The December 2022 newsletter features StriveTogether's 2022 Annual Convening, StriveTogether's Postsecondary and Workforce Convening, Geoffrey Canada's presentation at Muncie Community Schools' Innovation Summit, and a visit to the Academies of Nashville. Below is also a link to the quarterly highlights of Cradle to Career Muncie's Collaborative Action Networks (CANs). Please reach out to GFBF or any Collaborative Action Network (CAN) leader if you are interested in getting involved with Cradle to Career Muncie.
The August 2022 newsletter highlights Cradle to Career Muncie becoming a member of the StriveTogether Network, Ivy Tech's Intercultural Center for Inclusion, Music for All 2022 Summer Symposium, the 2022 Promise Neighborhoods grant application, and a visit to Read by 4th in Philadelphia. There is also a quarterly update which highlights Cradle to Career Muncie's Collaborative Action Networks (CANs). If you are interested in getting involved in Cradle to Career Muncie, please reach out to GFBF or any Collaborative Action Network (CAN) leader. 
In the May 2022 newsletter, progress snapshots are shared for each of the active Collaborative Action Networks (CANs). Also provided is an update regarding the Cradle to Career Leadership Table's work as this group of nonprofit leaders, residents, and others come together to guide the work of the Cradle to Career Muncie Initiative. In addition to Cradle to Career updates, this quarter's newsletter provides a brief overview to the Foundation's new impact and evaluation tool, the measurable outcomes plan.
The February 2022 newsletter highlights GFBF's proactive strategy, takes a deeper look into the promise neighborhood data presentation and discussion, and provides updates on Cradle to Career Muncie's Collaborative Action Networks (CANs).  Featured in this edition are the Middle Grade Math, High School Graduation, and Family and Community Engagement CANs. Big things are happening in Muncie and will only continue to bloom with the collective impact work of each of the ten Collaborative Action Networks. 
The December 2021 newsletter focuses on the importance of collective impact. Collective impact is needed when challenges are too complex for a single program or organization to move the needle. This edition also highlights the work of the Cradle to Career Initiative’s Collaborative Action Networks (CANs), with updates on the latest CAN leader convening and the work that is underway in the High School Graduation CAN and the Postsecondary Success CAN. If you are interested in getting involved in this collective impact approach and collaborating with other community stakeholders around educational attainment strategies, please reach out to GFBF or any CAN leader. 
The August 2021 newsletter features George A. Ball and his political engagements. This section of the newsletter is intended for historical purposes only, and it does not indicate a political stance on behalf of the foundation. This edition also highlights the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Alliance and their role as a Cradle to Career Collaborative Action Network (CAN) leader. Cradle to Career Muncie held their first CAN leader meeting, and the important work to develop each CAN has begun. If you are interested in getting involved and collaborating in this collective impact approach, please reach out to GFBF or any CAN leader.
The May 2021 newsletter focuses on Elisabeth "Betty" Ball and her imagination and love of fairies. Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world and all there ever will be to know and understand." It also highlights the work of BY5 and the importance of kindergarten readiness and how kindergarten readiness connects with economic success. This newsletter also features information regarding the MPN grant application, as well as spotlights former board member, Norm Beck, and his years of service with GFBF. 
The February 2021 newsletter provides a brief history on George and Elisabeth Ball's priceless and rare children's literature collection, a collection that demonstrates the family's value of reading and education. Tying this legacy of the family to today's important community work, the newsletter highlights the grade level reading efforts of our local United Way of Delaware, Henry, and Randolph County. In this edition, readers will also learn ways to build relationships with Foundation program staff, receive updates on GFBF's role as an RBA-focused backbone of the Cradle to Career Initiative, as well as celebrate the official designation of East Central Indiana as a 21st Century Talent Region.
The September 2020 newsletter focuses on the G.A. Ball Family as lifelong learners. Today, at the Foundation, we are focused on utilizing continuous improvement principles as we regularly seek to operate in better and more effective ways. Readers will also learn about 5 different COVID-19 partners and their efforts to meet various community needs in the midst of the global pandemic. Featured organizations include Project Leadership, TeenWorks, and Inside Out. The other 2 recipients are the collaborative efforts of Web of Support and the local Funders Forum. 
The May 2020 newsletter featured highlights of the foundation's emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 5 focus areas in the foundation's initial emergency response. These included food distribution, individual and family emergency needs, kids and access to learning, medical supplies, and continuation of the Cradle to Career initiative. Readers will also enjoy a travel back in history as they learn how the G.A. Ball family responded benevolently during the Great Depression more than 80 years ago. 
In the March 2020 newsletter, readers will find an article that highlights the culinary enthusiasm of George, Frances, and Elisabeth Ball as inventors of the Ball Blue Book, a tool used for canning in kitchens across the world. It highlights Cradle to Career Collaborative Action (CAN) leaders and details the 4-day Web of Support Ambassador Training that occurred in January. Readers will also learn more about one of the foundation's partners, Inside Out, and their program Fresh Directions: Hot Meals for Kids which provides over 300 kids in our community each day with healthy meals and snacks. Also in this edition, the foundation celebrates the ribbon cutting of the Ivy Tech Community College George and Frances Ball Building, which opened at the end of December. 
In the December 2019 newsletter, readers will find an article that highlights the entrepreneurship of George Ball and tells the story of how he found himself leading a railroad empire. It also shines a light on the funding focus area of education, recognizing the important work of the Innovation Connector. This quarter, Kortney had the opportunity attend and present an award at their Excellence in Innovation Awards. This newsletter then provides an update on the Cradle to Career Initiative including exciting information on Web of Support, as well as shares about the network convening role of foundations. It concludes with a board member spotlight on our current Chairman of the Board, Stefan Anderson.
The October 2019 newsletter showcases ​George Ball's philanthropic leadership in the inception of Riley Children's Hospital as well as highlights grantees in the human development and health space (Hillcroft Services, Inc. and Riley Children's Hospital) who carry on great work today. In this quarter's edition, readers will learn about the private foundation concept of 'tipping,' receive updates on the foundation's Cradle to Career Initiative and regional talent collaboration, and hear about a STEM-curriculum training that teachers and nonprofit practitioners underwent together.
In the June 2019 newsletter, the foundation highlights George and Betty (Elisabeth) Ball as collectors. The two shared a rare children's literature collection that was considered one of the most valuable collections in the country. Education and Youth in the grant focus area that is recognized in the Quarterly Partner Spotlight. In our Cradle to Career Update, we are excited to share about the various groups we have worked with this quarter, including Governor Holcomb's 21st Century Talent Regions. For recent news, we highlight the opening of Minnetrista's new Oakhurst Experience which provides educational activities in the home of George, Frances, and Elisabeth Ball. Also in this issue, we feature our first board member highlight on Joan McKee, Director Emeritus.
The March 2019 newsletter features Frances and Elisabeth (Betty) Ball as avid gardeners at their Oakhurst home. We spotlight Environment and Conservation partners, as well as share about the ins-and-outs of post grant reports. In our Cradle to Career Update, we focus on the research that GFBF staff has completed as well as YouthLink, a collaboration we partnered with in December. The staff was also excited to share about their participation in the topping of the beam ceremony at the new George and Frances Ball Building at Ivy Tech.
Check out the George and Frances Ball Foundation's first edition, highlighting George Ball as a champion for education. Also in this issue, the foundation celebrates Arts and Culture and the work the foundation has supported in that target area. In the News section, Muncie BY5 is recognized for their most recent statewide award. The foundation also provides the first update for the Cradle to Career initiative.