Give to IHSA

We are committed to ensuring that, as federal grantees, your membership dollars (about 15% of our budget) are not used for lobbying. But the work of advocacy is core to our mission — it’s why your association exists. It requires a wide range of activity: collecting and organizing data, building coalitions with other advocates, communicating with members, and educating legislators and staff at the state and federal level. This requires resources like websites and apps, marketing and communications, time and travel — especially to Washington.

Your contributions make it possible for us to expand our network of advocacy and strengthen our collective capacity to better defend the critical work you do every day – providing gold standard services and care to Indiana’s most at-risk infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Your $2 might be the most important gift you give this year — because it directly impacts 100,000+ Head Start and Early Head Start Children.

These voluntary contributions are critical for our advocacy efforts, building our capacity in Indiana and our nation’s capital to:

  • Monitor federal legislation and regulations impacting Head Start
  • Share our story with state and federal policy makers
  • Educate the public about Head Start successes and how programs are funded
  • Build state and national coalitions that support at-risk families.

Beneficiary Gifts

A beneficiary gift is a contribution or donation made to a designated beneficiary, typically through a will, trust, retirement account, life insurance policy, or other financial instrument.

You can give to the Indiana Head State Association through your:

  • Will: You can include a provision in your will that designates specific assets or a percentage of your estate to be given to IHSA upon your passing.
  • Trust: Establishing a trust allows you to set aside assets to be managed by a trustee for the benefit of the IHSA. You can specify the terms and conditions under which we receive the gift.
  • Retirement Accounts: You can name a IHSA to receive the funds remaining in the account after your passing.
  • Life Insurance Policy: You can name a IHSA as a benficiary who will receive the proceeds from your life insurance policy upon your passing.
  • Charitable Giving: If you wish to support a IHSA, you can name us as the beneficiary in your will, trust, or life insurance policy.
  • Payable-on-Death (POD) Accounts: Some financial accounts, such as bank accounts and investment accounts, allow you to designate a beneficiary who will receive the assets upon your passing.
 
To learn how to designate Indiana Head Start Association as a beneficiary, please reach out to Rhett Cecil at 317) 916-0810 or rcecil@indianaheadstart.org

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Head Start

Head Start provided me with what the name implies: a head start in life. I was the first child in my family and it allowed my parents access to resources for me.

I am a first-generation college graduate and have multiple degrees, including a doctorate in Adult, Higher, and Community Education.

Sarah Haisley
Indiana Head Start Graduate

Community Partnership

$250 Annually

Exclusive access to our board and committees (not permited to non-members)

FREE vendor space at IHSA conferences & events

Provides the opportunity to bring Professional Development leaders to Head Start agencies

Membership also includes:

Friends of IHSA Partnership

$50 Annually

Discounted conference and training rates

Access to training in core competencies

Program advocacy with state and federal elected officials on behalf of Indiana programs

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