Mergers can be so hard. Egos get bruised, toes get stomped, feelings get hurt. But that is not what happened this summer when three organizations focused on helping local nonprofits merged to form the BEAM Center for Nonprofits.
The Christie Brown Leadership Fund will provide an annual grant recognizing the impact of a local nonprofit CEO. The fund aims to support organizations serving people across the region by investing in the leaders behind that work.
According to Rob Reifsnyder, current OneSource Center board chair and inaugural board chair of BEAM Center for Nonprofits, “This new organization reflects a shared commitment to helping nonprofits succeed. By combining resources and expertise, BEAM will provide greater value, encourage collaboration and increase community impact. The unified organization will work to strengthen nonprofits, develop leaders and engage philanthropists across our region.”
Four Cincinnati-area nonprofits that broadly serve the sector are exploring whether to merge. They are beginning a due diligence process to determine whether a merger would improve services, strengthen long-term sustainability and increase community impact.
Brown, who joined OneSource Center in 2015, will step down July 31 after more than a decade in charge of the organization.
There is a growing trend of high no-shows for training sessions, programs, happy hours and more. It’s a challenge that affects more than just event logistics – it affects resources, reputations, programming and the ability and interest in providing future programming.
As a young woman, M. Patricia “Patty” Rosely did not envision a career in philanthropy. Rather, it was a confluence of talent, personality and circumstance – including a strict professor, a prescient roommate and a flooded job market – that put Rosely on a memorable and successful career path.
Candice Crear is the founder and CEO of From Fatherless to Fearless, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit that supports teenage girls with strained or absent father figures.
Those are the findings of a new study conducted by UC Economics Center. The report looked at the economic and fiscal impact data from members of the Human Services Chamber of Hamilton County, the Leadership Council for Nonprofits and OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
Talbert House and OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence, current partners in the Nonprofit Leadership Institute of Greater Cincinnati, are streamlining the delivery of leadership training to nonprofit organizations.
