Professional Associations - Community Organizations

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.

ACUI Association of College Unions International

Websitehttps://www.acui.org
Description

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ACUI (Association of College Unions International) was founded in the Midwestern United States by a group of students. Today, it has grown into the knowledge-based association for those students and professionals working in college unions and student activities throughout the world. The ACUI Central Office moved to Bloomington in 1981 and has maintained close ties with the local community and Indiana University ever since.

Year Established1914
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
120 West 7th Suite 200   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
Michelle J.   
Smith   
mjsmith1 [at] acui.org   
   

Beta Alpha Psi

Websitehttps://www.iubap.com/
Description

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Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for accounting and finance students and professionals. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Kelley School of Business, Room 540   
Accounting Department   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
812-855-3513   
bap [at] indiana.edu   
812-855-8966   
   

Big Red Roadrunner Chapter of the Emergency Nurses Association

Websitehttps://www.indianaena.org/big-red-roadrunners-chapter-131
Description

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Local chapter of National Organization of Emergency Nurses. Purpose: to promote education on emergency medicine and emergency nursing. Four meetings a year, call for dates and location.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
619 W. 1st St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Contact
Lesley R    
Lopossa   
President   
lesleyrn77 [at] gmail.com   
Brandy Rae   
Summers   
President Elect   
brandyrae17 [at] hotmail.com   
   

Bloomington Area Music (BAM)

Websitehttp://bloomingtonareamusic.com/
Description

Bloomington Area Music provides support for the Bloomington, Indiana music community through advocacy, networking and education. BAM! envisions an integrated and collaborative Bloomington Music Community in which musicians are educated in the pursuit of professional performance, supportive trades and local businesses prosper, and local residents become entertained and inspired through music spanning cultures and genres.

Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
PO Box 3387   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Contact
Emily   
Brown   
Chairperson   
317-430-7800   
info [at] bloomingtonareamusic.com   
   

Building Association of South Central Indiana

Websitehttps://buildwithbasci.org
Description

The BASCI is an association dedicated to the belief that all Americans should have the right to fulfill their dream of home ownership.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
3901 E. Hagan St, Suite H   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
Jordyn   
McIntyre   
Director   
812-332-7480   
   

Business & Professional Exchange (BPE) Bloomington

Websitehttp://www.b-p-e.org/
Description

 

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Business & Professional Exchange is a non­profit association dedicated to supporting individuals in career transition to achieve their employment objectives through networking and educational resources.

BPE features person-to-person networking, guest speakers, and employment information. Job seekers, in addition to learning networking techniques, will also develop referral opportunities, strategies for effective job search and career transition, and community and business-to-business networking.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
1800 W 3rd Street    
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
Len   
Tieman   
812-331-6000x265   
ltieman [at] dwd.in.gov   
Meets Tuesdays 8:00 am to 9:00 am American Legion   
   

Delta Sigma Pi

Websitehttp://www.iudsp.com/
Description

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Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
Contact
Matt   
Wisniewski   
President   
joindsp [at] gmail.com   
   

Funeral Consumers Alliance of Bloomington, IN, Inc.

Websitehttps://funerals.org/
Description

Alliance provides public education and referral to resources about end-of-life and after death care including information about local options and regulations and communication with family and service providers.

 

National Website: https://funerals.org/

Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O. Box 7232   
Bloomington   
IN   
47407   
Contact
Local Information   
812-335-6633   
fcab [at] bloomington.in.us   
National Information   
(800) 765-0107   
fca [at] funerals.org   
   

Indiana State Association of Middle Eastern Teachers and Dancers (ISAMETD)

Websitehttps://www.isametd.com/
Description

Our belly dance community at INBC dedicates and volunteers our time to our organization and members year round. We strive in creating a pathway for our members to pay homage to the arts, hone your craft, perform your dance & music in front of an attentive, diverse audience, partake in classes, workshops & seminars with some of the best performers in the world, and in turn educate the public of INBC’s mission. 

We encourage first time visitors, professional dancers, musicians, and those with an interest in belly dancing and Middle Eastern style music to visit an INBC event such as one of our bi-annual events, the Spring Bazaar or Fall Carnival. We invite you to engross yourself into the cultures and styles of dance and music; witness the camaraderie and professionalism of our performing members; and interact with the belly dancers and musicians. 

After you have been exposed to our belly dance community in Indiana and beyond, we invite you to sign up to become a member in order to take full advantage of the benefits and resources associated with an INBC membership and begin your journey into immersing yourself into two of the oldest art forms in the world, dance and music.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
IN   

Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (formerly INCOLSA)

Websitehttps://www.mcls.org
Description

MCLS is a non-profit membership organization comprised of all types of libraries in Indiana and Michigan. MCLS provides libraries a convenient, single point of contact for training, group purchasing, and technical support for electronic resources. MCLS saves member libraries time and money.

 

Please Note: The merge between INCOLSA and MCL is now complete. They are now known as MCLS (Midwest Collaborative for Library Services).

Community Organizations Subjects
Contact
Randy   
Dykhuis   
Executive Director   
800-530-9019   
dykhuisr [at] mcls.org   
Brian   
Austin   
System Administrator   
austinb [at] mcls.org   

Monroe County Bar Association

Websitehttps://monroecountybar.org
Description

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Founded in 1917, the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA) numbers among its members attorneys who provide representation and address a wide range of legal needs for individuals, families, businesses, and institutions in Monroe County, throughout the state of Indiana, and beyond the state’s borders.

The mission of the Association is to assist its member attorneys through networking events, educational presentations, and related activities aimed at improving the skill and integrity of the legal profession, throughout Monroe County and Indiana.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O. Box 846   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401-0846   
Additional Address
520 South Walnut #846   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401-0846   
Contact
Erin   
Martoglio   
President   
812-676-6030   
   

Monroe County Retired Teachers Association

Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/people/Monroe-County-Retired-Teachers-Association/100069895842754/
Description

The purpose of the MCRTA is to:

  1. improve the status of all retired teachers and administrators

  2. help retired educators maintain identity with the profession through volunteer services

  3. serve as an instrument through which retirees may lend moral support to their local schools

  4. promote fellowship among retired administrators and teachers

  5. encourage active educators to prepare for retirement

  6. cooperate with IRTA in promoting the welfare of retired Indiana educators.

 

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   

Monroe-Owen County Medical Society

Websitehttp://www.mocms.org
Description

The Monroe Owen County Medical Society is the professional organization of physicians in the two county area. The Medical Society is a member organization of the Indiana State Medical Association. The MOCMS is dedicated to providing quality healthcare to our community. For more information, visit our website at: www.mocms.org

Year Established1940
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O. Box 5092   
Bloomington   
IN   
47407   
Contact
812-332-4033   
director [at] mocms.org   
   

National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), Chapter 0580, Bloomington

Websitehttps://www.narfe.org
Description

Chapter 0580 meets at the American Legion, 1800 W. Third on the second Wednesday of the month (except in August) at 1:30 PM.

NARFE is the National Active and Retired Employees Association. It is the only organization soley dedicated to protecting and preserving the pay and benefits of ALL federal workers and retirees.

NARFE has two primary objectives:
1. Your legislative voice. NARFE has in house influential lobbyists on Capitol Hill on behalf of the federal community
2. Your Information resource. NARFE provides clear information and trusted guidance on complex federal benefits issues.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
1213 W. Estate Drrive   
Bloomington   
IN   
47403   
Contact
Mary G.   
Hawkins   
Chapter President   
812-824-6263   
ghawkins [at] bluemarble.net   
   

Progressive Faculty and Staff Caucus

Websitehttps://pfscaucus.wordpress.com
Description

The Indiana University Progressive Faculty and Staff Caucus represents more than a hundred faculty, staff, and postdoctoral members from the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. As educators, the members of the PFSC recognize a responsibility to foster informed and critical dialogue in our classrooms, on our campus, in our community, and in national and international forums.

 

We seek to work in alliance with other groups and organizations committed to congruent ideas and educational aims.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
Contact
Mike   
Gasser   
gasser [at] cs.indiana.edu   

Stone Belt Rabbit Breeders Association

Description

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Meets monthly, call for more information.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
6595 E. Robinson Road   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
Ramona   
Richardson   
Secretary   
812-339-2333   
richardsonsfeed [at] sbcglobal.net   
   

Writers Guild at Bloomington

Websitehttps://writersguildbloomington.com
Description

The Writers Guild at Bloomington is an association of writers committed to mutual support and the professional development of their craft. Its mission is to foster interaction among writers as well as other artists, educators, and the Monroe County public, thereby enhancing the vibrancy of the arts and the writing community in the greater Bloomington area.

The Writers Guild holds monthly meetings, maintains a website, engages in projects, and produces and supports events such as reading series, workshops, and conferences.

Writers of all levels are welcomed, and if you are not a writer but would like to support poets, fiction writers and playwrights, we welcome you to visit our website and enjoy our events. Artists from other genres, and organizations, are welcomed to contact us about possible projects. We are open to creative interaction.

The Writers Guild was founded in October, 2010 and is a member of the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington.

Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O.Box 3445   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402-3445   
Contact
Patsy   
Rahn   
Chairperson   
contact [at] writersguildbloominton.com   
Michelle   
Deschenes   
Secretary/Treasurer