Fundraising

Damien Center pays off building mortgageRestricted Content

April 28, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Agency that offers HIV- and AIDS-related services owns its headquarters free and clear after $3 million capital campaign.
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Funding challenges sideline not-for-profit award programRestricted Content

April 14, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indiana Achievement Awards is going on what organizers called a “sabbatical,” though its return isn’t guaranteed. The change is the result of a loss in grant funding for all not-for-profit programs at the IUPUI Solution Center, which organized the awards.
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Komen grant recipients cope with controversy they didn't createRestricted Content

April 7, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Local health care providers won’t find an easy replacement for the grant money supplied by Susan G. Komen for the Cure. That money could be in jeopardy, as grass-roots Komen supporters appear to be sitting out of this year’s Race for the Cure in response to a national controversy over grants to Planned Parenthood.
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Hoops fans funnel energy into givingRestricted Content

April 7, 2012
Brackets for Good pits one not-for-profit against another in an NCAA-tournament style fundraising competition.
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United Way expects record $40.6M in donations

March 27, 2012
United Way of Central Indiana is projecting that its 2011 annual campaign will raise a record-breaking $40.6 million, topping the previous high of $39 million in 2007.
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Symphony challenges complicate CEO searchRestricted Content

February 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra trustees are seeking a new leader who can help reverse three consecutive years of seven-figure budget deficits, raise $100 million to replenish its endowment and motivate staff working for reduced pay.
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Senator drops push for paid dealers at charity games

February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
A proposal to allow charities to pay people to run bingo, poker and other gambling games is too touchy of an issue to tackle this session, Indiana Senate Public Policy Chairman Ron Alting said Friday morning. Instead, he’ll request a summer study committee.
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Indianapolis Parks Foundation leader plans retirement

February 7, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indianapolis Parks Foundation will start looking this week for a replacement for President Cindy Porteous, who plans to retire after 12 years at the not-for-profit.
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Senate passes comprehensive charity gambling billRestricted Content

February 4, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Not-for-profits with multiple affiliates in the state would need only one gambling license to run fundraisers.
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$28M didn't get Super Bowl donors many perksRestricted Content

January 21, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Indianapolis Super Bowl organizers raised $28 million from 131 mostly corporate donors to put on the NFL’s showcase event by simply asking—and promising almost nothing in return.
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Lilly Endowment gives $6.6m to public policy institute

January 19, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Lilly Endowment is giving $6.6 million to support a new fundraising campaign by Indiana University's Public Policy Institute.
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Anderson University passes $110M campaign goal

January 12, 2012
The campaign launched in 2006 by the private Christian university raised $113 million. Funds will help support academic programs and scholarships, in addition to operational needs.
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IndyFringe buys headquarters buildingRestricted Content

January 7, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The organizer of the IndyFringe Festival bought the building it has rented for three years and is raising money to expand it.
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YMCA revamps fundraising strategy for Pike Township

December 27, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
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.
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Salvation Army running short of annual fundraising goal

December 23, 2011
Scott Olson
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.
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Lawmaker: Lift ban on paying people to run charity gamblingRestricted Content

December 17, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
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.
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Bill would loosen rules on gambling licensesRestricted Content

December 17, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
Lawmakers are preparing to file a bill that would make it easier for charities to obtain gambling licenses.
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Fundraiser wants to knock cancer out of the parkRestricted Content

December 10, 2011
Alex Paluka, a senior at IUPUI in sports management, is uniting his favorite pastime with his hatred of cancer in The Cure Baseball.
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Zoo launches $30M campaign to build orangutan center

December 6, 2011
Scott Olson
Construction on the International Orangutan Center would start in August, with the opening set for Memorial Day weekend in 2014.
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Eiteljorg Museum lands $17.1M donation

November 10, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
The museum will put the money, its largest gift ever, toward boosting its endowment and adding an array of interactive features in its galleries.
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Building services staffer endows IUPUI scholarshipRestricted Content

November 5, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Employee's entire estate will go toward university's goal of raising $1.3 billion.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Marian prez rocks get-it-done mantra

November 2, 2011
Mason King
LQ_Elsener_WatchVideoWhat outrageous promise did Marian University's president make (and then keep) to the school's first football recruits? How does he snare those big donations? How has his urgent mindset paid off? Dan Elsener has answers.
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Charities disagree on potential impact of tax changeRestricted Content

October 29, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
Not-for-profit-sector lobbyists are fighting President Obama’s proposal to limit the tax deduction for charitable donations. Yet some local fundraisers who could be affected by it aren’t concerned.
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IMA losing chief right before big fundraising effort

October 21, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
Maxwell Anderson is leaving his post as CEO at the Indianapolis Museum of Art just as the institution is preparing to launch a capital campaign it hopes will make up for financial pain inflicted by the recession.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Pugnacious DeLaney seeks simpler life

October 19, 2011
Mason King
LQ_Delaney_WatchVideoWhat position did Ann DeLaney turn down in the 1996 presidential election to remain head of The Julian Center? After 15 years, why did she step down? How much of TV's "Indiana Week in Review" is theater?
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