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Uncollected pledges remain high for United Way
United Way of Central Indiana will reserve about $2.65 million, or nearly 7 percent of the $38.2 million it raised in its annual campaign, to cover uncollected pledges from Hoosiers who lose their jobs.
Notre Dame says 7-year capital campaign raised $2B
Officials say the school is now the first university without a medical school to raise more than $2 billion in a traditional seven-year capital campaign.
United Way to distribute $34.6M from campaign
The amount to be given to local agencies is 3.6 percent less than last year. United Way raised a total of $38.2 million in its 2010 campaign, falling short of an ambitious $41 million goal.
Miles & Brinson nabs Crossroads Industrial account
The agency will handle marketing, public communications and media relations for the division of Easter Seals Crossroads.
Basiles back IndyFringe’s building acquisition
Gift kicks of $600,000 campaign to renovate, expand theater building.
Transportation museum eyes excursion trains to downtown Indy
As efforts drag on to study and fund a commuter rail system using the former Nickel Plate rail line, the group now using the 37-mile corridor to run excursion trains in Hamilton County and to the Indiana State Fair is looking at running its trains farther south—to downtown.
IRS purges more than 6,000 Indiana charities from database
The list includes 1,272 organizations in Indianapolis, everything from sports boosters to fraternities to little-known causes.
Chatham Arch neighborhood builds community park
Chatham Commons, at the northeast corner of East and St. Clair streets, includes walking paths, a pergola, brick benches, plantings and a Tom Otterness sculpture that was part of a public art exhibit here in 2005.
Indianapolis Museum of Art drops student-run security
The IMA is back to using traditional security guards after IUPUI vetoed its plan to use federally funded work-study students.
NFP of NOTE: Central Indiana Land Trust
Through land protection, stewardship and education, the Central Indiana Land Trust Inc. preserves natural areas, improving air and water quality and enhancing life in our communities for present and future generations.
Planned Parenthood defunding blocked
Planned Parenthood of Indiana expects to resume offering services to Medicaid patients following a judge's ruling that the state is not allowed to cut off the organization's public funding for general health services solely because it also provides abortions.
Art museum to charge for parking
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will charge $5 for parking starting Sept. 1. The new fee comes a year after the museum opened an outdoor sculpture park that drove up attendance.
Christian foundation sees donations soar
A local Christian foundation is pulling in donations at such a rapid clip that it could double in size this year.
Wishard to be renamed after $40M gift from developer
Wishard Health Services will change its name to Eskenazi Health after receiving a $40 million gift from Indianapolis real estate developer Sidney Eskenazi and his wife Lois, the county-owned hospital announced Wednesday morning.
Charitable giving picks up despite rocky economy
After pulling back from charitable giving for two years, Americans were slightly more generous in 2010—donating an estimated $290.9 billion, according to a national study released Monday.
State gets week to respond in Planned Parenthood case
A federal judge on Friday gave the state of Indiana a week to respond to the Obama administration's decision siding with Planned Parenthood of Indiana in an attempt to block the state's new abortion funding law.
UIndy launches $7.5M campaign for civic leadership institute
The Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives will house a collection of official documents, correspondence, speeches, photos, audiotapes and other artifacts from the administrations of four Indianapolis mayors: Dick Lugar, Bill Hudnut, Steve Goldsmith and Bart Peterson.
Feds support Planned Parenthood in defunding case
The U.S. Justice Department entered the court battle over a tough new Indiana abortion law that disqualifies Planned Parenthood of Indiana from the Medicaid program, siding with the organization in its request Thursday for a court order blocking the statute as unconstitutional.
Center on Philanthropy lands funds for study of volunteering habits
School at IU will examine link between participation levels and unemployment.