Ignite Your Future
About the Ignite Your Future Scholarship and Grant Program
Don Wood envisioned the Foundation’s role as a vehicle for student achievement. In alignment with Don’s vision, the Don Wood Foundation is proud to partner with community foundations and other organizations in northeast Indiana to award scholarships and grants that help learners earn credentials, certifications, and degrees in fields that align with the Don Wood Foundation’s grantmaking priorities:
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Advanced manufacturing, including industrial technology, engineering, and computer science;
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Technology education;
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Sales or marketing;
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Organizational leadership;
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Entrepreneurship.
Community Partners
Through the Ignite Your Future program, the Don Wood Foundation seeks to build partnerships to offer scholarships and other support to postsecondary learners in all 12 counties of northeast Indiana. Our current partners include:
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Adams County Community Foundation
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Community Foundation DeKalb County
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Community Foundation of Grant County
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Huntington County Community Foundation
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LaGrange County Community Foundation
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Community Foundation of Noble County
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Community Foundation of Wabash County
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Wells Community Foundation
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Whitley County Community Foundation
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Steuben County Economic Development Alliance
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The Literacy Alliance
Convening a Community of Practice
The Don Wood Foundation partners with Questa Education Foundation to convene these community partners and other scholarship providers twice a year to share best practices, test and exchange new ideas, review and respond to research, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Please note: The Don Wood Foundation does not currently award scholarships or grants to individuals directly.
