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Organizations with active boards tend to be highly effective. Learn how to engage your board of directors with evidence-based practices from Bill Stanczykiewicz, no stranger to boards in his long career in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. Examples from fellow IPA members, including the Huntington County Community Foundation and Don Wood Foundation, will show you how to put those practices into action at your foundation.
In these times of widespread divisions over issues, it can be hard to get people to care about your issue in a way that resonates and drives them to act—but it’s far from impossible. Join Francesca Jarosz Brady, strategic communications extraordinaire, to learn the process her firm, VOX Global, uses to get into the hearts and minds of audiences. Using case studies from her work with Indiana organizations, she will provide you a playbook in how to reach the right audience and develop messages that cut through the noise.
Strong roots make strong communities. Explore effective grassroots philanthropy from those that live their lives on the ground. Community experts stand ready to share creative strategies for deepening relationships among residents and philanthropic organizations.
Live the role of a digital navigator and see how philanthropy can be a catalyst for digital access in grade-level reading, public housing authorities, telehealth/teletherapy, seniors, veterans and local technology strategic plans. Cheri Coryea, respected consultant for The Patterson Foundation, will share cookies and a recipe—for how ‘More than Money Philanthropy’ can advance digital access for all in your community.