JA inducting four into Business Hall of Fame
Ceremony at Indiana Roof Ballroom on Feb. 17 will honor Michael G. Browning, David R. Frick, Stephen Russell and the late Eli Lilly.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Wheeler CEO focuses, plans more beds
Rick Alvis looks back on 20 years at Wheeler Mission and ahead to a capital campaign and expansion of a downtown shelter.
Palladium not alone in playing up acoustics
The new Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel and other arts organizations are promoting the quality of their venues’ acoustics, but does the paying public really care?
Salvation Army fundraising falls short; service cuts likely
The bell ringers and their red kettles have disappeared for another year, but Salvation Army of Indiana still is nearly $500,000 short of its holiday fundraising goal—putting programs in jeopardy.
Grant to help Gleaners distribute more perishables
Gleaners Food Bank plans to buy a refrigerated truck to supply more fresh produce, dairy and meat to central Indiana pantries, thanks to a $50,000 grant from Kraft Foods.
Arts endowments bouncing back
The stock market’s recovery has lifted endowments that provide major support to local arts groups, but managers are keeping the conservative attitude they were forced to adopt two years ago.
NFP of NOTE: Net Literacy
Net Literacy increases digital inclusion and digital literacy for all Americans while providing student volunteers life skills, job skills, and an opportunity to participate in service to their community.
Goodwill angles for donations during weak economy
The recovering, yet-still-weak economy puts charity retailer Goodwill in a sweet position. Consumer spending is up, so more old stuff makes its way to thrift stores. At the same time, high unemployment means the bargain hunters are still out in force.
FELDMANN: Fundraising trends to watch for in 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again: time to gaze into the crystal ball and predict what trends will dominate fundraising in the year ahead.
Wayne County couple gives millions to area charities
Marlowe and Patricia Kluter of Richmond designated 13 churches, schools and charities to share more than $6 million from their estate.
Lilly Endowment gives $35M to start pharmacy school
Manchester College will use money to launch the state’s third program offering doctorates in pharmacy.
2010 Holiday Wish List
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
NFP of NOTE: Little Red Door Cancer Agency
Little Red Door is committed to serving people with cancer in the greater Indianapolis area and surrounding counties who lack financial means or adequate insurance.
Basiles donate to new Wishard Hospital
$300,000 from the local philanthropists is the hospital’s first naming-rights gift.
Lilly Endowment awards Purdue center $6.3M
A Purdue University-based institute that aids military families whose lives have been disrupted by a relative's deployment overseas has won a $6.3 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to boost its mission.
Ivy Tech gets $23M to renovate old Stouffer’s Hotel building
Grant from Lilly Endowment will create a workforce training center, space for distance education and administrative offices at 45-year-old former hotel on North Meridian Street.
2010 Holiday Wish List
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
Art museum names fundraising chief
Cynthia Rallis, who begins work Jan. 1, held a similar job at the National Museum of Science and Industry in London.
IMOCA settles in at Murphy Arts, calls off move
The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, which faltered in the summer of 2009, is on stable footing at its year-old location in Fountain Square—so much so that it won’t move closer to downtown, as it had planned.
Notre Dame alumnus gives school $10M gift
The university announced Monday it would match the $10 million being donated by Kenneth Meyer, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Lincoln Capital Management Co. The money will fund eight fellowships a year.