Nonprofit Outreach helps homeless teens celebrate graduation

Nonprofit Outreach helps homeless teens celebrate graduation: Jones is one of 25 homeless or formerly homeless seniors who received help from the faith-based organization this past year to enable them to earn their high school diploma or GED. The organization provides necessities and services, such as food, clothing, transportation, tutoring, textbooks — even fancy duds for prom and caps and gowns for graduation — for more than 400 homeless young men and women aged 14-24 each year, according to its website.

The graduating students and Outreach employees gathered at an open house graduation party Saturday at Post Road Christian Church on Indianapolis' Far Eastside. Local companies, organizations and residents donated goods and services for graduation gifts for the youths.

Duke Haddad - Organizing a Media Fundraising Event That Sizzles! : FundRaising Success

Duke Haddad - Organizing a Media Fundraising Event That Sizzles! : FundRaising Success: Marketing discovers and engages buyers while branding makes loyal customers. The Salvation Army Indiana DivisionOpens in a new window recently sponsored a special event with both concepts in mind.

The 2014 Red Kettle Cook-OffOpens in a new window was created to secure sales from the public by selling hamburgers from various Indianapolis media participants. An additional goal was to educate the public and media on the mission of the Salvation Army and what programs it supports in the central Indiana community. The 2014 Cook-Off was improved with new event leadership and greater flexibility to think out of the box. Communication and education were major event goals.

Mom sets world record for most donated breast milk | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Mom sets world record for most donated breast milk | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com: The Illinois woman has donated 16,321 ounces of breast milk — the equivalent of 816 Venti Starbucks cups or about 241 two-liter soda bottles — to the Indiana Mother’s Milk Bank over the past seven years.

That does not include the 7,000 ounces Boomker, 36, pumped after her first son was born nine years ago. That milk was shipped to a North Carolina breast milk bank.

First Graduates of Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Receive Degrees

First Graduates of Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Receive Degrees: Nation’s first school of philanthropy graduates 50 students

INDIANAPOLIS—The first graduates of the new Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy received their degrees on May 12

Indiana University naming nation’s first school of philanthropy in honor of Lilly family: IU News Room: Indiana University

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Indiana University naming nation’s first school of philanthropy in honor of Lilly family: IU News Room: Indiana University: INDIANAPOLIS -- The nation's first school of philanthropy will now carry a name long associated with extraordinary generosity in America: Lilly. It will be named the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at an inauguration ceremony this afternoon on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.

Center on Philanthropy symposium will focus on preparing for the future : Newscenter : IUPUI

Center on Philanthropy symposium will focus on preparing for the future : Newscenter : IUPUI: INDIANAPOLIS -- Powerful new ideas are transforming philanthropy. What are these forces? How will they affect nonprofits’ and donors’ ability to make a difference?

These and other questions will be addressed during the annual symposium sponsored by the Center on Philanthropy, located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.

Gene Tempel nominated as founding dean for new School of Philanthropy at IU: IU News Room: Indiana University

Gene Tempel nominated as founding dean for new School of Philanthropy at IU: IU News Room: Indiana University: Gene Tempel nominated as founding dean for new School of Philanthropy at IU


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INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chancellor and Executive Vice President Charles R. Bantz have announced the appointment of Gene Tempel to be the founding dean of IU's new School of Philanthropy, subject to the approval of the IU Board of Trustees at its next business meeting Oct. 12.

Indianapolis Opera stays afloat as other troupes fold, but financial future remains cloudy

Indianapolis Opera stays afloat as other troupes fold, but financial future remains cloudy: INDIANAPOLIS — A collaboration with Indiana University will help keep Indianapolis Opera afloat for another season, but the company is still in search of a business model that will put it on solid footing.

"I would say it's all up for grabs right now," Executive Director John Pickett said.

Rising Star: Darcey Palmer-Shultz | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Rising Star: Darcey Palmer-Shultz | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com: "Professionally, I found that working for a nonprofit organization resulted in an opportunity to develop many skills quickly, try my hand at many different projects and work with many accomplished volunteers from whom I could learn," Palmer-Shultz said. "Personally, I found great joy in devoting my time, energy and skill to a truly important mission that inspired me."

$1.5M gift to help center study religious giving - 13 WTHR

$1.5M gift to help center study religious giving - 13 WTHR: INDIANAPOLIS - A $1.5 million donation will endow the directorship at the nation's only university-based institute dedicated to exploring the relationship between faith and philanthropy.

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Tax Incentives Lure New York Nonprofit to Indianapolis

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Tax Incentives Lure New York Nonprofit to Indianapolis: Here is an odd one. Project Lead the Way (PLTW), based in Clifton Park, New York, is moving to Indiana. PLTW provides curricula in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—the STEM subjects—for middle schools and high schools, addressing one of the acknowledged shortcomings in much of U.S. education.

IU Dance Marathon competes for national philanthropy award | Campus | Indiana Daily Student

IU Dance Marathon competes for national philanthropy award | Campus | Indiana Daily Student: "After more than 20 years of hosting dance marathons on campus to raise money for the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IU Dance Marathon may soon find itself under a spotlight of its own.

At the beginning of the summer, StayClassy notified IUDM it was nominated for the Most Influential College Student or Organization for the third annual Classy Awards. StayClassy is an online social fundraising site that helps to promote
non-profits."

How to Manage Feelings of Burnout - Career Ideas & Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

How to Manage Feelings of Burnout - Career Ideas & Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Many nonprofit employees do a poor job of managing stress related to work, says Nathan Hand, vice president for development at the School on Wheels in Indianapolis and a nonprofit blogger."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Recession Worsening Decline in Religious Giving

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Recession Worsening Decline in Religious Giving: "As the New York Times reports, 'Well before the subprime mortgage crisis threw the economy into a tailspin, warning signs for religious giving were present. A 2007 study by three professors at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis found that baby boomers in 2000 were donating about 10 percent less to religious bodies than their parents’ generation did at a comparable age in 1973—and almost 25 percent less than those parents, by then ages 62 to 76, were donating in 2000.'"

IUPUI launches philanthropic studies program for undergrads | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com

IUPUI launches philanthropic studies program for undergrads | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com: "A surprising number of undergrads has committed to IUPUI's new degree in philanthropic studies, the program's director said.

Julie Hatcher, who this summer was named director of Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy undergraduate programs, said eight students have declared their majors in philanthropic studies, offered through the School of Liberal Arts. Hatcher's goal is to have 20 students in the major by next fall."

Japanese Students Learn About American Culture, Language at IUPUI Program : Newscenter : IUPUI

Japanese Students Learn About American Culture, Language at IUPUI Program : Newscenter : IUPUI: "Prominent female leaders from Indianapolis speak to the students about their journey into leadership roles in the corporate and not-for-profit community.
Among them are Jane Schlegel, Indianapolis civic leader and ICIC board member and Pat Wachtel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Girls Incorporated of Indianapolis. They teamed up to discuss the role of not-for-profit organizations in American culture, which can be very different from Japan."

Downsides of measuring not-for-profit outcomes | NewsTalk | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com

Downsides of measuring not-for-profit outcomes | NewsTalk | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com: "One mega trend of our age, accountability, is taking the not-for-profit world by storm as donors and volunteers demand documentation that their dollars and time accomplish good.

That’s fine, says Patrick Rooney, executive director at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy. Measurement brings improvement.

But Rooney cautions that donors and volunteers in some cases actually could see worse results."

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "AFP, Planned Giving Group Talking Affiliation

By Mark Hrywna

Two of the nation's largest fundraising organizations are in discussions about an affiliate agreement.

The Arlington, Va.-based Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and Indianapolis, Ind.-based Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (PPP) are in discussions that neither side is calling a merger or acquisition. AFP has 212 chapters around the world representing 30,000 members while PPP has more than 8,000 individual and council members and 121 local councils."