More firms giving employees voice in gifts to charity
Some companies are offering employees money to donate to charities with no strings attached, while other initiatives are designed to reward volunteer efforts.
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Media firms team up to collect goods for hard-hit Harvey areas
Companies across central Indiana are banding together to publicize a drive for food, beverages and other essential items needed by those displaced by the hurricane and tropical storm.
Indy Pride hires LGBT group’s first executive director
Christoper Handberg will begin his role after a period of growth for the not-for-profit community group.
Brackets For Good expands across nation after raising nearly $3M for charities
Since 2012, Indianapolis not-for-profits have been participating in their own version of the annual NCAA college basketball tournament and have raised more than $1.5 million.
Not-for-profits’ latest strategy: junior boards
Young professional boards, usually consisting of members ages 21 to 40, vary in size and responsibilities, but the groups are seen as a way to engage millennials.
After Trump victory, groups that felt under threat see surge in support
Immigration groups, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups say contributions are up—and so are people who want to donate their time.
LISC’s Bill Taft empowers residents to revitalize struggling neighborhoods
Taft’s lifelong commitment to urban neighborhoods has earned him the distinction of being the 23rd recipient of IBJ’s Michael A. Carroll Award.
Retirement in sight, Humane Society CEO credited for turnaround
Hired in 2008, John Aleshire faced huge debt, lagging volunteer participation and a tarnished reputation at the Humane Society of Indianapolis. He plans to retire next year with many of its challenges long past.
FACE animal clinic embarks on $3M downtown expansion
The clinic also announced a $3.6 million fundraising initiative to support the project, which should double its space for spay-and-neuter surgeries.
Safety, revenue motivate desires for more streetlights
Joe Hogsett said more streetlights, for safer streets, would be one of his first priorities as mayor. Nearly four months after taking office, the administration is still in discussions with Indianapolis Power & Light Co.
Carroll Award: Robert Bowen thrives on providing opportunities for at-risk youths
The founder of Indianapolis-based Bowen Engineering Corp. becomes the 22nd recipient of IBJ’s Michael A. Carroll Award.
Report: 28 percent of Hoosiers regularly volunteer
The Corporation for National and Community Service found that 28.2 percent of Hoosiers—or about 1.37 million people—regularly volunteered during 2013. That ranked Indiana 23rd in the nation.
Humane Society of Johnson County pleads for help amid closing fears
A central Indiana group that provides animal adoptions and helps low-income pet owners is running short of money and volunteers, and organizers say it may be forced to close.
Museum keeps historic trains rolling through central Indiana
Founded in 1960, the Indiana Transportation Museum has been working for decades to preserve the Nickel Plate Railroad’s legacy by offering guests what it calls “moving experiences”—literally.
Devotion to arts, education earns Rollin Dick 2014 Carroll Award
Rollin Dick’s old-school pocket calendar is crowded with meetings for the various not-for-profit educational and artistic boards on which he sits, along with start times for the plays, musicals and concerts he attends at venues ranging from the Indiana Repertory Theatre to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
Global group taps local woman to lead Indy chapter
Jennifer Burns is looking for a couple of dozen twenty-somethings who, like her, share the lofty goals of the World Economic Forum, the organization that gathers heads of state and CEOs each January in the Swiss mountain town of Davos.
Tradesmen team with volunteers to fix Crooked Creek homes
Teams of tradesmen, followed by an army of unskilled volunteers, descended on the Crooked Creek neighborhood in April to fix up 20 homes.
9-year-old Kokomo girl raises funds for storm victim
Kyndal Mellady decided to make bracelets and sell them for $1 apiece, allowing her to raise hundreds of dollars for a woman she didn’t even know.
Lilly volunteer service day blooms into citywide effort
More than 60 companies plan to participate in the three-day Indy Do Day volunteer marathon, which kicks off Thursday in conjunction with Eli Lilly and Co.’s Global Day of Service.
Lacy leadership initiatives to combine under one roof
Leadership Indianapolis will combine the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series and the programs of the Lacy Leadership Association, and then expand their common mission to be more proactive.