Welcome to the nonprofit section of PicturingCommunity.com!  In this area, we have a collection of nonprofit and global nog's that are instrumental and supportive of creating change within the neighborhoods and communities we live in.  If you would like to learn about them and the initiatives they support, feel free to explore the list below.
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Indianapolis Arts Council

Art doesn't happen by accident. Behind every mural, every sold-out show, every artist who can pay rent doing the thing they love—there's infrastructure. Someone connecting dots. Someone making the introduction

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Big Car Collaborative

You know how some development projects try to fix up a neighborhood with sterile master plans and slick press releases? Big Car Collaborative does pretty much the exact opposite. We’re

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Cancer Nation

NCCS’ mission is to advocate for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer. Founded by and for cancer survivors, NCCS created the widely accepted definition of survivorship and

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Capital Hill Boys Club

From East side neighborhoods all the way out West, art shouldn't just sit in high-end galleries behind velvet ropes, it belongs right out on the pavement where people actually live

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Department of Public Positive Words

Mission Statement

“Positive words empowering people.” – Using the power of positive words to build, sustain, and empower community through strategic arts partnerships, mentorships, events, and education.

About Department of

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Downtown Brooklyn

If you've spent any time around Downtown Brooklyn lately, you've seen their work—even if you didn't know the name behind it. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a local non-profit development

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Farm the District.org, Washington, D.C.

Look around DC, and notice we may have become way too reliant on long-distance supply chains to get fresh, healthy food onto our plates. 

Farm the District is a local

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Foggy Bottom Association

Back in 1955—long before most of us were stressing over city parking or Metro delays—the Foggy Bottom Association first came to be, though they didn't officially get their paperwork through

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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful

Honest truth? Cities don't just magically turn vibrant on their own; it takes actual people rolling up their sleeves and digging into the dirt. For roughly five decades, we’ve been

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Newfields Museum of Art

The IMA invites visitors of all ages –from Indianapolis and beyond – to explore the connections between art, design, and the natural environment. Through welcoming, dynamic, and enriching experiences onsite

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People For Urgan Progress

Every city has soul, right? A weird, wonderful mix of history, stories, and concrete. Here in Indianapolis, we’re kind of obsessed with ours.

We are People For

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Reconnecting To Our Waterways, Indiana

Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) brings together Indianapolis neighborhoods and residents, nonprofit and private organizations, public agencies, and civic leaders around a shared purpose. Rather than having each group work

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Riverside Civic League

The Riverside Civic League (RCL), Inc. is one of five neighborhood associations formed under the umbrella of the United Northwest Area, Inc. The Riverside Civic League, Inc. was organized in

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Rotary Club of Indianapolis

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the