OneSource Center News

United Way of Greater Cincinnati and Procter and Gamble (P&G) have partnered together to provide over 1,900 nonprofit staff members unlimited access to Coursera for one year at no cost. Coursera is an online platform that provides universal access to world class learning.  Coursera partners with over 200 university and industry partners to provide a variety of guided projects, courses, specializations, certificates, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Nonprofits can use Coursera to learn about fields such as information tech, data science, IT support, project management, UX design, and much more! Users can also brush project management, UX design, and much more! Users can also brush up on basic skills like word processing, new languages, and math and science fundamentals.

For more information, visit here, or fill out this short survey to notify Coursera you are interested in this opportunity.

Following feedback from nonprofit clients, OneSource Center recently tested and added a DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) component to our FREE Nonprofit Checkup. The Nonprofit Checkup helps agencies narrow down the top priorities to undertake in the upcoming year. With the new DEI component, the free assessment can be used to review governance, recruitment, and organizational culture — all important elements for review! Other modules included in the FREE Nonprofit Checkup include leadership capacity, management capacity, operational capacity and readiness to adapt to change.  Organizations that have utilized this evaluation tool sing its praises.  (Read a testimonial here.)  

Demonstrate to your stakeholders that you are on the cutting edge of service delivery with this DEI-sensitive Nonprofit Checkup tool. Contact Vickie Ciottii, Vice President, Consulting Services to schedule your assessment today! A conversation is FREE, and could get your organization on a path to improved DEI initiatives.

On August 13, 2021, we honored and recognized the wonderful OneSource volunteers who give tirelessly of their time and talents. Volunteers were recognized for their 5, 10, and 20 years of service. (Click on any photo for larger view.)

OneSource Center is strong in its resolve to strengthen nonprofits and support agency leaders as they develop transformational programming that positively impacts our community. Foundational to the success of this belief is the strength of our team. When agencies come to OneSource Center for consulting, coaching and special project work – they can be assured of the depth of expertise of our talent pool in a broad range of business lines.

Recent additions to the OneSource Center consulting team are below. Listed are their most recent job experience, but most have full bios full of awards and volunteer passions as well. Check out more on these consultants and about our other consulting partners here. Want to see how our team can work with your organization? Contact Vickie Ciotti, VP Consulting Services!

– Anne Baum, Marketing Director at Towne Properties
– Lynn Beirl, IT specialist and Talent Development Facilitatorat Ohio National Financial Services
– Donna Brigger, curriculum consultant and professional coach and former principal/CEO at Seton High School
– Catherine Glover, Former Executive Director/COO of the Cincinnati Bar Association
– Lisa Kappesser, President and Founder of EQ Coaching Solutions
– Bob Mecum, retired Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc.
– Rob Reifsnyder, retired President and CEO of the United Way of GreaterCincinnati
– MaryAnn Samad, principal MaryAnn Samad Consulting

Grant resources continue to be available to all nonprofits in our region through the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library’s Grant Resource Center! Through COVID, Kent Mulcahy and the grant resource team have made adjustments to accommodate nonprofit leaders, and this adaptability continues even now in the midst of the downtown library’s major renovation. According to Mulcahy, the Foundation Directory Online database is still available for use at the main downtown library — but only through appointment due to construction restrictions. A change (starting immediately) is that Mulcahy will also be available to meet customers in-person at any of the library’s 41 locations to sign them on to the database.

If you would like to access the Foundation Directory Online database from a branch location, contact Mulcahy at kent.mulcahy@cincinnatilibrary.org  or by phone 513.369.6934 to set up an appointment. (Note: A side benefit is that all branches have free parking and are easily accessible via public transportation!)

Need outside assistance — even with all the accommodations being made by the library?  OneSource Center consultants can provide grant research capabilities through our consulting practice.  Just contact Vickie Ciotti at OneSource Center for more details.