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Introducing CICF’s Community Ambassadors

February 27, 2018 Last year, CICF worked with a local agency, Smallbox, to train 36 representatives of different neighborhoods and population groups as ambassadors for their communities. Each ambassador conducted a listening tour to understand residents’ concerns, excitements and hopes. These conversations, alon…Read More.

Charitable Giving Strategies: Bunching May Allow Donors to Maintain Charitable Giving Levels Despite the New Tax Climate

February 26, 2018 With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last December, there is speculation about the impact the law will have on charitable giving. Because the standard deduction was nearly doubled—$12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for married couples—the Tax Policy Center projects that only 11 perc…Read More.

Amanda

February 23, 2018 Like any business we need funding to operate. It is very important for us to be clear about our niche, what we do and why. We have some service fees for folks that can pay to be here, scholarships for those who can’t, and those fees don’t come close to covering our expenses. We need […]Read More.

Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Announces New Advisory Board Leadership

February 22, 2018 Women’s Fund of Central Indiana has announced Brenda Horn, retired partner of Ice Miller LLP, will serve as the fund’s new advisory board chair for 2018. Melissa Proffitt, managing partner at Ice Miller LLP, is stepping down after two years as chair. Jennifer Dzwonar, managing principal at Bo…Read More.

Theatre on the Square Partners with Central Indiana Community Foundation to Help Keep Culture in Mass. Ave. Cultural District

February 21, 2018 Plan includes brief hiatus for popular arts venue Theatre on the Square (TOTS) has been a nearly 30-year mainstay in the Indianapolis arts community and an important hub of the Massachusetts Avenue cultural scene since 1993, when it relocated from Fountain Square. Recently, the organization has b…Read More.

Ally

February 21, 2018 My favorite part about my job is meeting people from different countries with different backgrounds. I came here through the Exodus Refugee from the Congo in 2013. I went through the program here and found my way around Indianapolis. There are over 100 families from the Congo living in Indianapol…Read More.