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UWCI 2014 Student Success Competitive Grant
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...
How to Get Your Board Involved in Fundraising
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 challenging to engage Board members. Asking for...
What is your Fund Development Budget Goal?
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...
The Status of Girls in Indiana
Last month, St. Mary's College in Notre Dame released a Report on the Status of Girls in Indiana in 2013. This Report can provide valuable information to non-profits serving girls and help shape programming efforts to provide additional positive outcomes. The...
Four Steps to Create an Evaluation Plan for Your Organization
What is your organization’s evaluation plan for validating your impact on 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 current plan, there...
Transformational Organizations: Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015 (EcO15)
EcO15 is a great example of a public-private partnership 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, EcO15 is...
2014 Journey Fellowship Recruitment
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 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...
How to Make Participatory Events Part of Your Organization’s Fundraising Plan
Recently, Transform Consulting Group blogged about how revenue diversification may be the key to lessening future losses in times of economic difficulty. As discussed, a detailed Fund Development plan should include funding from different revenue sources or “buckets.”...
