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Welcome to Propel.
By centering innovation in our community, we can improve access to the building blocks of opportunity: education, income and health. Through social innovation, we work to accelerate new ideas that lead to better outcomes for our community and those most in need.
We’re excited to announce that Propel will return for a third year. On April 25, United Way of Central Indiana will showcase the Propel finalists during a night of big ideas and game-changing investments.
MEET THE FINALISTS
These four finalists will pitch their ideas on how to reduce barriers for those from under-resourced communities or asset-limited backgrounds.
Eclectic Soul VOICES Corporation
Family Promise of Hendricks County
Grassroot Projects
Flanner House of Indianapolis, Inc.
HATCH, Inc.
Grace Care Center
Trinity Free Clinic
To attack economic instability at its core, the time is now to be bold in our thinking, strategy, collaboration and creativity.
United Way of Central Indiana launched Propel in 2022. In the event's inaugural year, five organizations pitched their ideas and were awarded $45,000 in total.
In 2023, seven organizations participated, and more than $100,000 was invested into the Central Indiana community in the name of innovation and impact.
In 2024, for a third year, Propel will be sponsored by media company Audiochuck.
Thank you to our sponsors:
One day last spring, three leaders of Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation walked the sidewalks of the neighborhood and pressed record on a video.
In the five-minute recording, they explained the vision for their project.
With Jumpstart Martindale Brightwood, they hoped to launch a program to train and mentor emerging minority real estate developers interested in improving and investing in the neighborhood.
Click here to read the full story on last year’s event.
Interested in opportunities to sponsor the event or an award?
Reach out to letspartner@uwci.org to discuss further.