Since our inception, the Community Foundation has collaborated with other organizations to leverage resources and address critical community needs.
In addition to our Leadership Initiatives and Programs, below is a sampling of additional ways we partner and collaborate with organizations in Monroe County.
United Way of South Central Indiana
The Community Foundation is proud to partner with the United Way of South Central Indiana on leadership initiatives to improve the lives of those in Monroe County, such as early childhood education, Heading Home of South Central Indiana, and as conveners and facilitators to advance collaboration around other critical community issues.
Stride Coalition
In 2019, the Community Foundation joined the Stride Coalition, a group comprising public, private, and nonprofit organizations to help our community address substance use disorders. As a member of the Stride Coalition, the Foundation made a multi-year grant commitment to bring a crisis diversion center to our community, addressing a gap in the local continuum of care.
Nonprofit Alliance of Monroe County
NPA enriches the local community by strengthening the nonprofit sector through communication, collaboration, professional development, and outreach. The Community Foundation publishes the NPA’s monthly e-newsletter and supports events for nonprofits where professionals and volunteers share best practices and challenges.
Bloomington Volunteer Network Be More Awards
Annually, the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network hosts the Be More Awards to honor and applaud the significant contribution volunteers make to the health and well-being of our community. Award recipients receive checks from the Community Foundation for the charity of their choosing.
Smithville Charitable Foundation
The Smithville Charitable Foundation is a private organization that supports causes in the central and southern Indiana counties where Smithville customers are located. The Smithville Charitable Foundation and the Community Foundation have collaborated to leverage our combined resources in grantmaking programs to fuel innovation and maximize impact to address community needs and opportunities.
Serve IT Clinic
The Laurie Burns McRobbie Serve IT Clinic offers Indiana University students the opportunity to use credit hours to put the skills they are learning in school into action with real clients from the local nonprofit community. In addition to providing students with learning opportunities, local nonprofits are able to build their capacity to better serve the community. The Community Foundation is proud to sponsor ServeIT and serve on its advisory council.