United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) announced the winners of the 2020 ELEVATE Awards, presented by GEICO, during its signature fundraising event this evening. Winners were selected from a group of 15 finalists and nearly 100 nominees, ages 21-40, in five categories: outstanding board member; employee resource group; community ambassador; nonprofit employee; and volunteer.  “We congratulate these exceptional individuals who have demonstrated […]

When Roche Young Professionals (“RYP”) visited United Way for their ELEVATE Business Resource Group of the Year interview, they brought the energy! We sat down for a chat with dynamic young leaders, Josh Hatheway, Lisa Glaven, Molly McDonnell and Kelsey Hobbs to chat about their success with RYP, which has exponentially grown its membership base […]

“The only way to do great work, is to love what you do.” ~ Steve Jobs Sarah Myer holds a distinction amongst our ELEVATE finalists. She is the only individual to receive three submissions in 2020 and four submissions in 2019, though not a finalist. Myer is a huge supporter of community partner, IndyHub, serving […]

Lilly Pride is a two-time ELEVATE finalist in the Employee Resource Group category. WOW! For our committee, their back-to-back nomination signifies an extraordinary achievement and there was no question that Pride should be honored for their consistency and excellence in programming and relationship building. This past year, Pride’s efforts have focused on fostering awareness for […]

2020 ELEVATE finalist Delano Robinson lives by a well-known quote by the legendary, Muhammad Ali. “The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” We think that there is more than this quote that link the two. Robinson displays many of the characteristics that history loves most about Ali: humility, generosity, […]

We had a hard time identifying just one quote from the nomination of Melissa Hill, finalist for ELEVATE 2020’s Nonprofit Employee of the Year Award. So we just had to share two extremely impressive passages that illustrate just how integral she is to the Gleaners family, as well as an unsung hero to hundreds of […]

In 2019 JPMorgan Chase Business Resource Group, BOLD, set their sights on the theme “Be EMBOLDENED” for the year. And wow, were they ever. We sat down with a member of their board leadership team, Niko Harbosky, to break down how this ELEVATE Award Finalist made the most of a very important year. Q: Let’s […]

“Words may inspire, but only action creates change.”  This quote from Simon Sinek seemed fitting for our next ELEVATE finalist, Cheria Caldwell, nominated for her work as an exceptional young professional nonprofit employee. Cheria’s nomination submission was a carefully curated list of ACTION – items, initiatives, events and breakthroughs that she initiated to create measurable […]

We are honored and excited to introduce you to the talented, local artist who designed the ELEVATE 2020 Awards, Kassie Woodworth! Kassie makes a variety of work including sculpture, printing and mixed media. She graduated from Herron School of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in Sculpture. Most of her work investigates patterns, habits, movement […]

Q: Let’s start easy. Tell us a little bit about yourself! A: Well, I’m originally from Cleveland, Ohio. I have a degree from Ohio University where I majored in dance and minored in business. Post-graduation I thought it might exciting to start my own dance company. After some reflection, I decided that if I wanted […]