CICF Collaborative Bus Tour: Fundholders Explore How to Support Students and Schools
With funding shifts and reductions to education taking place at the federal and state levels, philanthropy will be playing an outsized role in filling the gaps. So, on Wednesday, May 14, the CICF Collaborative took about a dozen fundholders and financial advisers to two Indianapolis schools to better understand the role of philanthropy in education […]Read More.
Sharing Your Nonprofit’s Social & Economic Impact
Written by Erin Tanner, Chief Financial Officer of Central Indiana Community Foundation In 2023, Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy came out with a survey showing Americans’ general awareness of and opinions about nonprofits. Among many striking results was the following: Only about 5% of Americans believe they or someone in their family had […]Read More.
Indy Hunger Network, CICF Will Release Regional Hunger Study
This summer, Indy Hunger Network releases its annual hunger study. Traditionally measuring the rates of food insecurity in Marion County, CICF funded an expansion this year to add eight additional Central Indiana counties (Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Morgan and Shelby). To accompany the study’s release, communities throughout Central Indiana are hosting panel discussions and screenings of the widely-hailed mini-documentary Food, […]Read More.
Navigating the Nonprofit Legal Landscape of 2025
Written by Sarah Weaver, J.D., CICF General Counsel & Chief of Staff For nonprofit organizations committed to serving the most vulnerable populations in our communities, the start to 2025 has been a draining experience. In a recent listening session with Central Indiana nonprofits, CICF collaborative members heard painful and alarming testimony about the real and […]Read More.