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Grants Central Station: by Amy Shankland
Grants Central Station: by Amy Shankland
Station
Fall 2009
Volume 3, Issue 3
By Amy Shankland
Our chapter didn’t rest once the
As I write this, the memories from conference was over. We had an
the 2009 AAGP National exhibit booth at the Indiana
Grantmakers Fall Conference Board of Directors:
Conference in Austin, TX are still
fresh in my mind and the ideas November 12th and will have a booth at
from the event are in front of me the Indiana Youth Institute’s Kids President – Amy Shankland
ready to be put into action! As Count in Indiana Conference December City of Noblesville
members had told me before, the 1st and 2nd.
conference is truly the best way to Vice President – Judith Duncan
network, share, and learn with peers As we draw 2009 to a close, we look Franklin Township Education
from all across the country. forward to a new year filled with Foundation
numerous educations and Meet the
Funder Sessions. We will continue to Secretary – Cindi Zenkert-Strange
Central Indiana was thrilled to see St. Vincent Community Health
our State Representative, Cynthia work to grow our membership, thanks
Renea Oda, receive the highest to the national office’s Member Get a Treasurer- Arvetta Jideonwo
award from AAGP on Friday, Member Program. Ivy Tech Community College
November 6th- The President’s
Award. More details about this And I can’t forget to mention the Corresponding Secretary –
award and its deserving 2009 upcoming GPC exam in the spring. As Jenny Morris
of this writing, the local GPC Marian University
recipient follow in this newsletter.
committee is working on setting up
Corresponding Secretary –
We also cheered on Arvetta study sessions for the exam, to be held
Kristi Rees
Jideonwo, our founding president, Saturday, March 20th or 27th, 2010. For Suburban Health Organization
as she ran for a position on the more details, please contact Arvetta
national board. Like a non-formula Jideonwo, our fearless GPC leader, at Mary Crevey
grant proposal, the competition was gpcindianapolis@yahoo.com or 317- Riley Children’s Foundation
fierce. While Arvetta was not 289-1074.
elected to the board- this time- we
applaud her hard work and Happy Holidays to all my grant
dedication. professional friends!
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AAGP State Representative wins National Award
The American Association of held by the association. Oda was one Oda has over 25 years of
Grant Professionals (AAGP) of the 10-year members also experience providing grant
presented Cynthia Renea Oda, recognized at the national development services to not for
President and CEO of ODA conference. profit organizations. Oda has
Enterprises, LLC in Indianapolis, written over $10,000,000 in
the President’s Award at its grants, which includes
national conference in Austin, “Her attention to the issue of community-based organizations,
TX on Friday, November 6, diversity and inclusion in our $5,000,000 for school
2009. association, her work as a successful corporations and another
minority woman entrepreneur, her $15,000,000 for public
Current National Board President assistance to help develop an annual organizations and continues to
Dr. Bernard Turner gave the budget, and her voice of wisdom empower agencies.
award, the highest honor AAGP when the board had to make
can give a member, to Oda for important decisions all made it ODA Enterprises also provides
her outstanding contributions to obvious to me that Oda deserved this services for youth in the form of
the association. award,” continued Dr. Turner after school services (Afternoons
Cynthia Renea Oda receives the
President’s Award from Dr Bernard “I selected Cynthia Oda because Ms. Oda is founder and President / R.O.C.K in Indiana). To date the
CEO of ODA Enterprises, LLC a organization has served over 800
Turner at the national conference she is a trailblazer in our field,” youth in Marion County. It has
said Dr. Turner. As a previous company formed in 1997 as an
Minority/Women Business provided Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Board Member of AAGP, Oda
has given eleven continuous Enterprises that specializes in grant other Drugs (ATOD) prevention
development, training, community services in Decatur Township,
years of service to the Lawrence Township and for
association. She worked to development, evaluation, strategic
planning and project management Indianapolis Public Schools
develop a code of ethics for
AAGP, headed up the financial and youth after school services.
audit committee of the board in
its early years, and supported all
eleven conferences
Member Spotlight:
Mary Crevey
Riley Children’s Hospital
Mary is the Foundation & worked for Christel House After receiving an MSW from the
Corporate Foundations International and Ambassadors for University of Michigan School of
Officer at Riley Children’s Children. Social Work, Mary worked as a
Foundation, a position that medical social worker in both
she has held for the past year Mary first discovered proposal Ann Arbor and Los Angeles.
and a half. Her role at the writing several years ago as a
Foundation is to secure volunteer board member and Writing proposals for Riley
charitable gifts from program facilitator with Brooke’s Children’s Foundation is
foundations and corporate Place for Grieving Young People. especially rewarding for Mary,
foundations in support of As is sometimes the case, pursing a who is reminded daily that there
Riley Hospital for Children volunteer passion soon led to a are many ways to practice social
and its research programs. rewarding career! work and advocate for the needs
of sick and injured children.
Before coming to Riley Working and volunteering for not-
Children’s Foundation, Mary for-profits has been a part of Mary has two grown children,
was a Major Gifts Manager at Mary’s life since she was 14 years Rob and Claire. She also has a
the Indianapolis Museum of old and first volunteered at a one-year old (still growing!)
Art. Prior to the IMA, she children’s hospital in Michigan. Golden Retriever, Bella.
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