Leadership United is a comprehensive community leadership and board development program of United Way of Central Indiana offered from January 2021 - June 2021. During the six-month term, participants commit to approximately 5 business days of training, or one day per month. But training isn’t all Leadership United offers. Participants will complete service work and will become part of a nonprofit board as part of their experience.
The Nonprofit Learning Center offers learning opportunities for nonprofit leadership and staff to grow their skills, their knowledge, and their impact. To achieve our vision in which ALL our community residents' needs are met, we offer NLC services to ANY nonprofit organization serving in Central Indiana.
The NLC provides practical, affordable learning opportunities through:
In 2021, the NLC workshop series will focus on three tracks - Grassroots, Racial Equity, and Operational Continuity.
The Nonprofit Learning Center has launched a series of trainings geared towards a variety of topics around nonprofit management and community impact. Register for the events below. Exact dates and facilitators are being confirmed for future meetings:
January 2021
The Evolution of Grassroots Nonprofits - How Resilience and Passion Can Lead to Sustainability
Thursday, January 14, 2021, 10:00 - 11:15am
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Understanding Racial Equity, Bias and the Role They Play in Shaping Your Organizational Culture.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 10:00 - 11:15am
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Operating in Crisis - Operational Continuity Planning
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 10:00 - 11:15am
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Sign up to be notified of upcoming learning opportunities below.
Immersive Learning Experiences are powerful, experiential opportunities designed to deepen our understanding of complex issues that exist in our local community. By participating in an immersive learning experience, community members walk in the shoes of a neighbor, a fellow citizen struggling for self-sufficiency and a better life. Our programs focus on education about the issue at a local level, facing the issue through a virtual experience and then debriefing as a group to share our perspectives with others.
Corporate Benefits
In One Moment
Brief, simple experience to simulate budgeting with limited resources; quickly develops a more complete understanding of the issues surrounding poverty.
Time: 30 minutes
Number of participants: Unlimited
Real Life. Real Choices.
Deeper dive into real-life Central Indiana family scenarios and how you can help; budgeting activity with tough choices to be made.
Time: 45-60 minutes
Number of participants: Unlimited
Gaining Perspective Through Immersion
Become part of a low-income family struggling to make ends meet in a simulated community; highly immersive and impactful.
Time: 2.5 - 3 hours
Number of participants: 55-88 participants
Questions about Immersive Learning Programs? To find out more, contact Margie Worrell at margie.worrell@uwci.org or 317-921-1203.
Learn what’s trending in your community. SAVI helps people and organizations make data-informed decisions. SAVI gives all organizations access to and use of data to improve planning and decision-making and ultimately improve the quality of life in the communities they serve. SAVI is a program of The Polis Center at IUPUI.
Learn moreThe SAVI community assessment & planning tool is designed to help you learn more about your community’s population, social and economic issues, and resources. Use this tool to create a customized data report about the community of your choice.
Learn moreThe community report card provides a quick snapshot of how a community – in this case, a county or United Way service area – is doing in the areas of Education, Financial Stability and Health.
Learn moreHow does your neighborhood stack up? IndyVitals is an excellent resource for organizations involved in quality of life, social services and economic development.
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