This primer, focused on rural aging, provides guidance specifically for grantmakers. It includes information on how to get started; finding the right partners and grantees; defining and measuring success; examples of effective programs, and how working on rural aging issues can increase the impact of many different kinds of philanthropies.
This guidebook has been developed by the Lifelong Indiana Coalition to ensure Indiana communities are competitive and inclusive places for residents of all ages, abilities, and income levels to call home.
The GIFT Snapshot Reports are compilation of data from all 94 Indiana community foundations entered into the CF Insights database.
2020 Indiana and Midwest reports from Council on Foundation’s (COF) Grantmakers Salary & Benefits Survey.
The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), formerly the Elementary and Secondary School Survey, has collected data on key education and civil rights issues in our nation’s public schools since 1968. The 2011-2012 CRDC collection includes data from every public school in the nation. Access information at the school and district level.
Philanthropic organizations of all shapes and sizes are well positioned to support Communities for a Lifetime. This issue brief explores four roles for philanthropy in advancing CfaL work.
The 2014 Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual survey of corporate giving is based on data from 106 of the biggest companies in America. (Full report requires a subscription, but summary and some other features do not.)
In Communities for a Lifetime (CfaLs), both the built environment and the social fabric are constructed to support those growing up and growing old. This issue brief focuses on the four domains of CfaLs.
The third issue brief in IPA's series on education focuses on the Common Core State Standards, which have been adopted by Indiana and 44 other states.
The third issue brief in IPA's series on aging explores how funders can support financial security for older adults.