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Warming up your family’s holidays with philanthropy

October 23, 2018 The holiday season is often a time of celebration and reflection. Families gather over festive meals and share carefully selected gifts with one another. As a famous carol states, “The snow is snowing, and the wind it is blowing, but I can weather the storm. What do I care how much it may storm…Read More.

Advisors – charitable strategies to help your clients

October 20, 2018 by Sarah Weaver, JD,  senior gift planning advisor at CICF Earlier this year, our newsletter featured the charitable giving strategy of bunching with donor-advised funds in response to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December of 2017 and the increased standard deduction. As we enter …Read More.

Power of Women’s Fund Philanthropy recap from Women’s Fund executive director

October 5, 2018 We are so happy so many of you were able to join us for the event. People have told me they thought she was our best speaker yet, and that is saying something! I agree, Liz was absolutely marvelous. She left an indelible imprint on many people, including me. I didn’t realize that we would need …Read More.

Legacy Fund Honoring Community “Pillars”

September 24, 2018 Legacy Fund, the community foundation serving Hamilton County, has selected three Hamilton County residents to receive the Legacy Fund Community Pillar Awards. This year’s award recipients are Freedom Kolb, special projects officer for Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Judge Steven R. Nation, Hami…Read More.

Central Indiana’s Latino and Hispanic youth

September 21, 2018 Sept. 15 kicked-off Hispanic Heritage month with a celebration and turning the Downtown Canal orange. More than 50 percent of Spanish-speaking people living in Indianapolis are under the age of 24, so this month’s episode of For Good, is all about Latino youth. Maria DeLeon, a CICF community …Read More.

Celebrating Hamilton County’s Philanthropy

September 21, 2018 For as long as I can remember, I wanted to transform the lives of people and have an impact on the world. As the community investment officer for Legacy Fund, the community foundation serving Hamilton County. I get to do just that, every day. It is rewarding to work directly with not-for-profit o…Read More.