The Community Organizations database provides information about Monroe County nonprofits and groups.
Click on the title of the organization to view upcoming meetings at the library and links to similar organizations.
The Toastmasters club is dedicated to improving communication skills through public speaking. Toastmaster clubs help men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking - vital skills which promote self-actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the betterment of the world.
Bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic. Bravern Angels Indiana is part of the national non-profit Braver Angels. We offer free training, workshops, and opportunities for Americans of different perspectives to engage in respectful conversation across Indiana.
The Braver Angels Way
• We state our views freely and fully, without fear.
• We welcome opportunities to engage those with whom we disagree.
• We treat people who disagree with us with honesty and respect.
• We seek to disagree accurately, avoiding exaggeration and stereotypes.
• We look for common ground where it exists and, if possible, find ways to work together.
• We believe that, in disagreements, both sides share and learn. In Braver Angels, neither side is teaching the other or giving feedback on how to think or say things differently.
The Children's Organ Transplant Association is a nonprofit organization based in Bloomington, Indiana that helps raise funds for and promote awareness of children and young adults in need of life-saving organ, bone marrow, cord blood, or stem cell transplants.
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is your one-stop source for volunteer information in Bloomington and Monroe County. We invite you to connect to your community through volunteering to "be the change!" Search for volunteer opportunities.
Mission: The City of Bloomington Volunteer network exists to mobilize volunteers to address community issues and build on community assets.
The Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce is the voice of the business community and provides the glue in a mosaic of community partners working together to make Ellettsville a more vibrant, productive, and cohesive community. The Chamber, established in 1960, continues to preserve the twon's image and help make the community a better place to work and live.
Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1911 with only a small handful of members, the National Exchange Club has grown to become America’s oldest service organization. Along the way, we’ve developed into a progressive, inclusive Club comprised of over 18,000 men and women who selflessly serve their communities through Exchange.
Whether local clubs decide to focus their service within our four areas of impact or something more personal to their own community, we provide our members with every resource available to make their little corner of the world—and beyond—a better, brighter place for all.
Leadership Bloomington - Monroe County (LBMC) builds a stronger community by identifying a diverse cross-section of emerging leaders and preparing them for roles in shaping our future. Each year, people who are broadly representative of Bloomington and Monroe County participate in this leadership program to prepare for greater involvement in community life. To date, more than 800 local leaders have participated in this program.
LBMC is a program offered in partnership by Indiana University and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.
The Moose Community Service program of today and for the next century challenges people to become volunteers through membership in the Moose.
CJAM is a nonprofit community agency serving Monroe County, Indiana and the surrounding counties of southern Indiana. The mission of CJAM is to promote a civil and just community through mediation, education, and restorative justice. We envision a fair community that learns from conflict, prevents harm, and grows in understanding.
New Leaf – New Life is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization that offers services to inmates in the Monroe County Jail during incarceration and after release. Applying the philosophy of therapeutic justice, we encourage personal growth and self-advocacy, helping inmates make a successful transition back into the community and family life.
We improve lives and livelihoods by delivering tested and trusted educational resources. The Cooperative Extension Service is one of the nation's largest providers of scientific research-based information and education. It's a network of colleges, universities, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, serving communities and counties across America. The Purdue Extension focuses on: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Human and Health Sciences, Economic and Community Development and 4-H Youth Development.
United Way of South Central Indiana improves people’s lives by working to address our community’s most pressing needs. They bring together expertise, funding, and volunteer support to positively impact the resilience of our community, and those who live within it. In partnership with others, they work to eliminate inequities experienced by low-income and diverse populations so that all people have a safe, healthy home environment, achieve their educational potential, and increase their financial stability. They commit to building bridges across cultural, racial, religious, and economic boundaries. They create and sustain solutions to the most pressing issues in Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange and Owen counties.
In September 2023, United Way of Monroe County and United Way of South Central Indiana announced that these two organizations have united as one, joining forces to combine their unique abilities, partnerships, and histories to bring new opportunities to the region. Merging creates operational efficiencies, ensuring greater impact while maintaining a strong local presence within each distinct community that makes up the south-central region.
The United Way of South Central Indiana offers free community tax assistance.
