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Impact 100 Scholarship Program
Impact 100 has always been about making a difference – both for the nonprofits to whom they offer grants, and among the Indianapolis community at large. Since 2013 Impact 100 has been making a difference in shaping the philanthropic perspectives of women through its scholarship program, which covers the cost of membership for promising philanthropists….
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On June 19, 2012 the members of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis awarded a grant of $100,000 to Jameson Camp, a fully accredited residential summer camp for youth ages 7-17. This $100,000 grant allowed Jameson Camp to expand their outdoor educational areas, increase the number of children served, and establish permanent staff positions. Dan Shepley, the…
Giving Circles Are For the Doers
Donna Oklak, one of the co-founders of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, discusses giving circles in Indianapolis in a blog posting on the Lilly School of Philantrhopy website. It is reposted in its entirety here. ‘Giving circles are for the doers’: the creation of Impact 100 and 100 Voices of Hope By Donna Oklak “With every…
The New York Times Profiles Women’s Giving Circles
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…