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Not-for-profit credited with bringing dream of local pro soccer team to life
April 20, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe Brickyard Battalion started informally as a support group for an imaginary soccer team. But it was the impetus for starting
a real-life North American Soccer League franchise in Indianapolis, scheduled to launch next year.
MoreGroup recruiting 'standing army' to support charters
February 23, 2013
J.K. WallA new group of 40-something professionals in central Indiana is hoping to do for education reform what the amateur sports
initiative did 35 years ago: spawn a generation of leaders to work on a long-term challenge.
MoreSmall charity to use NBC show to boost visibility, vie for $1M prize
December 1, 2012
Dan HumanThe efforts of Indianapolis-based Timmy Global Health to improve health in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa while exposing
hundreds of students to the realities of the medical industry have earned it an appearance on network TV and a shot at a $1
million unrestricted grant.
MoreKatie Betley throws herself into community service
October 27, 2012
Katie MaurerWhether she’s working with the Indianapolis Zoo, the United Way of Central Indiana or Butler University, Katie Betley
is a constant presence in civic circles, a whirling dervish of volunteerism and can-do spirit.
MoreInnovate Indy nurtures community-improvement ideas
June 21, 2012
Ellen KobeInnovate Indy, a program of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center and Public Allies Indianapolis, encourages citizens
to act on their ideas for improving the city. One of the most promising ideas to result: Re-Hub, which aims to reuse materials
from abandoned homes.
MoreIce Miller lawyer contributes far and wide
April 7, 2012
Ann FinchMelissa Proffitt Reese joined Ice Miller LLP straight out of law school, and has spent the next three decades juggling an
employee-benefits practice there with a whirlwind schedule of community involvement.
MoreBig Brothers Big Sisters lands $1M from Taco Bell owner
March 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinTaco Bell owner Charlie Brown is topping off his longtime support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana with a $1
million gift. The gift is the largest by an individual in the not-for-profit’s history.
MoreThrong of volunteers involved in staging Super Bowl
January 7, 2012
Francesca JaroszThe city’s biggest event of the year will be run almost entirely by an army of volunteers. Some 8,000 volunteers are
helping to execute the preparations for the Super Bowl, which is expected to draw 150,000 visitors.
MoreRiley doctor on quest to quell class warfare
October 22, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinA Riley Hospital for Children doctor is launching a training center for a national anti-poverty program called Circles, which
matches poor people with middle-class “allies.” The idea is that people find their own way out of poverty by expanding
their personal networks to include the middle class.
MoreBoard member matchmaking event set for Fieldhouse
September 30, 2011
J.K. WallThe “Get on Board” event will include exhibits from 68 local not-for-profit groups looking to fill board vacancies.
The Lacy Leadership Association expects more than 500 people to attend.
MoreJohn Thompson preaches the possible, leads by example
September 24, 2011
Marc D. AllanJohn Thompson’s humble approach to community service has earned him the distinction of being the 18th recipient of IBJ’s
Michael A. Carroll Award, given annually to a man or woman who has demonstrated the former deputy mayor’s qualities
of determination, humility and devotion to the community.
MoreSchool on Wheels wants dozens of volunteers
August 6, 2011
IBJ StaffThe organization provides tutoring to students in area homeless shelters.
MoreCenter on Philanthropy lands funds for study of volunteering habits
June 18, 2011
IBJ StaffSchool at IU will examine link between participation levels and unemployment.
MoreNet Literacy teaches Internet skills to those in need
June 11, 2011
Sean MorrisonTeen's brainstorm results in internationally recognized not-for-profit that promotes computer literacy and safety, including
programs for financial literacy and computer repurposing for donation to Indianapolis areas in need of the technology.
MoreANNALA: Sweeping cultural change has bettered not-for-profits
June 11, 2011
Ellen K. Annala / Special to IBJTimes have changed, and along with those changes during the past four-plus decades have come at least four aha’s! for
Ellen Annala, longtime CEO of the United Way of Central Indiana.
MoreStudy reveals military veterans' attitudes about community service
March 5, 2011
IBJ StaffThere is a connection between military service and civic engagement for some groups of veterans, but the overall relationship
is not that robust.
MoreGirls Incorporated seeks time, not money
November 27, 2010
IBJ StaffGirls Inc. needs 100 new volunteers by the end of December to facilitate winter programs across the metro area.
MoreAward winner Boehm defines public service
October 9, 2010
Marc D. AllanAlthough Ted Boehm, who clerked for U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren and served 14 years on the Indiana Supreme Court, has collected
a lifetime of recognition, winning the Michael A. Carroll Award for his public service to Indianapolis is "something special"
to him because Carroll was an admired friend.
MoreCoordinating Lilly 'Day of Service' a major undertaking
October 7, 2010
Scott OlsonGetting 8,500 volunteers to where they're supposed to be along Interstate 70 relies on a system of color-coded passes.
By 6 p.m. Thursday, they'll have planted 1,600 trees and 72,000 shrubs and perennials (with photo gallery).
MoreNot-for-profit Leadership Ventures calling it quits
June 4, 2010
Scott OlsonLocal organization that helped other not-for-profits attributes June 30 closing to economic downturn.
MoreInterfaith Hunger Initiative hopes Dalai Lama draws crowd
May 8, 2010
IBJ StaffThe group hopes to raise as much as $100,000 in conjunction with May 14 talk at Conseco Fieldhouse.
MoreBrightpoint, Comcast employees ramp up volunteer efforts
April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffBrightpoint employees fanned out across Marion and Hendricks counties the week of April 17, donating more than 400 hours to
seven organizations. Comcast was expecting 1,000 volunteers to help organizations across the state on April 24.
MoreVolunteers in Medicine fill need as boomers retire
April 3, 2010
Marc D. AllanNot-for-profit sees increasing numbers of patients, but can't plug the entire gap to be created by health care retirements.
MoreBallard solicits business help in aid of Indy Parks
March 4, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerCorporate contributions, volunteerism help shore up struggling city department after recession-driven cuts reduce budget by
nearly one-fifth.
MoreRHODES: Volunteering offers huge payback
November 28, 2009
Theresa Farrington RhodesOn any given day in Indianapolis, hundreds of people will volunteer their time tutoring children, stocking food pantry
shelves, raising funds and providing leadership for not-for-profit organizations that are making a difference in our community.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.