars the organization could
raise with help from its 600,000 members.
Lilly’s death on Dec. 30 at age 94 will trigger the release of hundreds of millions of dollars from her
estate, with perhaps as much as $200 million flowing to the fledgling Ruth Lilly Charitable Foundation.
Lilly, 94, who died Wednesday, gave away hundreds of millions of dollars of her fortune during her lifetime.
The group, which rang up more than $3 million in debt before changing course in 2008, had been operating at a deficit for
six years.
People who raise money for a living are more optimistic about their prospects now than they were six months ago, reports
the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
Observers offer various explanations for the lack of mergers, including that staff and budget cuts have left many not-for-profits
without the manpower or time for due diligence.
Not-for-profits know we want something more than good deeds for our contributions.
Entrepreneur earmarks 10 percent of profits for charity, honors well-run not-for-profits.
Little Red Door Cancer Agency is committed to serving people with cancer in the greater Indianapolis area and surrounding
counties who lack financial means or adequate insurance.
Charities in Indiana have reported increased requests for help with rent, utility costs, food and other services.
The Salvation Army of Indiana soon will test a swipe-card option for curbside donations to its annual “Tree of Lights” fund-raising campaign.
Lilly Endowment will give United Way of Central Indiana $10 million to replenish its capital improvement program, which
helps not-for-profit agencies repair and upgrade their buildings.
The new coffee shop named for Calvin Fletcher, one of the city’s first lawyers, will give money to groups such as Second Helpings.
The awards of $500 each total $62,500. “In lieu of doing a party, it was more
appropriate and more the corporate culture of Gregory & Appel to do something charitable,”
Vice President Steve Appel said.
Many hunger-relief
charities area trying to get their hands on more fresh produce. It’s not an easy task. Second-rate and leftover fruit and
vegetables abound, but the distribution network is fragmented.
