Recently, Transform Consulting Group blogged about new research showing that by 2020, 65% of jobs will require at least some college education. This month, Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation announced that 20 communities would be the organization’s first...
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Women Leading Philanthropy Symposium
Registration is now open for the Women Leading Philanthropy Symposium at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers on April 2-3, 2014. Organized by the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, symposium attendees will...
Indiana Bicentennial Endorsement & Grant Programs
In 2016, Indiana will celebrate 200 years of history as a state. Indiana's Bicentennial Celebration aims to honor our state's history in a modern way that engages all 6.5 million Hoosiers and leaves a lasting legacy for future generations. This month, the Indiana...
Women in Nonprofits Leadership Symposium
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...
New Race to the Top Grant Opportunity for Schools and Community Organizations
The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for its $120 million Race to the Top district level grant competition, which will support bold, locally directed improvements in learning and teaching that will directly improve student achievement and...
Schools with Community Partnerships Offer the Best Results
A new paper from the Coalition for Community Schools demonstrates the importance of community schools. It explores the relationship between community schools, Promise Neighborhoods, and other cradle-to-career, place-based strategies. The Role of Community Schools in...
Key Ways Museums and Libraries Support Young Children
Transform Consulting Group highlights the capacity of museums and libraries as an often overlooked resource that supports early learning efforts. The federal Institute of Museum and Libraries Services (IMLS) and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading recently released a...
Tips and Resources for Volunteer Recruitment
Transform Consulting Group recently helped recruit summer workshop volunteers for College Summit, an organization dedicated to increasing the college enrollment rates of youth from low-income communities. Many organizations rely on volunteers to help staff...
New Indianapolis Grant: Community Crime Prevention
Does your organization run a crime prevention program? The Indianapolis Foundation will be accepting applications from July 1 – July 31, 2013 from organizations that have experience in local crime prevention and/or crime reduction efforts. The Indianapolis Foundation...
