Organizations Filed Purposes:
CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP (CICP) IS AN ALLIANCE OF INDIANA'S BUSINESS AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY LEADERS COMING TOGETHER TO FOSTER LONG-TERM PROSPERITY FOR THE REGION. CICP'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE ECONOMY OF INDIANA IN ORDER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
CICP FOUNDATION, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND CARRIES OUT THE PURPOSES OF CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP, INC. (CICP) BY ENGAGING IN AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF PURPOSES THAT ARE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(C)(2)(B) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
THE INDIANA INNOVATION INSTITUTE (IN3), ESTABLISHED IN 2017 WITH SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC., IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT TO CREATE A HUB OF NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION THAT HELPS SOLVE CRITICAL DEFENSE PRIORITIES. IN 2019, IN3 WELCOMED NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO STEPHEN E. KELLY TO LEAD THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE. KELLY BRINGS GREAT DEPTH OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE TO THE ORGANIZATION. IN3 WAS ASKED TO PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN A NUMBER OF KEY PROJECTS INCLUDING GOVERNOR HOLCOMB'S BOLD NEW DEFENSE SECTOR STRATEGY AND WILL HELP LEAD NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE'S NAVALX MIDWEST TECH BRIDGE, WHERE IT WILL FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT TO BRING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO THE WARFIGHTER.
ASCEND'S VISION IS FOR INDIANA TO BE A PLACE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. TO ADVANCE ITS VISION, ASCEND CONNECTS JOB SEEKERS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ASCEND NETWORK, PROVIDES STRATEGIC CONSULTING TO ADDRESS LABOR MARKET GAPS THROUGH ASCEND SERVICES, AND INFORMS WORKFORCE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. ASCEND INDIANA, A BRANDED INITIATIVE OF CICP THAT SERVES AS A CATALYST ACROSS INDUSTRY SECTORS TO HELP CONNECT THE SUPPLY OF SKILLED TALENT TO DEMAND FROM EMPLOYERS THROUGH PROVEN, SCALABLE PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATES WITH CORPORATE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES WITHIN THE TALENT PIPELINE.ASCEND NETWORK CONNECTS STUDENTS TO CAREERS. THE NETWORK IS A TECH-ENABLED STRATEGY DEVELOPED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY CONNECT STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, BACHELOR'S DEGREE, OR CERTIFICATE TO INDIANA INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS AT SCALE. WHILE THE NETWORK SEEKS TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS, IT HAS A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING STUDENTS FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS THROUGH THE EDUCATION-TO-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION. ASCEND SERVICES: ASCEND SERVICES (SERVICES) BUILDS SOLUTIONS TO PREPARE TALENT FOR GOOD AND PROMISING JOBS.SERVICES IS A CONSULTING PRACTICE THAT SERVES AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS TO ALIGN THE PREPARATION OF TALENT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED BY INDIANA'S CURRENT AND FUTURE LABOR MARKET. SERVICES WORKS WITH EMPLOYERS, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD NEW TALENT PIPELINES AND DEVELOP TALENT-FOCUSED STRATEGIC PLANS.THE ACADEMY'S INAUGURAL CLASS ENROLLED 28 PARTICIPANTS. AFTER PARTNERING IN 2018 TO REDESIGN CAREER DEVELOPMENT, IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ITCC) ENGAGED ASCEND TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IN 2019, ASCEND WORKED ALONGSIDE ITCC TO SELECT SIX CAMPUSES TO PILOT THE NEW CAREER COACHING & EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS (CCEC) INITIATIVE, BEGAN THE CAPACITY-BUILDING PROCESS AT THE PILOT CAMPUSES, AND FUNDRAISED AGAINST THE REQUIRED INITIATIVE BUDGET. AS PILOT CAMPUSES BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW MODEL IN SPRING 2020 TO SERVE NEARLY 10,000 STUDENTS, ASCEND WILL SUPPORT THE CENTRAL OFFICE CCEC TEAM IN DESIGNING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND RESOURCES TO GUIDE EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT, WORK-BASED-LEARNING EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT, CAREER PLACEMENT PLATFORM USAGE, CAREER COACHING, AND THE NEXT ROUND OF CAMPUS SELECTION. THIS JOINT EFFORT HAS SECURED NEARLY $11 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.
CONEXUS INDIANA, A BRANDED INITIATIVE OF CICP THAT PROMOTES THE STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS (AML) INDUSTRY, PREPARES A SKILLED WORKFORCE PIPELINE, AND SUPPORTS GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN AN INDUSTRY SEGMENT VITAL TO INDIANA'S ECONOMY. A STATEWIDE CATALYST FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT, CONEXUS INDIANA HAS SPEARHEADED INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR AML CAREERS, AND HAS SHEPHERDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY-LED COUNCILS THAT IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE AUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SECTORS. ITS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED THROUGH CICP FOUNDATION. VISIT WWW.CONEXUSINDIANA.COM.CONEXUS INDIANA'S INSPIRE STRATEGY IS AIMED AT MOTIVATING AND PREPARING TALENT TO FILL THE THOUSANDS OF HIGH-TECH JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TODAY AND THE MILLIONS OF NEW JOBS STILL YET TO BE IMAGINED. MORE THAN 3,000 HOOSIER SECONDARY, POST-SECONDARY AND WORKING ADULT STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN CONEXUS TALENT PROGRAMMING IN 2019. THIS INCLUDED MORE THAN 1,400 HOOSIER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CONEXUS' INTRODUCTORY AML CURRICULUM, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 225 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ITS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. THE INTERNS WORKED AT COMPANIES ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING BOSTON SCIENTIFIC, MAJOR TOOL & MACHINE AND VERA BRADLEY, WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE PROJECTS, SOLVE PROBLEMS AND EMPLOY COMMUNICATION SKILLS THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT. ON OCT. 25, STUDENTS FROM INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EARLHAM COLLEGE, WON THE TOP PRIZE FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE TRACK AT THE 2019 CONEXUS CASE COMPETITION. MORE THAN 140 STUDENTS FROM 22 COLLEGES ACROSS THE MIDWEST PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT THAT FEATURED TWO TRACKS - ONE FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE STUDENTS AND ONE FOR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE SEEKERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Hill | DIRECTOR AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine A Langham | DIRECTOR; PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Smulyan | DIRECTOR AT-LARGE; INTERIM TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Bond Stuart | DIRECTOR; TREASURER; INTERIM CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Ferguson | DIRECTOR; SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Mills | DIRECTOR; VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack J Phillips | DIRECTOR; CHAIR; JAN- AUG | 1 | $0 |
| Betsy Mccaw | COO; TERM END JANUARY 31 | 0 | $0 |
| Latoya Alexander Botteron | CFO | 24 | $0 |
| David Lawther Johnson | PRESIDENT/CEO CICP, INC. | 20 | $0 |
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