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In 1990, Lilly
Endowment, Inc. announced the GIFT
(Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow) Initiative. GIFT was created
to help establish and strengthen Indiana community foundations
through challenge grants and technical assistance. Currently,
over 90 community foundations and affiliate funds provide
philanthropic resources for each of Indiana's 92 counties.
The technical assistance component of this initiative is housed
at the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance. For technical assistance,
email GIFT's
technical assistance team.
Materials provided to community
foundations* by the Community Foundation
Committee
Resources for Community Foundations
- GIFT Trainings
Includes upcoming sessions, registration forms, and
handouts from previous workshops.
- ANDI
(Assets and Needs Data for Indiana)
Nonprofit organizations serving Indiana communities require
information to assess the needs in their community. To assist
community foundations with important data research, GIFT
is sponsoring the ANDI website, created by the Center for
Urban Policy and the Environment at IUPUI. In one location,
you can access a variety of relevant data from many sources
and download and customize data about your county. Login
is required; to request access to the site, email
gift@indianagrantmakers.org.
Download the ANDI
training manual
Download the ANDI
Step-by-Step guide
- Your Indiana colleagues
Have a question for the other community foundation executive
directors in Indiana? Email them by sending your question
to GIFTEXECUTIVEDIRECTORS@listserv.indianagrantmakers.org.
Note: only community foundation executive directors
have access to email this list.
- Economic
Development: A Checklist for Funding
This guide is designed to help the board members and staff
of Indiana Community Foundations evaluate whether a community
or economic development project complies with charitable
purposes as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Transfer of Wealth Resources
View / download the full TOW report and download the PowerPoint
presentation that can be customized to your county and foundation.
Use the PowerPoint for presentations to donors, community
leaders or other agencies in your community.
- Sample Documents for Community
Foundations
Examples of working documents and policies from community
foundations are posted here, such as job descriptions, board
positions, policies on confidentiality, conflict of interest,
gift acceptance, personnel, and supporting organizations,
among others.
- Public
Policy
- Rural Philanthropy
Rural philanthropy resources, including tactics on developing
donor pools, working with professional advisors, and growing
rural endowments.
- Indiana
Ethical and Operational Standards for Community Foundations
(pdf)
In 2000, the Community Foundation Committee of the Indiana
Grantmakers Alliance adopted standards for Indiana’s
community foundations, as public trust is the key to a community
foundation's success. The standards can be related to the
five areas of community foundation activity: governance,
management, grantmaking, resource development, and communications
and public relations. At present, 91% of Indiana community
foundations have been found in compliance with Indiana or
National Standards.
- Giving
Circles
- Community Foundation Locator
Find a community foundation by searching by county. Note:
only legal entities are listed; affiliate funds are listed
through the appropriate legal entity.
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GIFT Update - Summer 2007- Log
on to access.
For technical assistance, email GIFT's technical
assistance team.
For additional resources, go to the Begin
to Give section of our Web site.
©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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