Lean Impact is a community dedicated to raising awareness of the theory of Lean Startup as a way to improve nonprofit effectiveness and change for social good. It’s an online learning community that is bringing resources to bridge the huge gaps that exist between what...
What’s the 30 million words gap? A 1995 landmark study found that a child born into poverty hears 30 million fewer words by age 3 than a child born to well-off parents, creating a gap in literacy preparation that creates far reaching socioeconomic and educational...
United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) is expanding its investment in education by making available Student Success Grants to help high-need students in Central Indiana. The Student Success Grant was created to help foster dramatic student growth and school...
Having the board involved in fundraising is vital to the success of nonprofit organizations. They are an extension of the organization in the community and their circle of influence. However, it can sometimes be difficult to engage Board members. Asking for...
In this series on fund development, we began by discussing how your organization can have a diversified revenue portfolio. We have discussed having different sources of revenue coming multiple “buckets” and strategies to leverage each of those funding...
Last month, St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame released a Report on the Status of Girls in Indiana 2013. This Report can provide valuable information to non-profits serving girls to help shape programming efforts to provide additional positive outcomes. The goal...
What is your organization’s evaluation plan for validating the impact that you provide to the community? Nonprofits should have a “roadmap” to validate the impact of their work beyond “numbers served”. If you don’t have a plan or it is time to update the...
EcO15 is a great example of a public-private partnership that was created to improve economic opportunities within a community by focusing on education and its residents. Funded by grants from Lilly Endowment Inc., and regional industry and community partners,...
The Journey, under the care of AYS Inc., is home to a variety of programs that seek to support the renewal and professionalization of current and prospective youth workers in Indiana and around the country. The Journey offers fellowships for those who have a...
Women across the state who dedicate their lives to worthy causes in the nonprofit sector will have the opportunity to attend a Women in Nonprofits Leadership Symposium on October 24th, in Kokomo. The Women in Nonprofits Leadership Symposium is designed to...
When you’re using data to make...
Receiving a federal grant can be...
Toolkits address the “why” of data.
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