Bill Text: IN SR0098 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging the Governor to proclaim a day honoring community foundations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-09 - First reading: adopted voice vote [SR0098 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-SR0098-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

     A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Governor to proclaim a day honoring community foundations.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)

SENATE RESOLUTION

     MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:

    A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Governor to proclaim a day honoring community foundations.

    Whereas, Throughout the years, community foundations have been instrumental in connecting donors to the causes they care most about;

    Whereas, Community foundations help individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations achieve their charitable goals by offering tools and resources that make giving easy and effective;

    Whereas, Community foundations are local organizations run and led by local people who have an in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities, and resources that affect their community, enabling them to help solve community problems while helping donors learn more about local needs to make their giving as effective as possible;

    Whereas, Community foundations have much lower administrative costs than other charities, and fund their programs with the earnings from their assets, leaving the underlying assets free to generate future income for future

programs;

    Whereas, There are more than 650 community foundations throughout the United States working to help the people and organizations that need it most;

    Whereas, Community foundations are created by and for the people of a community, working together to help those in need: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the

General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the Governor to proclaim Community Foundations Day in honor of all community foundations throughout the state.
    SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Governor Mitch Daniels.