Prosperity Indiana's Ways and Means

Prosperity Indiana's Director of Sustainability, Allyson Mitchell, discusses the Solar Uniting Neighbors (SUN) program, which will provide limited funding for the installation of solar panels on community organizations that serve low-income residents and are customers of Duke Energy. Mitchell explains the SUN funding application process in detail, as well as her role as the Director of Sustainability and the importance of sustainability principles for fostering resilient and flourishing communities. 

The funding application is due on Friday, July 14. Visit prosperityindiana.org/SUN for more information and to download the SUN funding application. 

People who love a place and want to improve it may consider lighter, quicker, cheaper short-term solutions. Director of Capacity Building Rose Scovel provides an overview of tactical urbanism and how it can lead to long-lasting change.

Transportation systems have a big impact on our environment and physical well-being, specifically through it's contributing role to air quality. In this episode we speak with Ryan Wilhite, Senior Planner for Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, about the role of the organization and it's planning efforts for this region of Indiana.

"Experiencing arts and culture helps us to connect to each other and ideas in ways that are impossible otherwise." In this episode, hear Joanna Taft share ways that the Harrison Center for the Arts is creating opportunities for students and members of the community to experience "spectacles of wonder" and imagine a better world to start living out that new reality.

Paige Sharp and Anna Tragesser of the Indiana Arts Commission join us for an exploration of what can happen when a community taps into its creative assets. Also learn what to expect at From the Ground Up, a creative placemaking workshop happening on June 8-9, 2017. Visit www.in.gov/arts for more information and to register.

Co-ops provide an avenue for people and businesses to achieve a common purpose through joint ownership. In this episode, Deb Trocha, Executive Director of the Indiana Cooperative Development Center, gives us an overview of cooperatives and their potential to propel communities, local economies and individuals. 

Residential and commercial development go hand in hand in a comprehensive approach to community development. In this episode, we chat with Steven Meyer, Executive Director of King Park Development Corporation, about the benefits, challenges, and successes of King Park and its Build Fund (a CDFI and small business loan fund) in pursuing economic development for the communities they serve.

Kathleen Lara, Prosperity Indiana Policy Director, provides an update from the first half of the Indiana General Assembly on legislative issues that impact member work. 

Maury Plambeck of Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (INRC) chats with our Associate Executive Director, Jessica Love, about neighborhood level vision and strategies and how INRC works with neighbors to bring their dreams to reality by breaking them down into doable pieces. Find out more about INRC's training and resources for Indianapolis' neighborhoods at www.inrc.org. 

Prosperity Indiana staff discuss storytelling with Kirsten Sidebottom, Communications Capacity Builder AmeriCorps Public Ally. Hear our personal stories of why we do what we do and get tips for using stories in your work.