Area Community Foundations explore merger

The boards of the Dubois County Community Foundation and the Huntingburg Foundation announced they are in a merger exploration process. The boards have spent nearly a year evaluating a possible merger of the two foundations and now believe there is a strong enough county vision and benefit to engage a professional firm to continue the merger process and take it to the next level.

Both boards have been inspired through their work together in evaluating the potential impact a singular county-wide vision and community foundation could have on Dubois County.  According to Kurt Fuhs and Brent Sternberg, “The boards of both organizations are excited about the potential merger and look forward to continuing to work together for the benefit of the county and our respective donors.”

The boards have engaged JDLevy and Associates (JDLA) as their firm of choice to help frame and guide their process.  JDLA is an organizational development consulting firm that specializes in not-for-profit organizational development.  JDLA is based in Jasper with employees in Indiana and South Carolina.  JDLA has worked with clients in 31 countries that range from small community service agencies to large international organizations.

The next steps for this process will be for the boards to finalize a shared vision, define the needed organizational structure, and come to a confirmed direction with associated plans in the coming months.