This week, the New York Times featured an article on the impact of women’s giving circles similar to Impact 100’s. The article states that such giving circles are on the rise, and quotes Debra J. Mesch, a director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University School of Philanthropy, as saying, “It’s a way that women are becoming more strategic…
Beacon of Hope Crisis Center received a residual grant of $17,038 in June 2021 from Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis. They submitted the following report in December 2021 to keep our members informed on how the grant money was used. How did the unrestricted fund strengthen your organization? 2021 is the second year with pandemic impact, and…
We are so grateful to our current and former Impact 100 members for helping make a difference in our community! 2015 will be the tenth anniversary of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, and we’d like to celebrate this milestone by making the biggest impact yet! The six former presidents—2 Karens, Alyson, Barb, Kelli, Donna—and a group…
The Welcome/Orientation for all new members, including the “Follow the Impact” program provided by the great team at Rock Steady Boxing, was well attended on January 12th by both new and rejoining members, including several founding members. It was educational, emotional, and energizing! The outstanding program provided by our 2010 Changemaker was led by Amy…
To honor the accomplishments of eleven nonprofits that have received $100,000 from Impact 100, we created a new badge that could be called a “stamp of approval” by the women who collectively selected these recipients. We hope the eleven nonprofits will proudly display this new Impact 100 grant recipient badge on websites and their collateral…
CBS Morning News featured a cover story on our 2010 grant winner, Rock Steady Boxing. Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes”, whose husband has Parkinson’s and participates in the program, reported the 10-minute segment. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fighting-back-against-parkinsons-in-the-ring/
