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Kiwanis’ first major ad campaign seeks to put youthful face on brand
Most people are aware of the Kiwanis Club. Sort of. Precious few know what the 102-year-old organization actually does.
Most people are aware of the Kiwanis Club. Sort of. Precious few know what the 102-year-old organization actually does.
The mission of the Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis Inc., on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis, is to build a better community through charitable giving and service projects that focus on youth in the Indianapolis area.
Kiwanis International will back UNICEF with a $110 million campaign to eliminate tetanus in mothers and newborns, the Indianapolis-based
organization announced Thursday.
Organizations like Kiwanis boost awareness of international needs, which otherwise rank low on Americans' giving priorities.
The Indianapolis-based service organization has 239,000 adult members, down 26 percent from the 1992 peak of 324,727.
Matthew Morris will oversee fund raising for the world service project that Indianapolis-based Kiwanis will announce
in June.
Indianapolis-based Kiwanis International on Friday named longtime staff member Stan Soderstrom its executive director. Soderstrom
has been the interim executive director since October, when Rob Parker left the organization of service clubs.
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.
President Obama is talking up volunteerism, and some not-for-profits are hustling to make sure they reap the benefits of
the high-profile pitch. The Nature Conservancy and Indianapolis-based Kiwanis International were among the first
organizations to announce their support of Obama’s summer service initiative, United We Serve, which kicked off June
22 and runs through Sept. 11.