New Indiana 4-H Foundation board members named
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. The Indiana 4-H Foundation has added three members to its board of directors. Roger Sherer of Wells County, Annie Smith of Marion County, and Eric Wolfe of Putnam County join the other 18 foundation board members to lead the 60-year-old state organization’s goal to broaden the impact and reach of Indiana state 4-H programs.
Roger Sherer grew up on a Noble County farm in Northeast Indiana, where he was a 10-year 4-H member. In 1973, he attended National 4-H Congress and was selected as one of the scholarship winners in safety. Upon graduating from Purdue University with a degree in agricultural education and animal science, Sherer was selected to be a delegate to Poland in the International 4-H Youth Exchange program. He recently retired after serving 40 years as a 4-H youth development educator in Wells County for Purdue Extension.
Staff Report Tuesday, January 19, 2021 5:38 PM INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Humanities will offer more than $215,000 in grants in 2021, continuing to provide opportunities for smaller rapid-response funding and larger grants that support innovative and collaborative public humanities programs.
The statewide nonprofit has a webinar online about its offerings and anticipates holding in-person grant workshops later in the year around the state to provide additional information about the grant guidelines and application instructions.
The slate of grants and deadlines include: Action Grant, up to $3,000, offered on a rolling basis, with applications due the last day of each month, supports a broad array of projects that help people learn new information, consider different perspectives, share ideas and understand one another better; Historic Preservation Education Grant, in partnership with Indiana Landmarks, up to $2,500, applications due Feb. 28 (round 1
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hoosier writers to speak around the state and offer writing workshops as part of indiana authors awards programs
Hoosier writers to speak around the state and offer writing workshops as part of Indiana Authors Awards programs Sunday, January 17, 2021 4:00 AM More than 25 organizations will host Indiana authors during 2021 as part of a statewide speakers bureau and writing workshop program offered through the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Category winners and shortlisted authors from the 2020 awards will visit communities virtually and in-person for the speaker program events to provide readings and discussions. Five communities will host Indiana authors for interactive workshops.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Lumina Foundation has released the first grants from a $15 million Racial Justice and Equity Fund to national and Indianapolis-based organizations that focus on eradicating systemic racism in fields that align with or complement the foundation s work. In the wake of George Floyd s brutal death in police custody last year, Lumina reaffirmed our commitment to the Racial Justice and Equity Fund and pledged to support efforts to dismantle systemic racism, said Danette Howard, senior vice president and chief policy officer at Lumina. Some projects are focused on post high-school education, but others will address different aspects of racial inequity.
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Central Indiana Community Foundation’s Grant Program
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Deadline: 31-Jan-21
The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) is seeking proposals for its grant program to help not-for-profits do world-changing work.
The mission of CICF is to mobilize people, ideas and investments to make this a Community where all individuals have equitable opportunity to reach their full potential no matter place, race or identity.
The teams at Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, have studied the growing body of research that tells a dismaying story about the American Dream. Studies from The Brookings Institution, nationally, and locally in partnership with Indy Chamber and The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP); Stanford researcher Raj Chetty; and several others, confirm three things: