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In 1990, Lilly
Endowment Inc. announced the GIFT (Giving Indiana Funds
for Tomorrow) Initiative. The technical assistance component
of this initiative is housed at the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance.
GIFT was created to help establish and strengthen Indiana community
foundations through challenge grants and technical assistance.
Currently, 92 Community Foundations and affiliate funds provide
philanthropic resources for all of Indiana's 92 counties. Indiana
community foundations assets are currently estimated to exceed
$1 billion.
Technical Assistance
The GIFT program staff offers community foundations technical assistance, in the form of on-site and telephone consultations,
as well as specialized workshops. These efforts are enhanced by the use of outside consultants. Services range from board
development to planned giving to accounting and finance.
In addition to on-site assistance, the GIFT Program hosts an annual spring conference for community foundations, and co-hosts
a fall conference with the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance for all grantmakers. The community foundation conferences provide
information on governance and administration to Indiana's community foundations. All conferences include facilitators who are
local or national experts on topics related to philanthropy or community foundations.
Other workshops are offered that cover a range of administrative
topics for community foundations. Topics have included finance,
marketing, public relations, management, and planned giving.
For more information on upcoming trainings, click here.
The GIFT technical assistance mission is to provide Indiana
Community Foundations the tools, resources and knowledge they
need to become viable, sustainable organizations. See the
Ethical
and Operational Standards for Indiana Community Foundations
(pdf).
For more information on GIFT, please contact Jenny Kloer
at (317) 630-5200 or email GIFT@indianagrantmakers.org.
©2003 Indiana Grantmakers Alliance, Inc.
32 East Washington Street, Suite 1100
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
Phone: (317) 630-5200 | Fax: (317) 630-5210
Email: info@indianagrantmakers.org
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