Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Community foundation puts struggles behind it | IndyStar.com

Community foundation puts struggles behind it | IndyStar.com: "ohn Ketzenberger
Community foundation puts struggles behind it

When Rebecca Kendall thinks about 2002 and her stint on the Central Indiana Community Foundation board, she thinks about how close the CICF came to disintegrating.

The fledgling product of a merger of the old-line Indianapolis Foundation and the Hamilton County Legacy Fund, CICF was in the throes of creating its strategic plan. It also was staring at a $1 million operational deficit.
How could President Brian Payne persuade a reticent board to buy into a strategic plan if he couldn't balance the budget?"

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