Empowering nonprofit employees can lead to much needed innovative solutions in 2022 |
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CICOA’s CEO Tauhric Brown coaches team to think like entrepreneurs
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by Shari Finnell, editor/writer, Not-for-profit News
When Tauhric Brown took on the role of president and CEO of CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions in January of 2020, a top goal on his agenda was the empowerment of the organization’s employees to dream and innovate.
Based on his previous experiences in a combination of for-profit and nonprofit roles, Brown said, he knew that would be one of the most strategic approaches to continue successfully fulfilling CICOA’s overall mission — making the dream of aging in place a reality for many older adults.
Brown acknowledged the challenges that faced him. Even in normal times, it can be difficult to inspire employees to envision how to do things differently. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, further challenges developed as the organization followed stay-at-home orders and remote work schedules.
“Many of us have tunnel vision. We see our work, day in and day out, and that’s really all we see,” Brown said.
However, opportunities can develop when leaders are able to help employees develop peripheral vision — recognizing the ways in which their individual roles, such as what a person does as a care manager impacts the entire organization, Brown said.
“You really have to unlock that potential that lies well inside of each and every one of us,” he said.
As a result of that innovative focus on problem-solving, CICOA launched an innovation studio in 2021, an intrapreneurship model to encourage staff and partners to ideate, prototype and launch new solutions to meet the needs of older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers.
One of the first products of the CICOA Venture Studio was the development of Duett, a for-profit start-up organization with a mission to streamline the process of matching people with service providers through technology solutions.
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Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Organizations Represents 1.9 Percent of Total Charitable Giving in the U.S. |
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New report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute highlights gaps and growth in philanthropic support for women and girls |
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From Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute recently released its third annual Women & Girls Index (WGI), the only comprehensive index that measures charitable giving to women’s and girls’ organizations in the United States. This year’s WGI, which adds 2018 giving data across 47,449 charitable organizations, highlights both gaps and growth in philanthropic support for women and girls.
Charitable giving to women’s and girls’ organizations represented a small share — 1.9% — of overall charitable giving in 2018. Despite this gap, giving to women’s and girls’ organizations surpassed $8 billion in 2018, with particularly strong year-over-year growth from 2017 to 2018. The report, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that women’s and girls’ organizations are also maturing as a nonprofit subsector, growing faster than other charitable organizations along financial measures like revenue and expenses.
“Gender equity is top of mind as the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women, particularly women of color. As these conversations gain attention from the public and the media, the new WGI data reveal that a significant gap persists between that attention and philanthropic support in the U.S. For organizations and donors invested in gender equity, the Index continues to serve as a powerful tool that can help us work collectively to identify funding opportunities and shortfalls,” said Jeannie Sager, director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
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Capturing Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Organizations {Podcast} |
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In this podcast hosted by Charitable Advisors’ Bryan Orander, Jeannie Sager shares new research about the amount of charitable giving that goes to organizations that exclusively serve women and girls. Listen
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Dove Recovery House for Women has named Lara Chandler as chief operating officer. Chandler previously served as the chief operating officer for Coburn Place Safe Haven. |
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The Muncie & Delaware County BY5 Early Childhood Initiative, Inc. has hired BriAnna Green as assistant director of childcare resources. Green previously was CEO of Kingdom Kiddzz. |
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The Lawrence Township School Foundation has named Jen Gibbs as executive director. Gibbs most recently served as senior pastor at Castleton United Methodist Church. — Inside Indiana Business
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The Indiana University Foundation has named J. Thomas Forbes as president and chief executive officer. Forbes, who held the roles on an interim basis, previously was CEO of the IU Alumni Association. — Inside Indiana Business
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Noble County's Early Childhood Coalition has hired Jenna Anderson as coordinator. Anderson previously was support services manager for the Kendallville Public Library. — Inside Indiana Business
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The Great American Songbook Foundation has named Jo Garcia individual giving officer. Garcia most recently served as community outreach manager for the Indianapolis Indians. — Inside Indiana Business
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The Junior League of Indianapolis has awarded Tindley Accelerated Schools $30,000 to expand its Innovation Lab, which will serve nearly 1,100 elementary, middle and high school students. The program is designed to increase the students’ engineering and critical thinking skills. Read more
The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has awarded a $125,000 grant to Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana to support its Goodwill Guides career and life coaching program in Marion County. Read more
The Efroymson Family Fund has awarded a $25,000 grant to IndyHumane for capital repairs to the organization’s shelter at 7929 N. Michigan Road.
Glick Philanthropies has awarded New Hope of Indiana a $10,000 grant to support its new Success Coach Program, which is designed to promote financial stability among its associates in need. Read more
The Indianapolis Bar Association has announced it will award $35,000 in 2022 through its Community Empowerment Grant. The grant is designed to support nonprofit and government programs that reinforce the foundation’s mission to advance justice and lead positive change in Indianapolis. Applications are due Feb. 15. Apply
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program has undergone changes that could allow more people to quality for loan forgiveness. Eligible participants include public servants with careers in government, military, public safety, law enforcement, nursing, teaching, childcare and social work. Read more
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From startup to scaleup: What CFOs need to know about technology webinar on Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. Discover how CFOs can utilize technology to make better financial decisions and scale for growth. Presented by Oracle. Cost: Free. Register
IU McKinney Law is offering a virtual Juris Doctor information session on Feb. 16 at noon for those interested in applying to start law school in 2022. The one-hour session outlines the steps in the application process. Register
Camp Cause Nonprofit Conference 2022 on May 9-10. Learn how to create an effective marketing plan that focuses on maximizing digital channels, developing a 3-month content plan and increasing clarity on channels. Cost: $99 online/ $299 in person. Register
Nonprofit leadership hacks for breakthrough growth in 2022 pre-recorded webinar. Uncover hidden growth blockers, and explore big ideas and practical next steps for rapidly growing awareness, audience size and fundraising results. Cost: Free. Register
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United Way of Central Indiana needs volunteers to help prepare the materials used for its ReadUP program. Volunteers will be assigned to various tasks, including arranging and labeling books and making program folders. Learn more
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Three major shifts — reframing HR language, repositioning HR roles and transforming our paradigm about HR — can help dismantle HR’s racist history.
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Maintaining donor relationships is perhaps the biggest ongoing challenge for organizations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues surging, creating distance between funders.
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