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The Obesity Epidemic in Marion County and Indiana
New report shows environmental factors have driven growth in Indiana’s obesity rates and recommends collective action to address the health epidemic.
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Welborn Baptist Foundation's Greater Evansville Nonprofit Survey Report
This benchmark study captures point-in-time information about the sector’s strengths, risks and opportunities and sets the stage to monitor changes in future surveys.
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Community Leadership Fundamentals
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This page contains materials on Community Leadership Fundamentals for community foundations.
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Tri-State CF Partnership Webinar | So You Want to Engage Next Gen? Lessons in Engagement, Straight From the Source
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Indiana Philanthropy Alliance has been talking with a new generation of creative and dedicated philanthropic professionals about their goals and needs and about what they hear from their peers. In this webinar, a few will share great ideas and practices around effective Next Gen engagement and you’ll hear other ideas picked up from IPA’s conversations.
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Report on The Tobacco Epidemic in Indiana and Marion County and Effective Solutions: 2018 Update
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation released this report on the high rates of tobacco use in Indiana. We need to do much more to address these health challenges.
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Report on The Changing Landscape of the Opioid Epidemic in Marion County and Evidence for Action: 2018 Update
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation (RMFF) released this report about the opioid epidemic in Indiana. More work must be done to make meaningful progress in addressing this epidemic.
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2018 Salary and Benefits Reports
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IPA is pleased to share the results of the Council on Foundation’s (COF) Grantmakers Salary & Benefits Survey with our members.
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GIFT Snapshot Reports
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The GIFT Snapshot Reports are compilation of data from all 94 Indiana community foundations entered into the CF Insights database.
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Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations
Based on survey responses of 205 leaders of nonprofit organizations with annual expenses between $100,000 and $100 million, Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations provides a collection of data on topics such as how diversity relates to the work of nonprofits and what demographic information nonprofits and funders alike are collecting — and how that information is used. The data in this report can inform foundation leaders and staff as they consider how they can most helpfully engage with their grantees on the topic of diversity.
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Culture Resource Guide
After more than 15 years promoting grantmaker practices that support nonprofit results, GEO is convinced that a strong culture inside foundations is critical for effective philanthropy. It’s virtually impossible to operate as an ally and partner to nonprofits if you are working inside a foundation whose values and culture run counter to that spirit.