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Q&A with Travis Smith

June 28, 2021 Travis is the new director of development and gift planning at CICF. In this role, Travis works with fundholders to create new donor-directed funds in various ways, including various gift planning vehicles.Read More.

Waking Up Passions & Job Descriptions: The Routine of the Others’ Mental Health

June 28, 2021 By Noah Sandel (they/them) strategic communications and media specialist, Hamilton County Community Foundation A percentage of the population suffered more. And they have suffered more.   Me? Well, I’m mixed race and am often found frolicking beneath the LGBTQ+ umbrella. My passions find root…Read More.

The Journey to an Anti-Racist Community

June 28, 2021 Almost three years ago, Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) and its affiliates, The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, announced our new shared mission and a focused commitment to dismantling systemic racism. After spending generations committed to making th…Read More.

Un Tipo Diferente De Mujer (A Different Kind of Woman)

June 23, 2021 was a feminist before the word existed in my vocabulary. I was a strong-willed child, and a tomboy, insistent that I was just as strong and capable as the boys in my neighborhood. My family moved every few years from one midwestern town to another. I was an outgoing child, if a bit awkward, and n…Read More.

Juneteenth: An Overdue Acknowledgment, But Not Enough

June 18, 2021 Juneteenth. The day commemorating the moment in 1865 when news of emancipation reached the people who were enslaved in Galveston, Texas. This week, Juneteenth National Independence Day became an official federal holiday. Can you remember the first time you heard of Juneteenth? I can. I was 20-…Read More.

Hamilton County Community Foundation Awards $152.5K In Grants

June 2, 2021 Hamilton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), announced today grants totaling $152,500 would be awarded though the Racial Equity Grassroots grant ($75,000), the LINK Youth Advisory Council (15,000), and initiative-based grants ($62,500) to orga…Read More.