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Northeast Indiana Nonprofit Alliance (NINA)


Enriching the Local Community by Strengthening the Nonprofit Sector

The Northeast Indiana Nonprofit Alliance (NINA) is a membership organization for area nonprofit organizations. NINA's mission is to strengthen nonprofits through leadership and organizational development.

Members of the Northeast Indiana Nonprofit Alliance benefit from a network of resources and support for their organization, including:

NINA annually offers a leadership development program for senior and middle management employees of member nonprofit organizations. This program, called Emerging Leaders Development Program, provides leadership and management information and training to develop individuals for potential executive positions.

History of NINA

NINA is an outgrowth of the former Institute for Organizational Effectiveness (iOE) at Taylor University which was established in 2000. iOE was funded by the Foellinger Foundation to provide training resources to leaders of Allen County nonprofit organizations. When the program ended, the need for these resources and training continued in the nonprofit community. To answer the need, a group of nonprofit executives banded together to develop the alliance and to find its home within the Leadership Fort Wayne mission.

About the Emerging Leaders Class

Emerging Leaders is a 6 month multi-event program that helps to strengthen the leadership and organizational skills of mid-level and senior executives in northeast Indiana’s nonprofit industry sector. Members must be nominated and accepted through an application process. Sessions focus on best practice learning and leadership skill development.

2011-2012 Agency Members

African Immigrant Social & Economic Development Agency
Allen County Council on Aging
Allen County Education Partnership
American Red Cross
Arts United
Associated Churches
Better Business Bureau
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Blair Manor
Blue Jacket
Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne, LLC
Brain Injury Local Support Network
Burmese Advocacy Center
Caring About People
Carriage House
Catholic Charities
CANI Community Action of Northeast Indiana
Community Harvest Food Bank
Community Transportation Network
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Cornerstone Youth Center
Crime Victim Care
Easter Seals ARC of Northeast Indiana
Early Childhood Alliance
Embassy Theatre
Erin's House
Euell A. Wilson Center
FAME
Family & Children's Services
Fort Wayne Center for Learning
Fort Wayne Children's Choir
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Fort Wayne Urban League
Fort Wayne Women's Bureau
Franciscan Center
Friends of the Third World
Gateway Woods
Gingerbread House
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana
Goodwill
Healthier Moms and Babies
History Center
Homebound Meals
Hope House
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.
International House
Leadership Fort Wayne
League for the Blind & Disabled
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lutheran Life Villages
Lutheran Social Services of Indiana
Mad Anthony's Children's Hope House
Matthew 25
McMillen Center
Mental Health America
MLK Montessori School
Mustard Seed Furniture Bank
Neighborhood Action Center
NeighborLink Fort Wayne
Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC)
Park Center
Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center
Rescue Ministries
Rose Home
Salvation Army
SCAN, Inc.
Science Central
Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth
Super Shot
Thirteen Step House, Inc.
Three Rivers Institute of African Art & Culture, Inc.
Turnstone Center for Disabled
United Hispanic Americans, Inc.
United Way of Allen County
Victory House
Vincent Village
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home
Wellspring InterFaith Social Services
WFWA PBS 39
YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne
YWCA of Northeast Indiana