Fundraising support

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana provides organizational leadership for girls and adults in a large number of Hoosier counties: 35, at the time GSCI embarked on a capital campaign to replace its longtime office space with a building more suited to its mission and its people. B Plus C Communications researched, wrote, and designed a … More…

Madam C. J. Walker became America’s first self-made female millionaire. This dynamic entrepreneur built a cosmetics empire on a hair-care product that she created to treat her own hair loss. She built her company in Indianapolis, Indiana, along with an architectural gem of a facility that combined a theatre with spaces devoted to community use. … More…

Crown Hill Cemetery embarked on a Master Plan to support this historic not-for-profit institution’s restoration, preservation, and community-partnership needs. Following up on the opportunities and challenges identified in this document, the Crown Hill Heritage Foundation used direct mail to reach its donor audience with a message about the cemetery’s origins. Titled “From Strawberry Hill to … More…

In Indianapolis, Indiana, the percentages of stray and surrendered animals euthanized at the city’s two animal shelters vastly exceeded comparable statistics in smaller metropolitan areas and even entire small states. Animal overpopulation contributes materially to euthanasia rates when unspayed and unneutered cats and dogs breed, and their litters become strays. The Indiana Companion Animal Network … More…

The Indianapolis Senior Center served residents aged 50 and older with an extensive menu of services focused on independent living, good health and well being, intellectual and cultural enrichment, and travel and tourism. Its quest for a better alternative to its long-standing facility ended with the determination that buying and renovating its current facility offered … More…

In a neighborhood facing economic and social challenges, a local church took the initiative to create a real link between community needs and economic solutions. Christ Missionary Baptist Church bought a nearby strip mall and transformed it into a source of vital neighborhood services, jobs, and business development. A laundromat enabled local residents to avoid … More…

In Indiana’s Decatur County, the Greensburg area serves as a focus of travel and tourism. The 501(c)(6) non-profit Decatur County Visitors and Recreation Commission needed a headquarters location with enough programming space, parking, and public amenities to provide space for its own functions and as a home for other, smaller non-profits. A $1.5 million capital … More…

The Indiana War Memorial Commission preserves and showcases a portfolio of museums, monuments, and artifacts, telling the stories of Hoosier veterans and their service from the American Revolution to the present day. Among the IWM’s most treasured holdings: irreplaceable hand-made battle flags, many from the American Civil War, the majority endangered by wear, age, contaminants, … More…

The Phoenix Theatre, an Actors’ Equity member institution, presents diverse plays, including recent Broadway hits (which it’s often the first Midwest theatre to stage) and new works by Hoosier playwrights. It mounts its productions on two stages in a renovated church that’s been its home since 1988. Faced with ongoing needs for updates to its … More…

Nearly a decade after the events of September 11, 2001, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey began accepting petitions from communities that wanted to develop local 9/11 memorials. Petitioners whose plans gained acceptance received Ground Zero artifacts to incorporate into their sites of remembrance. Indianapolis firefighter and paramedic Greg Hess, who had … More…