Bridges Northwest Indiana Initiatives
We are a collective voice and a resource for nonprofit leaders. Our key initiatives include:
1. Regional Data Collection & Sharing
- Employee data, salary surveys, benefit structures, turnover rates, and workforce openings. This resource provides valuable insights into employment trends in the nonprofit sector.
- Legislative support, grant applications, and community campaigns for members. We harness our collective power to bring about positive change.
- A centralized hub for demographic and community data that supports effective program planning and reduces duplication of data collection efforts.
- Facilitating new projects, partnerships, and programs by connecting nonprofit leaders to opportunities and ideas.
- A common calendar for major nonprofit events, preventing overlap and encouraging mutual support for each organization’s key activities.
- We organize workshops and speaker events to address executive leadership, nonprofit operations, and other areas vital to thriving nonprofit organizations.
- Reporting on the local economic contributions of the nonprofit sector and the collective impact on community well-being.
- Promoting nonprofit work as an attractive career path, highlighting the intrinsic value and purpose-driven nature of for-purpose work.
- A shared facility where nonprofits can operate more cost-effectively. Organizations share in the cost and use the space for meetings, training, and administrative support.
