Not-for-profit boss shifts priorities to lead new youth chess initiative
Inclusion is a primary goal for Indy Chess, which is working to endear the game to girls and multiple racial groups.
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Indiana Local News Initiative makes first hire of 25-person editorial staff
In her role as community journalism director, Ariana Beedie plans to launch a local affiliate of the Documenters Network, which trains and pays residents to attend public meetings and publish the results.
Donor privacy or secrecy? Not-for-profit disclosure bill nears law.
Indiana’s state and local governments wouldn’t be able to require the public disclosure of not-for-profit donor data in many cases under a proposal that is nearing law.
IBJ Podcast: ‘I didn’t know how to be someone who was blind’
In this week’s episode, Bosma Enterprises’s Lise Pace tells the story of how her son inspired her to break out of a years-long funk and start volunteering after she lost her sight, which led to a full-time job at Bosma and then an executive position.
Neidhammer Coffee Co. bought by not-for-profit for training housing-challenged youth
The near-east side coffee shop will be operated by youth from 91 Place, a not-for-profit that provides transitional housing, workforce training and support services.
Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
The plan would let the organization keep operating while it compensates tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting.
National Audubon Society, pressured to drop enslaver’s name, keeps it
After months of conducting listening sessions and surveying people in both camps, the national organization’s board of directors decided the moniker is now nearly synonymous with the avian conservation movement—and shouldn’t be abandoned.
Indiana 250: Jeffrey Johnson, Eastern Star Church senior pastor
Johnson is also an author, as well as president and CEO of eight organizations. “Sacrifice is extremely significant for success,” he said. “What you walk away from will determine what you walk in to.”
IBJ Podcast: Downtown fixture Wheeler Mission on verge of big transition
Wheeler Mission has been an integral part of downtown for more than 100 years and is intrinsically linked to quality of life issues and downtown’s image. It’s now in the middle of its first leadership transition in 33 years.
Indianapolis not-for-profit Noble Inc. announces new CEO
Wade Wingler will succeed Julia Huffman, who is retiring at the end of March after 11 years in the position.
Critics call for audit of county fair board
Several neighbors denied entry to a Marion County Fair board meeting want city-county government to stop supplementing the private organization’s budget until the fair’s leadership agrees to an outside audit.
More big donors want to be anonymous
Some public interest groups say the rising tide of anonymous gifts to not-for-profits can lead to potential fraud or dark-money abuses, so the groups have pushed to require institutions to list their big givers.
AmazonSmile’s end is alarming, say not-for-profits that benefited
The e-commerce giant had launched AmazonSmile in 2013, contributing 0.5% of every purchase made by participating customers to the charity of their choosing.
Throwing stars, EMS services, food and beverage tax bills moving through Indiana legislature
Dozens of bills are already advancing through committees and legislative chambers halfway through the third week of Indiana’s 2023 session.
Lilly Endowment provides $20M grant to help youth-support workers
A coalition of five agencies in Indiana that serve youth plans to use the grant to support the well-being of professionals in the industry.
Indiana Senate panel advances bill protecting donor privacy
Not-for-profit organizations in Indiana would be permitted to keep the identity of their members and donors secret under a bill now advancing through the Indiana General Assembly.
Wheeler Mission names Perry Hines as president, CEO
Chief Development Officer Hines will succeed Rick Alvis, who has led Wheeler Mission for nearly 33 years.
Global-health group aims to launch new med school
The not-for-profit Tumaini Foundation for Global Health and Humanitarianism says it wants to train medical students with a special concern for the health of needy individuals and populations worldwide.
Holiday Wish List for Dec. 23, 2022
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profits and the things each needs most. Wish List is our effort to help connect not-for-profits with people who can help them. Anyone who wishes to contribute should contact the organization directly.
How not-for-profits help millions tackle their medical debt
Millions of Americans have had medical debt paid by not-for-profits that receive increased support from a wide variety of grantmakers and donors, including MacKenzie Scott.