Dan Reecer

The Andy Roddick Foundation's mission is to work with our Austin community to expand opportunities for young people to learn, thrive and succeed. The organization focuses on afterschool and summer programs for childhood education, health, and general life skills. The ARF Leadership Council is a passionate and influential community of ~40 young professionals selected to raise awareness, involvement and financial support for ARF.

Inspiring Leaders brings together young leaders from Central Indiana to learn about healthcare issues that impact families, businesses and communities. Participants engage in topics related to healthcare on a local and national level, interact with IU Health leadership and clinicians, contribute to conversations that impact how future patient care is delivered, and learn about philanthropy in healthcare.

Leadership United is the comprehensive community leadership and non-profit board of director development program of United Way, offering 75 hours of training over 9 months. The program utilizes a combination of classes and experiences to help those in the for-profit sector develop their leadership skills, increase knowledge of the community, and acquire skills needed to serve as board members and community leaders.

I spent my lunch hour every other week with two third-graders to help them reach the goal of grade-level literacy and passing scores on the English portion of the Indiana state test. A student who cannot read at grade level by third grade is four times more likely to drop out of school before high school graduation, according to the American Educational Research Association. When poverty is added to the equation, that same student is 13 times more likely to drop out before high school… Show more

I spent my lunch hour every other week with two third-graders to help them reach the goal of grade-level literacy and passing scores on the English portion of the Indiana state test. A student who cannot read at grade level by third grade is four times more likely to drop out of school before high school graduation, according to the American Educational Research Association. When poverty is added to the equation, that same student is 13 times more likely to drop out before high school graduation. Show less

Spearheaded a social media campaign and led a team of United Way employees and volunteers to help fill the remaining open positions for the ReadUP 3rd grade reading program. Utilizing volunteers, along with Indianapolis Pacers, Butler University, Indianapolis Colts, political candidates, and local media representatives, we gained ~85 new volunteers for 3rd graders who would have otherwise gone without a reading partner and generated over 800,000 public online impressions through the campaign's… Show more

Spearheaded a social media campaign and led a team of United Way employees and volunteers to help fill the remaining open positions for the ReadUP 3rd grade reading program. Utilizing volunteers, along with Indianapolis Pacers, Butler University, Indianapolis Colts, political candidates, and local media representatives, we gained ~85 new volunteers for 3rd graders who would have otherwise gone without a reading partner and generated over 800,000 public online impressions through the campaign's viral design.

The Emerging Leaders program has more than 550 philanthropic young professionals, age 40 and younger, who spend time participating in volunteer opportunities, leadership development, and professional networking events. With our gifts of $1,000 or more, Emerging Leaders contribute over $1.3 million annually to Indianapolis for early childhood education. Show less

Granted one of nine full-paid scholarships in the US. My project in Djupavik, Iceland involved cleaning miles of ocean shore, restoring a historic fishing factory, and cleaning up the landscape of the small, local community. I spent the two weeks working with seven other people from Spain, Germany, Finland, Mexico, and Canada.