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We have Open Shopping Days for all nonprofits every week day in June and July! To purchase items, you will need to bring in your organization’s IRS Determination Letter to show tax-exempt status. Organizations need to pay with a company check or credit card.

Who can apply for Shoppers Club membership? Membership guidelines have been EXTENDED to include any tax-exempt 501c organization including schools, government entities and religious institutions! Many organizations visit the Shoppers Club for desks, chairs, book shelves, file cabinets, coat trees, garbage cans and more!

Home offices need additional furniture? With COVID-19 requiring many to work from home, items can now be purchased for home office use as well! Not a member yet? Not a problem! If you are a tax-exempt 501c organization, including a school, government entity or religious institution — come check out our offerings!

On Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 from 9 a.m. – noon, OneSource Center will be offering home care assist items to the general public as a goodwill gesture during these challenging times.  The items were donated through a OneSource Center source, and are for people in need.  Items cannot be resold nor returned to a store for cash or credit.   The general public can visit OneSource Center at their new location at 936 Dalton Avenue, Cincinnati.  The location has free parking, and is conveniently located to interstate and downtown Cincinnati!  

Details:
Safety first! A drive-through option will be available if needed.
Guests should follow social distancing guidelines and wear a mask. 
Items are for people in need and may not be resold or returned to a store for cash or credit.

Offered items include:

Bedside commodes
Shower benches
Stand assists
Transfer benches and boards
Bed side rails
Bath lifts

A flyer highlighting the FREE public offering is located here. 
Please distribute the flyer to those in the community who would appreciate these items! (more…)

Masks and hand sanitizer available! The United Way of Greater Cincinnati has cases of hand sanitizer available for nonprofits, schools, faith organizations and other institutions. Sign-up for weekly pick-up. Read more here: bit.ly/3dL3a5D.  Face masks can be requested by emailing ppe@uwgc.org.  Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber members can receive 100 face masks, 6 bottles of hand sanitizer and 1 bottle of Spic-and-Span Disinfectant. More info here: bit.ly/2UczSoq.  All items are FREE!  

OneSource Center continues its support of nonprofits, always looking for expanded ways to be of service to those we serve in the region. On June 1 we relocated to our new location at 936 Dalton Avenue, Cincinnati, 45203! The location is more centrally located and much more accessible to the pulse of the region and to the nonprofit clients OneSource Center serves. We look forward to working with you from this centralized hub.

The new location has easy interstate and city access, has plenty of parking, and is in a light industrial area (very similar to our current location.) The Shoppers Club layout and merchandising will have a new look and expanded offerings will be presented to nonprofits in the months to come. It is an exciting time for us to share our resources with the community. contacts and in-kind donations — everything from a new delivery truck signage wrap to temporary warehouse storage assistance to design, warehouse take-down and preparation, flooring renovation and even help with painting.

Official kudos and thank yous to come — but once again city leaders, local businesses and individuals alike recognize the importance of the OneSource Center mission and stand by us with their support.

Stay tuned for grand opening announcements!

DATE:  Friday, June 5, 2020

TIME:  9 – 10:30 a.m. 

Presenters: 

     – Michelle Thompson, Chief Creative Strategist & Design, BRANDSPARK, Cincinnati

     – Christine Sech, Brand Building Strategist, Brave Oak Brand Building, Cincinnati

Want to learn how a brand-led focus can clearly and meaningfully convey the value of your organization to donors, clients, volunteers and the community?  Join seasoned presenters at this FREE webinar as they share their brand building expertise in marketing and design to learn why a strong brand is key to success; when is the right time to make a change and how to break through the noise without breaking the bank.  Webinar Bonus:  Everyone who registers will receive a Brand Building Evaluator tool to identify where your organization stands today and three action steps you can implement tomorrow. 

Register here today for webinar links! 

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Presenters:  

Michelle Thompson, Chief Creative Strategist & Design, BRANDSPARK, Cincinnati, Ohio

Michelle is an accomplished brand strategist and creative director with over 15 years experience building market leader brands with Procter & Gamble and most recently with non-profits and start-ups through her company, BrandSpark. Michelle understands how to turn brand strategy into creative expressions that inspire consumers to act. She’s created memorable brand driven consumer experiences from new product innovation and naming all the way through to package design and advertising including traditional and digital campaigns.

Christine Sech, Brand Building Strategist, Brave Oak Brand Building, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Christine is an innovative brand builder with an entrepreneurial spirit. Her passion is helping companies meaningfully connect with people through actionable brand strategies that enable growth. Her experience spans Brand & Design Strategy, Consumer Insights, and Marketing for Fortune 500 Companies, Non-Profit Organizations and Digitally Native Start-ups.