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Legacy of Leadership

Leaders look to the future and see opportunities for improvement and service for their community.

That’s what my mother, Edna Lacy, did 35 years ago when, in memory of my brother, she established the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series as a program of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, where it remains today. The alumni of early SKL classes created an independent organization that eventually became the Lacy Leadership Association (LLA). LLA has since developed two new programs on its own – first, Opportunity Indianapolis, and then LEAD. For those who graduate from the continuingly successful SKL Program,or complete Opportunity Indianapolis and/or LEAD, LLA is there to help them expand on their passions and become more connected and effective in their service to our community.

LLA is embracing a vision of becoming a premier leadership network that will make Indianapolis one of the best cities in the nation. It is ready to tackle new and larger initiatives. It is moving forward aggressively to help Indianapolis in stronger, more meaningful, more permanent ways than ever before. -- Ambitious? Without a doubt. Possible? Absolutely. But this requires new support beyond membership.

I support the bold vision of a new LLA. I look forward to learning of its successes as new programs flourish thanks to the involvement of generous donors. Please join me in supporting LLA.-- Be part of the vision--Become a donor.

Support LLA today.

Support the leadership institution for Indianapolis.

LLA welcomes gifts at all levels.

Your philanthropic investment through cash donations and planned giving instruments can help secure LLA’s position in the community.

Where Does My Money Go?

Supporting a Bold, New LLA

Indianapolis can reach its future with skilled leaders ready to answer the call. Additional philanthropic support will enable LLA to enhance member programming, expand community outreach, and develop a system of leadership cadres that involves members in Indianapolis’s most pressing issues.

LLA is creating a leadership force willing and able to build a stronger Indianapolis. The financial need above and beyond membership is two-fold - the need for scholarships and operational support.

The Need for Scholarships: Building the Leadership Pipeline

To ensure the leadership pipeline of Indianapolis, a scholarship program provides financial assistance to leaders unable to meet the full financial requirements to participate in SKL, LEAD and Opportunity Indianapolis.

LLA has provided more than 75 scholarships since 2005. Going forward, and with your support, we aim to provide $10,000 in scholarships each year.

The Need for Operational Support: Developing Innovative Programming

Member dues, combined with program revenue, account for just 40% of the organization’s overall budget. The remaining 60% is supported by individual donors, sponsors and foundations. To secure LLA’s position in the community – and to help LLA further increase its positive impact on Indianapolis – philanthropic investments are required to augment member dues and program revenue. Through general operational support in the form of cash donations and planned giving instruments, LLA will be able to maintain current program fees, as well as expand member benefits and member programming.

Additional philanthropic support will enable LLA to enhance member programming, expand community outreach and develop a system of leadership cadres that address Indianapolis’ most pressing issues. This innovative programming, which is beyond what member dues support, will enable members to do even more in and for the community. There is a need to take the emerging system of cadres to a higher level. In addition to cadres, there are other exciting, creative opportunities to harness the talents of LLA members for the betterment of greater Indianapolis. Philanthropic support for such initiatives will provide personnel and technology resources that better leverage the skills and expertise of community-minded LLA members.

LLA Donors

LLA would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their support.
Join your fellow members and alumni and support LLA today.

LACY SOCIETY DONORS

Melanie Audette & Mike Grimme
John* & DeAnn Baker
Elaine E. Bedel
Sherrie Bossung
Brad & Norma Boyd
Scott A. Brown*
Bob & Julie* Burns
Karen Lake Buttrey
Kathy* & Eddy Cabello
Matthew B. Carter
Rosemary Dorsa
Margot Lacy Eccles
Greg Fennig*
David R. Frick
Matthew Huffine
Susan R. Jones-Huffine
Bob & Rhonda L. Kaspar
Katie Kruse
Elizabeth & J.A. Lacy
Jill & Peter Lacy
Julia & Andre Lacy
Howard J. Lacy
Martha D. Lamkin
Mark & Jan Lawrance
Michael Martin
Susan Matthews*

Kathleen McDonald &

Eric Siegmann

Suzette Brown Miller
James T. Morris
Steven P. Osborn, P.E., S.E.*
Brian & Gail Payne
Yvonne Perkins
Russell B. Pulliam

Randy Rogers
Donna L. Reynolds &

David P. Whitman
Lance & Theresa Rhodes
Aaron Schamp
Roger H. Schmelzer
Wayne Schmidt
Bob Schultz*
Dr. & Mrs. Gene E. Sease

Kristie Smith
Mike Smith
Dianne M. Wagner &

Wendell J. Walls
Frank Walker
Jane Walker
Steve & Brenda Walker

"I’m a Lacy Society member because I’m grateful for my SKL experience and truly believe that LLA will help create a sustained pathway that will better our entire community."

Susan Matthews

SKL XX

Lacy Society Donor

LLA Board Member

"Lacy Leadership Association fills an important gap in our community - perhaps now more than ever. I can think of no better investment that a leader can make in themselves and our community than to support LLA."

Matt Carter

SKL XII

Lacy Society Donor

LLA DONORS

Katherine* & Jon Allen

Jeanie Andes

James Art

Carol Baker

Hugh J. Baker, III*

R. Robert Brafford

Linda Broadfoot

Carolyn Coleman

Carol Warren Collins

Matthew Conrad*

M. Travis DiNicola* &

Elizabeth Garber

Michele Dole

Ron Dow

Sandra E. Emmanuel*

Kevin Flynn

Kristian Gaynor

Molly Hahn

Linda Hajduk

Debbie Hesse

Bill Harris*

Liz Hoover*

Joan Issac

Shelley R. Johnson*

Steven Lloyd Johnson

Rebecca O. Kendall

Lisa Leventhal

Tony Macklin

Rob MacPherson

Roxanne McGettigan

Andrea McGordon*

Susan McKenna*

Richard Miles*

Curt Miller

Charlie Morgan

Michael Moriarty

Kendra Patrick*

Dan Philpott

Chad Pittman

Marty Posch

Kristen Rollison

Joseph Slash

James R. Sweeney, II

Terrence Sweeney

Fred Tucker

Lee Ann Vriesman*

Kim White

John Willey*

Jeff Willman

Nichole Wilson*

Barry & Margaret Wood

Christine Woodward-Duncan*

Kelly Young*

Boyd Zoccola

*LLA Board Member

"I am a strong believer in the power of connectivity in this city, and no organization facilitates those connections better than the Lacy Leadership Association. I’m a member because I enjoy it and reap great rewards. I’m a donor because I believe in what they do for other emerging and established leaders."

Linda Broadfoot

LEAD 2006, SKL XXXIII

Member

LLA Donor

What Donors Are Saying

	"Lacy Leadership Association fills an important gap in our community – perhaps now more than ever. I can think of no better investment a leader can make in themselves and our community than to support LLA." Matt Carter SKL XII Patron Member Lacy Society Donor		"I’m a Lacy Society member because I’m grateful for my SKL experience and truly believe that LLA will help create a sustained pathway that will better our entire community." Susan Matthews SKL XX Patron Member Lacy Society Donor LLA Board Vice Chair
	"Our city needs to be able to draw upon a strong group of dedicated citizens to affect positive change for the good of the community. LLA is that group." Susan Brock Williams SKL XX Patron Member		"A vibrant city requires vibrant leaders. LLA programs assure that Indianapolis has a deep resource of talent today, and in the future. The impact LLA has had on Indianapolis is powerful, overwhelming and significant, really beyond calculation. It is truly remarkable the way the Lacy family and the community have sustained such a strong leadership program for so many years." Jim Morris Patron Member Lacy Society Donor
	"Without an LLA scholarship, I would not have had the opportunity to connect with other leaders to make Indianapolis better. I thank the donors who support LLA and who have enabled me to be a better leader.' Nichole Wilson LEAD 2008, SKL XXXIV Patron Member LLA Donor LLA Board Member		"LLA Cadres are taking a bold, forward-thinking approach to tackling some of our community's toughest challenges. By supporting this initiative, you can make it an inspired investment in the future of Indianapolis." Bill Harris SKL XXXI Member LLA Donor LLA Board Vice Chair
	"Right after graduating from SKL, I joined LLA and have been a member ever since. My membership has allowed me to stay onnected with my class members and also to a larger group of city leaders. The Straight Talk Second Tuesdays, the CEO Events and the Cadre Program all allow insight and involvement on a community level that isn't available anywhere else." Christine Woodard-Duncan SKL XI Patron Member LLA Donor LLA Vice Chair		"There is no more important element to success than effective leadership. Whether a city, business, community organization or even a team, leadership defines and even drives its success. LLA is the organization I look to and entrust with the charge of developing leaders in our community." Greg Fennig SKL XXIII Lacy Society Member LLA Board Chair Elect