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Strategy
Develop Indy into a playful city for all ages.
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Assess the current landscape for opportunities to play, perform and to witness entertainment from an under 21 perspective. More details20% -
Pilot a free arts and culture “ticket” to Indianapolis students under 21. More details0%
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Increase support for the arts in the public realm.
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Institute a busking toolkit. More details0% -
Encourage the growth of public performance on sidewalks, parking lots, along the Cultural Trail and in other public places. More details0%
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Research, find and secure new funding for artists, arts organizations, and arts activities like the Transformational Impact Fellowship Program in Indianapolis. More details5%
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Develop a Percent for Beauty Program. More details100%
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Work to ensure that everyone knows what their cultural and entertainment options are.
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Promote positive stories and experiences found in Indy via Live Indy/No Mean City, monthly. More details100% -
Grow and expand Passport to the Arts options and attendance. More details100%
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Develop and launch Passport to Sports, a multi-ticket subscription to educate young professionals about Indy’s amateur (and likely professional) sports community. More details30%
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Help research the creation of an online "Smart Engine" that recommends events and activities for customized users based on criteria set by user.
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Identify existing technology (e.g. Collections) that offer residents/visitors an easy way to discover ways to socially engage. More details100% -
Ask existing partners to help contribute/share data to allow Visit Indy to aggregate a comprehensive events and attractions database, as not to duplicate efforts. More details100%
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Engage the Indy tech sector as potential leader in a new application, including researching possible funders for this new App. More details100%
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Strategy
Reach the non-user and new user via workplaces, media and neighborhoods.
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Ask partners to help promote and measure volunteer opportunities. More details25% -
Identify existing opportunities to organize mobile amenities such as food trucks and pop-up shops. More details100%
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Strategy
Create a popular, hip and consistent Love Indy brand that broadens awareness and fosters a positive image of Indy.
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Continue with the NDY Sculpture campaign along with growing the “Friends of” group of ambassadors that populate the #LoveIndy feed and increase its visibility. More details100% -
Develop and implement multiple portals (existing social channels) within the same brand for immediate happenings in the arts, culture, sports and neighborhoods. More details100%
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Create and implement a process to market larger happenings in places where people gather (places of worship, parks and neighborhood centers, sporting arena’s etc.) within current budget. More details100%
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Create a Love Indy Challenge that rewards doers who participate in 5 or more cultural activities per year.
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Work with Indiana Humanities on repurposing its ALL-IN model for citywide exploration. More details0% -
Work with community partners on finding funds for micro-grants to artists and residents for neighborhood based projects. More details0%
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Examine the feasibility of a Love Indy themed card with a local bank to receive a percentage of every purchase. More details50%
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Reach the non-user and new user via workplaces, media and neighborhoods.
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Identify partners to provide demographics to help define the new and non-user (e.g. grandfather in Carmel, single mom, teenager). More details75% -
Create a better partnership between the media, local sports initiatives and arts and culture happenings. More details100%
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Via Visit Indy’s communications team, equip and activate workplaces to market information to their employees via affinity groups, corporate communications newsletters, and HR Directors as a retention strategy. More details100%
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Supplement the existing Super Service program (organized for Superbowl XLVI) to include information on loving Indy. Invite schools, hospitality staffs, taxi drivers, etc. More details100%
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Create a popular, hip and consistent Love Indy brand that broadens awareness and fosters a positive image of Indy.
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Complete and submit the application to the US Patent Office to trademark #LoveIndy. More details100% -
Finalize the structure. More details0%
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Develop, publish and share usage guidelines. More details0%
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Monitor (policing when necessary) and report on the use of #LoveIndy. More details100%
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Develop Indy into a playful city for all ages.
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Working with the Indianapolis Skate Park Advocates, develop funding, sustainability and engagement plan for Skate Indy. More details35% -
Examine the success of Indianapolis’ urban basketball courts, and other features/amenities, toward a more recreational city. More details35%
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Project:
The Indy Ultimate
http://www.indianasportscorp.org/events/events-calendar/indy-ultimate
The Indy Ultimate, which takes place each summer, is an urban adventure race that winds through downtown Indianapolis showcasing 14 sports, historical and cultural venues. Participants run or walk and complete obstacles and challenges for a unique downtown experience. The event begins and ends at Military Park and incorporates such iconic venues as the Indiana War Memorial, where competitors go up, around and down the steps; Lucas Oil Stadium, where participants attempt a field goal, and Victory Field, where participants run the bases. For more information, click here.
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AmeriCorps Public Allies Indianapolis
http://www.inrc.org/public-allies
Public Allies Indianapolis is a partnership between INRC and Public Allies, a national movement grounded in the conviction that “Everyone leads.” Public Allies believes that everyone has leadership potential and assets to contribute towards making a difference in their community. INRC’s focus on developing leaders from within the Indianapolis community makes Public Allies an ideal partner for INRC.
There are many energetic, talented young people who want to address critical issues in their communities, and many organizations and communities who could benefit from their contributions. Public Allies recruits, trains, and supports diverse young leaders preparing them for community leadership on pressing public issues. Public Allies’ asset-based approach to leadership creates pathways for young people to engage in their communities, and has helped communities and organizations tap the energy, passion, and perspectives of a new generation.
INRC’s focus on developing community assets, encouraging diverse indigenous leadership, promoting collaboration, facilitating learning, and serving with integrity create the foundation for the Public Allies Indianapolis program. Since 2009, Public Allies Indianapolis has developed young leaders to make a difference in Indianapolis neighborhoods. Our young leaders, Allies, are diverse and passionate social change makers who support community projects in partnership with local nonprofit organizations. Public Allies Indianapolis has developed 120 young leaders who have contributed 204,000 hours of service to Indianapolis-based nonprofits. Their service hours have led to the creation, expansion, and improvement of vital community services.
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Welcoming Indianapolis
https://www.immigrantwelcomecenter.org/
Immigrant Welcome Center (IWC) encourages immigrants’ civic and community engagement in business, education, the arts, faith communities and neighborhoods. Through Welcoming Indianapolis, IWC is creating a more welcoming city and helping newcomers establish roots in their new home city.
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Project:
No Mean City Initiative – Love Indy
http://www.nomeancity.com
Those who call her home know Indy is bold, progressive, anything but average. Now it’s time to share this message with the world.
In our discovery process to build the No Mean City platform, we discovered the assets and attributes that set our city apart from others. Building off of the civic pride revealed and energized through Love Indy’s work, and working with city leaders, front line ambassadors and individuals, we aim to set the record straight about Indy. Through this work, a narrative showcasing our strengths will emerge and be embraced, making it easier for all of us to speak accurately and authentically about the city we love.