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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
Are You In for 2023?
At our Sept. 20 awards celebration, Impact 100 gifted $101,000 to each of four dynamic nonprofit groups. Through the collective power of our grants, fueled by our membership dollars, we have funded: · Essential equipment to feed individuals and families · Critical coaching for young people transitioning to independent
Membership
Spread the Word and Increase Our Membership
Spread the Word and Increase Our Membership It’s time to invite, friends, family and co-workers to learn about Impact 100 and the nonprofit network we support. If each of us recruits just one person to join, we can double our size and award more grants! Join Impact 100 for
It’s Time to Renew Your Impact 100 Commitment for 2025!
It’s Time to Renew Your Impact 100 Commitment for 2025! Many of us are still feeling the glow of the Annual Awards Celebration (AAC) on Sept. 19. If you were there, you could feel the spark of energy lit by hundreds of women unified to make a positive difference
Member Spotlight-Amy Sheehy
Amy Sheehy’s passion for philanthropy runs deep. The recently retired engineer and Impact 100 board treasurer continues to work as a consultant, but now diverts her entire salary to charitable endeavors. “I knew that I wanted to lead or somehow support nonprofits after I retired,” Amy says. Amy grew
Mission Moment
Nonprofit Spotlight- Found Village
Found Village began in 2017 to empower teens from challenging circumstances to reach their full potential . They aim to rebuild trust in youth who have faced abuse, neglect or other trauma. In the last five years, Found Village has built a reputation for compassionate, effective programming for middle
Nonprofit Spotlight- Refugee Connect
Mission: To connect refugees with resources to rebuild their lives as United States citizens. Impact 100 Funded Project: The Community Navigator Program connects refugee families with the resources needed to help increase a family's ability to integrate successfully into their new communities, enhancing partnerships between parents and schools, and
Impact 100 Awards $415,000 in Grants to Regional Nonprofits
Impact 100 celebrated its 20th anniversary by awarding transformational grants at its Annual Awards Celebration this evening. After virtually presenting to our members, guests, and nonprofit partners, the following four nonprofits received the highest rankings via member ballots, each securing a grant of $103,750. Kennedy Heights Art Center Youth Jazz
Nonprofit News
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
Nonprofit Spotlight- Found Village
Found Village began in 2017 to empower teens from challenging circumstances to reach their full potential . They aim to rebuild trust in youth who have faced abuse, neglect or other trauma. In the last five years, Found Village has built a reputation for compassionate, effective programming for middle
Volunteer with City Gospel Mission- July 26, 2023
This is part of our “test & learn” program to volunteer with the 2022 Impact 100 grant awardees! Thanks to those who have already volunteered with Life Learning Center in March; and Price Hill Will in April. The July 26th opportunity with City Gospel Mission’s “Courage to Change” is
Impact Update
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
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
President’s Message-July 2024
Now that the Meet the Finalists event is behind us, we start the preparations for the Annual Awards Celebration (AAC). Over the summer, please follow, like and share our social media posts, where we will be celebrating each of the finalists. Mark your calendar — Annual Awards Celebration 2024
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