Grantmaking 201

Carly Acree King serves as the Relationship and Resource Director at Nonprofit Support Network, where she plays a critical role in supporting the nonprofit sector. Carly connects nonprofits with essential resources, identifies gaps in existing support systems, and collaborates with partners to create programs that address these needs. Her work ensures that nonprofits can effectively navigate challenges such as meeting community expectations, managing staffing, and maintaining stable budgets.
Carly began her nonprofit career in 2007 and has since gained extensive experience in program development, communication, and nonprofit administration. She holds a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public Relations Corporate Communications from Ball State University, along with certifications in Fund Raising Management, Nonprofit Leadership, and Results-Based Accountability.
Previously, Carly was the Program Officer at The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, where she managed grantmaking programs focused on rural philanthropy, land conservation, and education. She also worked closely with nonprofits and donors to establish and grow endowment funds. Carly’s deep understanding of the nonprofit landscape and her resourceful approach make her a key asset in helping nonprofits overcome both long-standing and emerging challenges.

Laura is a member of the Forvis Mazars Nonprofit Advisory Services Practice and has more than ten years of assurance and advisory experience in public accounting. Her experience includes nonprofit financial reporting, audit preparation, outsourced accounting functions, technology solutions and implementation, and advisory services. She also has experience performing audits and attest engagements.

Chad started with the Tipton County Foundation in 2014 as the education program officer, coordinating scholarships and education grantmaking. In his current role as program director, he manages the Foundation's grantmaking, works with local government and non-profits on project management and fundraising, and coordinates community leadership efforts. Chad spends the majority of his free time as a board, crew, and cast member with the local community theatre.

Dr. Josh Kornberg is a speaker, academic, and executive with experience in philanthropy, business, and higher education. He has worked with organizations across sectors to create partnerships that lead to quality outcomes for students and communities.

In his current role as executive director of the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County, he provides strategic, operational, and team leadership to the foundation. Dr. Kornberg manages more than $45 million in assets and oversees more than $3 million annual grantmaking, which is disbursed through non-profit grants, scholarships, and small business loans. 

Dr. Kornberg is deeply engaged in his community, where he served as the National Chair of the Indiana University Alumni Association, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance, and works with YouthLink Southern Indiana – which named him a 2019 Champion for Children – and vice chair for Metro United Way. In 2020, Dr. Kornberg was named Young Professional of the Year by One Southern Indiana and Leadership Southern Indiana.

Bryan is founder and president of Charitable Advisors. In addition to creating and publishing the Not-for-profit News, an e-newsletter for 14,000 subscribers in Central Indiana, Bryan co-founded the “Get on Board,” an annual board member recruiting event hosted by Leadership Indianapolis. He started Charitable Advisors in 2000 after more than 20 years of experience in leadership, management and consulting. In 2010, Charitable Advisors published the first Central Indiana Nonprofit Salary Survey.

Pamela currently serves as the Vice President of Community Leadership & Equitable Initiatives for The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF).  She is responsible for the strategic alignment and leading the Indianapolis Foundation’s five community leadership initiatives – Economic Mobility, Family Stabilization, Neighborhood Empowerment & Placemaking, Criminal Justice Reform, and Dismantling Systemic Racism as well as the foundations reactive grantmaking, major donor philanthropic advising, and external racial equity work both locally and nationally.

Pamela joined CICF in September 2016 as a Community Leadership Officer and was promoted April 2018 to the foundation’s first Vice President of Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion to support CICF’s mission change. She led the organization’s internal process of ensuring equitable policies and practices are operationalized and exemplified in every aspect of foundation’s work with the goal of becoming an antiracist multicultural organization.

Pamela’s work at The Indianapolis Foundation is informed by 30 years of working in community-based organizations, almost exclusively proximate to communities facing unfair systems and structures.  Her belief that residents and neighborhoods closest to issues of survival and well-being have worth, solutions, and agency led the development of Neighborhood Empowerment Pathways, an internal framework specifically focused on elevating community organizing, resident leadership, infrastructure development in grassroots organizations, and community investment.  

Through her thought leadership and direct experience, Pamela has changed the conversation nationally in philanthropy around power and influence.  As a sought-after speaker, she reiterates the importance of uplifting power and leadership that currently exists within BIPOC communities and inspires traditionally White institutions to share power and engage people of color within our institutions to influence equitable change.  

Pamela achieved her masters in social work from the University of Georgia with a concentration on community development and program evaluation. Pamela serves on multiple boards and committees nationally and locally, including Trust-Based Philanthropy Project Steering Committee, Community Foundation Opportunity Network Advisory Council (CFON), Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA), Kennedy King Memorial Initiative, and A Seat At The Table. She is a frequent speaker, panelist and workshop leader on issues surrounding racial equity; dismantling systemic and structural racism; corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion; and reclaiming and prioritizing Black joy.

Pamela is a native of Indianapolis and her passions have taken her across the country and to Africa. Above many things, she values her family, including seven amazing grandchildren, and living a purposeful life.  

Marcus is a graduate of Ball State University and currently the Program Director for the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County where he is celebrating his 10th year with the team. Prior to joining CFBMC, he was introduced to the Community Foundation world at the Putnam County Community Foundation, where he was the Office Manager and administered the scholarship program. Marcus notes that the experiences in the earlier stages of his career, working in social services for twelve years and providing care for at-risk youth and their families at the Youth Services Bureau, proves invaluable for his current role and the type of work accomplished by the Community Foundation.

Marcus has served on a variety of councils and committees, including Indiana University’s Advisory Council for the Serve-IT Clinic, Independent Colleges of Indiana’s state-level review committee for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, and the steering committee for the regional Opioid Summit. Marcus also enjoys being a regular guest speaker for grantmaking classes at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.

During his free time, Marcus enjoys relaxing with his family and two dogs, Charlie and Sammie. He finds that running and hiking provide a worthwhile respite from life’s everyday rigors.