NFP of NOTE: Little Red Door Cancer Agency
Little Red Door Cancer Agency strives to make the most of life and the least of cancer.
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WEB REVIEW: Super Bowl adds momentum to charity effort
Basket of Hope has opportunities for involvement long after the Super Bowl has moved on to the next destination.
Bosma Enterprises begins providing services for seniors
The organization that provides work for the blind is offering in-home vision assessments and a call-in entertainment line for the elderly.
PNC’s Stitle to chair Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame event
The event honors men and women who epitomize success in the business world.
YMCA revamps fundraising strategy for Pike Township
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis officials have started a $40 million fundraising campaign that will be used to fund three more local locations, including a much-delayed $10 million facility in Pike Township.
Salvation Army running short of annual fundraising goal
As of Wednesday, the Salvation Army’s Indiana Division had reached just 51 percent of its $3.2 million goal for its annual Tree of Lights campaign.
City-County councilor, two others indicted in scheme to defraud
A City-County Council member and two associates persuaded an Indiana physician to invest $1.7 million in their foundation and an ethanol-production business they said would fund it, but instead spent the money on personal luxuries, according to a federal indictment filed late Tuesday.
Grand jury indicts City-County Councilor Paul Bateman
The indictment charges the Democrat and associates used a charitable foundation to obtain money from a doctor that was to be used for investments, but instead went toward vehicles, entertainment and travel for themselves and others.
Waltons give $1 million to Mind Trust charter incubator
The $1 million grant from the Arkansas-based Walton Family Foundation will fund a team that will open its first charter school in the 2013-2014 school year as part of what the group hopes will become a network of high-performing charter schools.
Holiday Wish List – Dec. 19, 2011
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
NFP of NOTE: Flanner House of Indianapolis
Flanner House of Indianapolis supports, advocates for and empowers individuals, children and families by applying educational, social and economic resources that move the community toward self-sufficiency.
Bill would loosen rules on gambling licenses
Lawmakers are preparing to file a bill that would make it easier for charities to obtain gambling licenses.
Lawmaker: Lift ban on paying people to run charity gambling
State Sen. Ron Alting, chairman of the Public Policy Committee, wants to let charities pay people to run their bingo, poker and other games, a practice that has led to disciplinary action for some organizations.
Humane Society continues campaign for spay-neuter clinic
The facility would offer reduced prices to low-income pet owners in an attempt to reduce the number of strays that come from neighborhoods surrounding downtown.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana brings on new lobbyists
The new hires could be important following last year’s legislative session, in which state lawmakers passed a law to cut off Medicaid funding to groups that offer abortions.
Pulliam trust plans to boost giving for environment
Starting with a $1 million grant to Marian University’s EcoLab, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust plans to start giving a greater share of its money to environmental groups.
Lilly Endowment gives $4.9M for teaching fellowships
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is giving another big gift to help fund the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, which prepares career changers and college graduates to teach math, science, engineering and technology in rural and urban schools.
Startup wants animal shelter in Hendricks County
The county lacks a private, not-for-profit group to find homes for stray dogs and cats.
Holiday Wish List – Dec. 12, 2011
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
Fundraiser wants to knock cancer out of the park
Alex Paluka, a senior at IUPUI in sports management, is uniting his favorite pastime with his hatred of cancer in The Cure Baseball.