2021 Year in Review
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2021 Year in Review

As we wrap up our 95th year of grantmaking, we are honored to continue to carry on the stewardship legacy of the Ball brothers and their families. This year, organizations throughout Muncie and Delaware County have done outstanding work and have undertaken incredible initiatives, and we look forward to seeing how the community will continue to flourish in the years ahead.

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Deadline approaching for youth-serving nonprofit consultation grant
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Deadline approaching for youth-serving nonprofit consultation grant

Nonprofit leaders often wear many hats, reflects Laura Williamson—who wears both the executive director and artistic director hats at Muncie Civic Theatre. This can make it difficult to find the time and resources to take a step back from the day-to-day and address larger organizational capacity needs.

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Mid-Summer 2021: Spurring workforce development, driving innovation, and more
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Mid-Summer 2021: Spurring workforce development, driving innovation, and more

Currently, “one issue that Muncie faces is our inability to develop the skilled workforce that is needed to meet the staffing requirements of our local employers,” shared Jane Ellery, chairman of the board for Sustainable Muncie in a recent grant request to BBF. But now, new efforts are underway to tackle that challenge head-on. 

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How local organizations are ‘flipping the script’ on workforce development efforts
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How local organizations are ‘flipping the script’ on workforce development efforts

Muncie and Delaware County have recently welcomed a multitude of economic development announcements rife with job opportunities. But the region has long faced a shortage of qualified workers—a shortage that was only further fueled by the pandemic. Ball Brothers Foundation recently made two grants to support local workforce development efforts, hoping to help Muncie to be more competitive and ready for post-pandemic ventures.

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Deadline for 2021 Fisher Governance Award nominations approaching
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Deadline for 2021 Fisher Governance Award nominations approaching

Delaware County nonprofits have until Aug. 15 to nominate one of their board members for Ball Brothers Foundation’s annual John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award, which recognizes board members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to their organization.

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Summer 2021: Grants, Cybercrime Training, and More
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Summer 2021: Grants, Cybercrime Training, and More

In its first round of grants for 2021, Ball Brothers Foundation’s Board of Directors approved more than $3.3 million in funding. The grants included COVID-19 vaccine distribution and messaging support to local health organizations, recovery and rebuilding support to Delaware County schools, and support to many of Muncie’s steadfast, long-term organizations as they recover from the pandemic.

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2020 Annual Report
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2020 Annual Report

Champions of Resilience

Muncie is a city built on resilience. From the industrial revolution through the Great Depression and two World Wars, the community’s tenacious spirit continually propelled the city through hardships, always coming out stronger than before. But the inherent resilience that lives within Muncie has perhaps never been more evident than this past year.

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Project Sybertooth: Ball Brothers Foundation partners with Ivy Tech, local law enforcement agencies to enhance cybercrimes training
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Project Sybertooth: Ball Brothers Foundation partners with Ivy Tech, local law enforcement agencies to enhance cybercrimes training

As technology grows, so too does the threat of cyber attacks on the community. 

“Cybercrimes are the crime of the future. It's so rapidly evolving, and we see how it can really have such a detrimental effect on our community,” said Jim Duckham, chief of the Ball State University Police Department.

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Spring 2021: Supporting momentum in our community
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Spring 2021: Supporting momentum in our community

Coming off of 2020, we are optimistic about seeing light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel: local hospitalizations are down significantly from their peak, vaccines are now readily available to Hoosier adults, and our healthcare partners can see hope with every vaccine shot they give.

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Celebrating 95 Years
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Celebrating 95 Years

In 1926, Edmund Burke Ball left an estate gift of $3.3 million to form the bedrock of Ball Brothers Foundation, believing that philanthropy is more powerful than charity.

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