February 13, 2012
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation 2011 Highlights
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Throughout 2011, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation focused on creating a prosperous Greater Cincinnati region by investing in thriving people and vibrant places. Here are a few of the highlights:
Meeting Community Needs
More than $55 million in grants were made from GCF in 2011, both from donor advised funds and through the generosity of donors who have entrusted their funds to GCF over almost 50 years.
Individuals and organizations established 65 new funds and made $47.6 million in gifts to funds at GCF. Learn how you can use GCF for your own giving.
Grants for Kids turned 20! These small but mighty grants support educational programs for kids during the school year and summer. Take a look at 20 years of photographs on our Flickr slideshow.
We partnered with Soapbox Media to create the "For Good" section in the online magazine Soapbox, to help raise the profile of our area's nonprofits. Visit our website to read the stories and find out what you can do to help.
The Weathering the Economic Storm partnership came to a close after touching the lives of nearly 95,000 children, adults and seniors.
Our People Our Annual Luncheon was highlighted by the presentation of the Jacob E. Davis Volunteer Leadership Award to Dr. Myrtis Powell and the Bridge Builder Award to Bill Montague of Frost Brown Todd, LLC. The Northern Kentucky Fund of GCF awarded the 2011 Devou Cup to Alice Sparks for her philanthropic work.
President/CEO Kathryn Merchant received the Distinguished Grantmaker Award from the Council on Foundations.
GCF's Donor Passport Series made stops at the School for Creative & Performing Arts at the Erich Kunzel Center for Arts and Education, Cincinnati Cooks! and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati. The Foundation Society Luncheon was held at the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati. Visit our photo gallery to take your own tour.
Our use of social media to share great stories about our community rose dramatically, with a 60% increase in Facebook followers and doubling our Twitter fans.
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