ACLU of Indiana hires new fundraising director

INDIANAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has hired an Indianapolis man to oversee the civil rights group’s fundraising efforts.

J. Ronald Newlin will serve as the group’s development director, which includes overseeing fundraising. Newlin is a former executive director of the Indiana State Museum Foundation and former executive director of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

ACLU Executive Director Gilbert Holmes says Newlin also will coordinate advancement programs for the ACLU and help strengthen connections between the organization and its supporters.