Damien Center acquires SPJ headquarters on North Meridian
Damien Center plans to use the building as a second satellite location, while SPJ headquarters employees will now work mostly on a remote basis.
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INHP chief Moira Carlstedt set to retire after 24 years in role
Moira Carlstedt, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership for nearly a quarter-century, plans to leave her position later this year, the organization announced Tuesday.
As city boosts spending on anti-crime grants, some call for more accountability
Indianapolis has put more than $30 million into about 600 grants since 2009, when it launched what’s now called the Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program.
City, partners push forward with renter support despite setbacks
City officials say they’re focused on a “test case” nuisance lawsuit and funding a range of programs to tackle persistent challenges with habitability, affordability and legal aid for tenants.
IUPUI philanthropy school to offer new doctorate in fall 2023
The school said the doctorate in philanthropic leadership will help address what it calls a significant leadership gap.
Not-for-profit pushes into e-commerce space for sales to public
Through online sales, Bosma Enterprises will make its nitrile exam gloves available to individual medical practices and other healthcare offices.
Indiana education group gets $800K chunk of $133M national gift
Communities in Schools of Indiana has received the largest gift in its history as part of a mega-donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Dispute troubles Greenfield museum honoring Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley
Greenfield city officials argue that a local not-for-profit group can’t provide proof of ownership for much of the collection of writings, furniture, paintings and other items stored at the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum.
Q&A with Kellie Tremain on the importance of organ donation
Tremain has been president of the Indiana Donor Network since 2012, and coaxes people at every opportunity to consider donating their organs after they die to others who need a kidney, liver, heart or other organ.
Elliott to retire as CEO of Gleaners Food Bank
John Elliott plans to retire from the organization in September 2022 after six years as chief executive, he announced Monday.
Community leaders form land trusts to tackle affordable housing shortage
A wide range of neighborhood organizations and residents think they’ve found an approach that could keep property affordable indefinitely.
Not-for-profit leader to head new city domestic violence program
The program is designed to help those living through domestic violence recognize the abuse, escape it and then recover and rebuild, while also helping current service providers coordinate their efforts.
Christel DeHaan home generating big interest from potential buyers, agent says
Based on the early interest in the property, the estate might end up selling above $14 million list price, the listing agent said. Proceeds from the sale will allow the not-for-profit Christel House International to expand its outreach to students in high-poverty areas around the world.
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Q&A with Erica Scott, founder of Fly Kids Read
Scott founded Fly Kids Read in Indianapolis in December 2020 as a not-for-profit to collect books with diverse characters and topics to donate to places such as schools, community centers and hospitals around Indianapolis and the state.
Not-for-profit catalogs, rates Indy’s urban forests
The Indiana Forest Alliance was scheduled to release Dec. 3 a report that maps all 4,237 private forests in Indianapolis that are larger than one acre—and evaluates them for environmental, ecological and social benefits.
Nature Conservancy finds new way to protect bat habitat from wind farms
Generating electricity using gigantic wind turbines is a massive win for green energy. But the huge blades are deadly for migrating Indiana bats and northern long-eared bats.
Arts community will ‘keep creating’ into 2022
Thanks to a $500,000 City-County Council allocation made possible through the federal American Rescue Plan Act, the #IndyKeepsCreating initiative launched in 2020 will continue until March.
Q&A with Gloria Jimenez about the Indiana Latino Expo’s leadership program
Axis Leadership is an eight-month program to help train and mentor Latino professionals from 21 to 28 years old. The group just announced its fourth cohort, a class of 25 that includes participants from, among other places, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Colts team up with local Big Brothers Big Sisters in $150K partnership
The groups plan to make a big push on volunteer recruitment. The Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter says more than 1,000 boys and girls ages 8-14 are waiting to get matched with mentors.