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  • Board of Directors
    Board of DirectorsIndiana Humanities is a nonpartisan, independent, not-for-profit corporation governed by a volunteer board of Indiana educators and community leaders.
  • Staff
    StaffContact a staff member for information about programming, resources or other news and opportunities.
  • Meredith Nicholson House
    Meredith Nicholson HouseIndiana Humanities is located in the historic Meredith Nicholson House, at 1500 North Delaware Street, in Indianapolis.
  • News
    NewsInformation from Indiana Humanities about upcoming events, deadlines and programs.
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    Frequently Asked QuestionsAccess contact information, as well as answers to questions about our mission, what the organization does, what the humanities are, and grant and donor information.
  • Partners
    PartnersIndiana Humanities partners with a variety of businesses, foundations and other nonprofits to enhance programming and leverage resources.

  About Us

  Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk.
• Programs
  • Spirit of Competition
    Spirit of CompetitionSpirit of Competition examines five core elements of competition: civility, rivalry, innovation, passion and failure. Through this initiative, Indiana Humanities will inspire students, teachers, community leaders, businesses and other organizations to think, read and talk about the role of competition in their lives.
  • Community Conversations
    Community ConversationsEach year, Indiana Humanities and the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University hold a Community Conversations series designed to help communities tackle ...
  • Novel Conversations
    Novel ConversationsNovel Conversations is a free statewide lending library. Indiana Humanities lends more than 450 titles, primarily fiction and biography, to reading and discussion groups all over Indiana, ...
  • INconversation
    INconversationINconversation engages a small, intimate group in interesting, engaging and insightful conversations with some of the nation’s most intriguing thought leaders. This question-and-answer style discussion ...
  • Chew on This
    Chew on ThisChew on This is a program designed by Indiana Humanities to use the power of food and drink as a convener of people and catalyst ...
  • Food for Thought
    Food for ThoughtThe need for food links humans across the globe, but the food we eat, the way we grow, prepare and eat it, our mealtime rituals, ...

  Programs

  Indiana Humanities programs encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk, by convening community conversations, exploring rich topics like food or competition and providing sets of books for book clubs.
• Resources
  • Grants
    GrantsIn partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Indiana Humanities offers a competitive grants program which awards funding to Indiana not-for-profit organizations, schools, and other ...
  • Teacher Center
    Teacher CenterIndiana Humanities is proud to support Indiana teachers and their students by providing lesson plan ideas and professional development opportunities.   Lesson Plan Ideas Spirit ...
  • Statewide Directory
    Statewide DirectoryA statewide directory of liberal arts divisions in colleges and universities, as well as libraries, museums and historical organizations. Liberal Arts in Colleges & Universities ...
  • Past Projects
    Past ProjectsOver the years, Indiana Humanities has been involved in a variety of projects, including a photo essay that summarizes Indiana’s African American history, a framework ...
  • Download Forms and Logos
    Download Forms and LogosSAVE forms to your own computer, then type on them. Grants Management Forms – for project directors with approved grants: HUMANITIES INITIATIVE GRANTS: Humanities Initiative ...
  • Calendar
    CalendarA calendar of events for humanities programming around the state.

  Resources

  Indiana Humanities provides humanities-based resources and grants to teachers, schools, libraries, nonprofits and other organizations across the state.
• think.read.talk.

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  Learn about upcoming programs and events, listen to various points of view, and connect with others. In essence: this is a space to think, read and talk.
• Donate

  Donate

  Indiana Humanities depends on private, philanthropic and corporate donations. In order to effectively provide programs, grants and resources to Hoosiers, Indiana Humanities needs your financial support.

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