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Report: Charitable donations ticked up in 2011
June 19, 2012
Dan HumanCharitable giving grew 4 percent nationally in 2011, but the increase was less than 1 percent after adjusting for inflation,
according to a report released Tuesday by the Giving USA Foundation and The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
MoreIU may launch Indy school focused on philanthropy
February 25, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinAdministrators at Indiana University and IUPUI want to create a philanthropy-driven school in Indianapolis, and they might
do away with another widely recognized school in the process.
MoreChristel House charter school to target dropouts
February 25, 2012
J.K. WallCharter schools for adults continue to pick up steam, as Christel House International prepares to launch the fourth such school
in Indianapolis.
MoreExtra money key to Mind Trust plan to transform IPS
February 11, 2012
J.K. WallThe Mind Trust plan for transforming Indianapolis Public Schools calls for turning the district into a network of charter-like
schools and giving them 15 percent to 25 percent more dollars to spend than Indianapolis charter schools currently enjoy.
MoreNFP of NOTE: Lawrence Township School Foundation
January 28, 2012
The Lawrence Township School Foundation ignites the power of community, connecting philanthropy and education to provide the
resources needed for all children to excel.
MoreIndy Reads to open downtown bookstore
November 26, 2011
IBJ StaffLiteracy group seeks more visibility, outlet for used book donations.
MoreStarfish Initiative names founder president
July 16, 2011
IBJ StaffMichael J. Feeney, former owner of Feeney Hornak Mortuaries, will lead group that mentors high-achieving, low-income high
school students.
MoreState paying MindTrust to develop IPS alternatives
June 18, 2011
J.K. WallThe Indiana Department of Education is paying more than $680,000 to The MindTrust, a locally based not-for-profit, to develop
other ways to oversee troubled schools than the traditional elected school board.
MoreNFP of NOTE: School on Wheels Corp.
June 18, 2011
School on Wheels Corp. provides one-on-one tutoring and educational advocacy for school-age children affected by homelessness.
MoreJunior Achievement says ex-CEO acted solo
March 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinJunior Achievement’s attorneys paint the not-for-profit's ex-CEO as something of a renegade to bolster their defense
in an ongoing lawsuit by another former executive.
MoreNFP of Note: Indy Reads
July 31, 2010
IBJ StaffIndy Reads works to improve the literacy skills
of adults in central Indiana who read or write at or below the sixth grade level.
MoreMind Trust education fund launches national network
July 24, 2010
J.K. WallThe organization uses its money to lure national reform programs like Teach for America to the city and to fund education
entrepreneurship fellows to launch innovative programs for schoolchildren in Indianapolis.
MoreMind Trust fills leadership positions
June 28, 2010
The Indianapolis-based not-for-profit has a new president and a vice president of strategic growth initiatives.
MoreWalton charity pledges $1.2M for Indy charters
June 21, 2010
IBJ StaffAn Arkansas-based charity, formed by Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton, will run a competition to award grants to five community
organizations that want to start charter schools.
MoreSimon Youth Foundation hires Hetrick to handle national branding, marketing
June 12, 2010
IBJ StaffSimon Youth Foundation, a local not-for-profit, helps at-risk high school students across the country by partnering with local
school systems.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Literacy leader pens success story
May 19, 2010
Mason King
Indy Reads' Travis DiNicola empowers employees by preaching an entrepreneurial mindset.
Scott Jones brings Lemonade Day to Indianapolis kids
April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffLaunched in Houston three years ago, Lemonade Day aims to educate children from pre-kindergarten through high school how to
start, own and operate their own small businesses.
MoreSchool project takes architect to Eastern Europe
April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffDan Schmidt of Indianapolis-based Schmidt Associates Inc. architecture firm has returned from a trip to Georgia helping to
evaluate school infrastructure there.
MoreButler University basketball player Jukes supports students in Uganda
April 10, 2010
IBJ StaffJukes raises money so Ugandan children can attend secondary school through his Jukes Foundation for Kids.
MoreJunior Achievement CEO awaits results of audit
March 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinJennifer Burk, who took the helm in July, wishes she'd asked more questions when she was a board member.
MoreIndiana University Foundation lays off 18 staffers
March 12, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe cuts, both in Bloomington and Indianapolis, come as part of an effort to trim $2.4 million from the fund-raising group's
$26 million operational budget.
MoreKiwanis vies for big prize in Facebook contest
January 16, 2010
IBJ StaffThe organization with the most votes from Facebook users will receive $1 million.
MoreSchool foundations step up to pay for programs as funding dries up
January 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
MoreObama reforms not necessarily dire for Sallie Mae in Indiana
December 12, 2009
J.K. WallThe plan to nationalize the federal student loan program threatens to force Sallie Mae
to hack its network of 26 offices down to five. Yet the company's Indiana operations have several advantages that could
help weather the cuts.
MoreUniversity of Indianapolis education center receives $7.5 million
November 28, 2009
IBJ StaffLilly Endowment Inc. gave another $7.5 million to a team of education experts at the school's Center of Excellence
in Leadership of Learning.
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