A long-time Daviess County organization has a new location, but an unchanged mission to improve the community.
The Daviess County Community Foundation has moved down Main Street to a new, more space-efficient office.
“We are now at 219 E Main St. in Suite B. We had an office that was very big and we went to work locally with Dusty Davis and decided to move into one of his units,” said Daviess County Community Foundation Regional Director of Development Savannah Linenburg. “Our job is not to just sit in an office 8 to 5 p.m. every day. We are out and about in the community a lot and this gives us an office that better fit our needs.”
“The office we were in previously was just a really big office and we were fine with downsizing because we are in and out a lot. We are out in the community,” said Daviess County Community Foundation Director of Community Engagement and Impact Laura Hazelman.
The Daviess County Community Foundation has been in operation for 30 years. Officials say the change of location will have no change on the mission of the organization.
“We celebrated a 30-year anniversary last summer and had a very successful grant cycle in Daviess County. We put $50,000 back into the community in that special grant cycle, and it went to several organizations,” said Linenburg. “We are just working continuously, every day to make a lasting impact in Daviess County. We are continuously looking at the needs of Daviess County to see where we can best make that impact and partner with other organizations.”
The Community Foundation is one of 800 such operations in the United States and works with eight other community foundations in southwestern Indiana to promote philanthropy, build endowments and improve the well-being in the local community.
Daviess County Officials say they are looking forward to working with the Lilly Endowment to improve life in southern Indiana.
“People should keep an eye out. We will be having some more news coming,” said Linenburg. “Lilly just announced their Gift-VIII initiative and there are some exciting opportunities coming to Daviess County through our long-term relationship with the Lilly Endowment.”
Officials say they intend to have a ribbon cutting at the new office in the near future.
They also are touting their old office as a place for potential downtown growth.
“The office we left, it is an amazing building and a great location,” said Hazelman. “It would be a good location for another business that would enhance the downtown. It is an opportunity for someone.”
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