Thought-provoking events happening around Indy

The 2018 Indiana Early Learning Summit will bring together business, policy, and civic leaders across the state to understand the business case for investment in early childhood and ways to take action in their community. This...

Learn how the upcoming Indianapolis Public Schools school board election will impact the academic and financial future of the district. Join WFYI, Chalkbeat Indiana and the Indianapolis Recorder as IPS candidates will offer their views...

Please join the Kheprw Institute every third Wednesday at 11am-1pm for the Food and Equity Series! What would an equitable food system in Indianapolis look like? This event is a space to connect with others...

Thomas Stucky, Executive Associate Dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI The new Indianapolis Criminal Justice Center will soon be a reality. How will it affect the criminal justice system in...

Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund will be speaking at this luncheon. More details about this luncheon will be announced. Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund is an ordained minister, and serves as Vice President for Seminary Advancement at...

Panel Discussion with representatives from: the South Korean Embassy and the US Department of State This is a program of the World Affairs Councils of America and theKorea Economic Institute of America to promote dialogue and understanding...

The Build is a movement of art & culture led by Indianapolis artists coming together to share ideas and resources to sustain and grow their creative work. Come and discuss your experience and thoughts on...

Are you ready for a life-changing experience? One in five children in America live at or below the poverty line. ​ These numbers should disturb us, yet statistics can have a numbing effect. The Cost of...

Poverty. Racism. Sexual Assault. Violence. Car wrecks. These are just a few of the traumas experienced by millions of people each day, including students. Gaining a greater awareness of how trauma may impact student performance...

SAVI (Social Assets and Vulnerabilities Indicators — www.savi.org) is a free online information system that helps you map, compare and store data about 2,000 Central Indiana communities. SAVI’s comprehensive, up-to-date statistics on housing, education, crime,...

These connected projects — related to bees, beekeeping, culture, and community — include an outdoor living sculpture and resulting exhibit developed by Juan William Chávez, an artist and cultural activist based in St. Louis, during...

Adults are invited to a year-long series of nonprofit training workshops presented by Felecia Brewer of Brewer & Associates, Inc. and made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library...

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to...

As part of the “One State/One Story: Frankenstein” initiative designed by Indiana Humanities, adults are invited to contemplate the complexities of ethics of scientific research while hearing from Rebecca Skloot, author of “The Immortal Life...

Sgt. John Perrine, Public Information Officer for the Indianapolis District of the Indiana State Police What do you do if you encounter an active shooter situation? Come learn how to respond and stay safe.

IndyVitals is a new online tool to measure the health and sustainability of neighborhood areas in Marion County. Designed to help community and civic leaders, non-profit and philanthropic partners, and others working to improve neighborhoods,...

Determining the best ways to address the poverty and inequality we see in our community requires that we examine the various social and economic forces that help create and maintain them. As it kicks off...

The Food Assembly is an initiative launched by Kheprw Institute to provide a space and process where community members are the primary decision makers in addressing the food challenges in their communities in a non-hierarchical...

Many nonprofits are born out of the passion and vision of a founder. But, for your nonprofit to flourish beyond the tireless dedication of that founder, for it to mature and live on no matter...

Increasing in prominence as a tool for enhanced efficiency and strengthened service delivery, collaboration’s advantages, disadvantages, potential, and pitfalls must be understood by all savvy nonprofit professionals. This seminar is best for those who have already...

The topic for this program is “Improvising Frankenstein: Bringing to Life New Stories of Disabilities.” Use improv to explore how Frankenstein is a reflection of how we think about, respond to, and ultimately create disability...

Adults are invited for a series of informational workshops that explores such topics as the causes and types of homelessness, criminalization of the homeless, homeless resources, and the issue of a living vs. minimal wage....

In this session, we will hear from scholars of two non-theistic religious traditions and learn how these traditions frame care for the Earth without reference to a Creator God. We will discover that Buddhism and...

Cathy Bonser-Neal, Associate Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business at IUPUI How does our country’s national debt affect our national economy? What does this mean for you and your family?

East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison—the end of the line in Alabama’s correctional system—is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. The Dhamma Brothers tells a dramatic...

The Indy Environmental Justice Assembly is a monthly meeting of Indianapolis residents with the goal of providing space to talk about environmental justice issues in our community, learn from each other and take action together....

The City County Council will be holding more community conversations about the Merit Board and Police-Community relations starting on July 28 at Charles Tindley Accelerated School. These meetings are important to go to to express...

Multi-faceted event with film, music, and personal reflections about violence against women, including honor killings, around the world and the effects on American women. Through the lens of a native Afghan woman and author of...

Learn how you can lend your coding and other tech skills to nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits can find help and ideas for tech projects to make their organizations more effective. Register at meetup.com/join-code-café. This event will be...

Spot the charlatan in our game of facts, fiction, and fibs! It is tempting to think history is nothing but names, dates, and deceased subjects. Not true! In reality, history is a dynamic subject constantly...