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2023 Grant Finalists Announced
GRT Process Complete. Finalists Announced! The June 27 Meet the Finalist event marked the culmination of many months of hard work by all who participated in this year’s Grant Review and CIRC Teams. 140 Impact Members worked from January to May narrowing down 102 Letters of Intent to 33
Make The Calendar Work For You
Impact 100 is making it easy for you to manage your membership. Waiting until the end of the year to renew for 2024 can be stressful and may leave you with a significant bill to pay during the holidays. Why not renew now? You can choose a lump sum
2022 Grant Finalist Wish Lists
North Fairmount Community Center | Wish List Cincinnati Urban Promise | Wish List Price Hill Will | Wish List City Gospel Mission | Wish List Found Village | Wish List
Membership
Board Incorporates Membership Survey Results Into Plans for 2025
Thanks to all who completed the Membership Survey in fall 2024. The results indicate we are on track in many ways and also have some opportunities to better our members’ experience. Here are some highlights: Member satisfaction for our 99 respondents increased to 99%, with 85% indicating they were “Extremely”
Member Spotlight – Andi Saylor
Andi Saylor, New Membership Co-Chair, "Feels a Need to Give Back” In addition to serving on two boards as treasurer and recently being named a YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Rising Star, Andi Saylor is a full-time trust administrator, Impact 100’s new Membership Co-Chair and a second-year member of Impact
Member Spotlight – Becky Scheeler
An evening spent in the rain with a fellow Impact 100 member drenched Becky Scheeler with joy and a sense of camaraderie – unfolding yet another umbrella of connection for this longtime member. Becky recalls: “An Impact event was underway, and a co-host and I were outside directing traffic…helping
Mission Moment
Nonprofit Spotlight- Samaritan Car Care Clinic
Transforming Lives One Car at a Time “This car has improved my life in many ways,” Tenisha says, referring to the Toyota Sienna van she purchased from Samaritan Car Care Clinic in spring 2024. “I used to walk two miles to the bus stop to get to my training
Impact 100 Members Volunteer with ‘23 Awardees!
A huge thanks to each of these volunteers or donors for the additional show of support to our nonprofit awardees! When we serve together, it’s a “trifecta” of goodness: Volunteers have an immersive experience to see and participate “hands on” in the work and the good our awardees do
Extend Your Impact
Surveys from both Impact 100 members and former finalists have indicated a desire to reward all finalists on some level to recognize their ongoing contributions to better their communities. New this year, we are offering members an opportunity to “Extend your Impact” with a contribution to those finalists who
Nonprofit News
Impact 100 Members Volunteer with ‘23 Awardees!
A huge thanks to each of these volunteers or donors for the additional show of support to our nonprofit awardees! When we serve together, it’s a “trifecta” of goodness: Volunteers have an immersive experience to see and participate “hands on” in the work and the good our awardees do
Extend Your Impact
Surveys from both Impact 100 members and former finalists have indicated a desire to reward all finalists on some level to recognize their ongoing contributions to better their communities. New this year, we are offering members an opportunity to “Extend your Impact” with a contribution to those finalists who
Volunteer with 2023 Grant Awardees!
In our 2023 Impact 100 membership survey, you told us how much you appreciated the opportunities we added to serve or volunteer with 2022 grant awardees. So let’s do more of a good thing . . together! We will be offering volunteer opportunities in the coming months at each
Impact Update
Board Incorporates Membership Survey Results Into Plans for 2025
Thanks to all who completed the Membership Survey in fall 2024. The results indicate we are on track in many ways and also have some opportunities to better our members’ experience. Here are some highlights: Member satisfaction for our 99 respondents increased to 99%, with 85% indicating they were “Extremely”
President’s Message – January 2025
Happy New Year! Like many of you, I’ve spent the last few weeks surrounded by family and filled with gratitude. As I love on my adorable 18- month-old grandson, I can’t help but think of all the children who are suffering -- going to bed hungry, with just a
Membership 2025 Update: Aiming for Four Grants
As our administrative team processes final payments through early January 2025, Impact 100 has raised enough in dues and donations to award three grants – and we are halfway to four grants. Part of our efforts to attract more members and grant dollars includes a new strategic
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
2021 Impact 100 Final Equity Forum
The year 2021 was Impact 100's 20th birthday and we took the opportunity to double down on equity in grant making. This year we launched several equity in grant making initiatives such as: Equity in Grant making trainings with the FACs: These trainings deepened our understanding of what is
Reminder! See Art with New Eyes
Changing Our Lens: Seeing Art with New Eyes Emily Holtrop, Director of Learning & Interpretation at Cincinnati Art Museum, set the stage on Oct. 28, with her dynamic virtual presentation that explored how social and cultural norms reflected in historic artwork have important messages for our time. She
Registration Open for 2021 EDU Event with Cincinnati Art Museum
Changing Our Lens: Seeing Art with New Eyes You and your guests are invited to Impact 100’s annual EDU event, designed to connect you with other Impact 100 members, and explore diverse perspectives on Cincinnati Art Museum’s (CAM) collection. This two-part event begins with a virtual presentation on