Lilly Endowment

Convening for Indiana community foundations participating in giving Indiana funds for tomorrow (gift) initiative - in march 2022, Lilly Endowment hosted a convening of Indiana community foundations participating in the endowments giving funds for tomorrow (gift) initiative at the westin hotel in downtown indianapolis. The convening agenda included a welcome dinner and reception for attendees on march 28, 2022, while the formal program on march 29, 2022, included plenary and breakout sessions designed to explore challenges and opportunities facing Indiana communities, ways for foundations to gather input and collaborate with local stakeholders, promising practices regarding community foundation board member engagement, and strategies to enhance local quality of place. In total, 184 representatives--including executives, staff and board members--from 93 community foundations and 23 staff from the Endowment attended the convening.

Convening for advancing science of reading in Indiana (asri) - advancing science of reading in Indiana is an invitational initiative funded by Lilly Endowment to help interested Indiana colleges and universities expand and enhance the use of evidence-based instructional methods aligned with the science of reading in their teacher preparation programs. Through asri, the Endowment allocated a total of up to 25 million for planning and implementation grants to colleges and universities that wish to participate in the initiative. In october 2022, the Endowment convened representatives from 32 colleges and universities to network, learn about the science of reading and its role in teacher preparation, and receive details about the Endowment's asri initiative. The Endowment invited national experts to deliver presentations related to the science of reading, including its importance for improving reading achievement in Indiana and its use in teacher preparation programs.

Convening for enhancing opportunity in indianapolis initiative - a convening was held at eastern star church's the rock community center for youth & children on december 1, 2022, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm for 28 organizations that received enhancing opportunity in indianapolis grants from Lilly Endowment. Enhancing opportunity in indianapolis is an ongoing initiative funded by the Endowment to improve the livelihoods of individuals and families facing complex and varied challenges associated with poverty and financial insecurity. Convening sessions helped organizations that received grants to collaborate and learn from one another as they work collectively to help others make progress toward achieving lasting economic self-sufficiency. Seventy-five guests representing the grant recipient organizations were in attendance. Five facilitator consultants, three event planners and 12 Endowment staff also were in attendance. Breakfast, lunch, and break service were provided.

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