The Indiana Achievement Awards (IAA) Ceremony honors 6 Indiana nonprofits.
The Indiana Achievement Awards celebration, hosted by the Solution Center, and held as the crowning event of the Indiana Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference on September 28, 2011, honored six Indiana nonprofit organizations for exemplary practices and demonstrated effectiveness. Read their stories in the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Congratulations 2011 Indiana Achievement Award Winners
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (Indianapolis) View video
Fairbanks (Indianapolis) View video
Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis (Indianapolis) View video
Timmy Global Health (Indianapolis) View video
Honorable Mention Honorees are:
Bridges Outreach (Kokomo)
Indy Reads (Indianapolis)
IAA winners received a $5,000 cash award while honorable mentions received $1,000. All honorees also received an organizational video produced specifically for them by WFYI Productions, and an online media program created for them by Incite, a social media marketing firm and division of Emmis Communication.
Since 2002, the IAA has partnered with the Indianapolis Business Journal to also present the Michael A. Carroll Award. This year, the IBJ honored John Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer, Thompson Distribution Co., Inc. & First Electric Supply Company, LLC, for his determination, humility, and devotion to the Indianapolis community.
Tarik Glenn, co-founder of D.R.E.A.M. Alive and retired offensive lineman of the Indianapolis Colts, provided the keynote address and emceed the IAA ceremony. Teresa Bennett, director of the IUPUI Solution Center said, “The Solution Center supports innovative work in businesses and nonprofit organizations in the state of Indiana. The IAA serves as a platform to highlight the important role nonprofits play in the quality of life and economy of the state.”
Thank you to the 2011 Indiana Achievement Awards Sponsors
$10,000 IAA Leadership Sponsor
Incite
Indianapolis Business Journal
Lilly Endowment
$7,500 Platinum Sponsor
Bohlsen PR
$5,000 Gold Sponsor
Dekko Foundation
WFYI Productions
$2,500 Silver Sponsor
BKD, LLP
Christel DeHaan Family Foundation
Huntington Bank
Lumina Foundation
Public Allies Indianapolis a program of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
$1,000 Bronze Sponsor
Johnson Grossnickle & Associates
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI
$500 Nonprofit Conference Sponsor
