How will Southeast Indiana be involved?
15 Initiative will be guided by a 40-member regional advisory council. The council will be made up of representatives from each of the 10 counties and will include leaders from community foundations, education institutions, workforce partners, private-industry employers, economic development organizations and government representatives. • What is the Heritage Fund—the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County? (www.heritagefundbc.org) was formed as a community foundation in 1976 with the purpose of continuing a legacy of giving by providing an opportunity for all citizens to make gifts and establish charitable funds to benefit the local community. It was created primarily to: • Provide responsible stewardship of gifts donated for broad charitable purposes; • Develop leadership to address community issues; • Serve as a catalyst for positive change in partnership with others; • Promote philanthropy broadly within the community. • What is the Community Education Coalition? The Community
