Indianapolis business community pitches in for Ugandan school
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Wealthy Americans cut back on giving in 2009
Wealthy philanthropists drew the purse strings tightest on health organizations, where the average gift dropped 63.7 percent.
United Way hires public policy chief to focus on education issues
The position at United Way of Central Indiana had been vacant because of budget issues.
United Way steps in to help Morgan County’s flood repair
The grant came from a $45 million pool created by Lilly Endowment Inc. in 2008.
City meets deadline to get federal money for housing projects
The $29 million will be used to acquire and demolish or rehabilitate foreclosed and abandoned homes.
Local United Way eyes broader donor base
After losing more than 6,000 donors in a single year, the United Way of Central Indiana is making its first concerted effort to reach people outside their workplaces.
United Way donations match last year’s amount
United Way of Central Indiana's 2009 fund-raising campaign raised $38.8 million, slightly short of its $39 million goal,
but almost equal to the previous year's effort, the organization announced Thursday.
Indiana charities hope for more holiday donations
Charities in Indiana have reported increased requests for help with rent, utility costs, food and other services.
United Way devoting another $1 million to church-based child care centers
United Way of Central Indiana will expand its program for improving church-based child care to its six-county region with
a $1 million economic stimulus grant from the Indiana Family and Social Service Administration’s Bureau of Child Care.
United Way scales back fund-raising goal
United Way of Central Indiana recently announced a fund-raising goal of $39 million. That’s less than the goal of
$40 million set last year, when fund raising fell short, ending at $38.8 million.
Not-for-profits: Treat donors as investors
Nonprofit organizations should treat their donors as shareholders because they invest in the organizations just as shareholders do in public companies.
Athenaeum will launch awareness campaign
The Athenaeum is seeking better name recognition in the community, with the help of a grant from the Indianapolis Foundation.
Charity alliances in United Way’s shadow seek their share
Once a year, the CEO implores employees to sign pledge cards to the United Way. Local health and human services agencies that
benefit wait to redeem your tax-deductible gift. But others are preaching there’s another path to charitable-giving heaven.
Lesser-known federations continue to nip at the heels of the United Way establishment in the workplace.