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As a positive contributor to our multicultural community, OneSource Center embraces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It acknowledges the pain felt among people of color across the nation in response to historically-rooted social injustices. In addition, it reaffirms a desire for change that bolsters the dignity of each individual and the chance for a better tomorrow for all.

OneSource Center’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion objective is to create, nurture, and sustain an inclusive culture where differences leverage the talents of clients, staff, volunteers, and the nonprofit community by embedding multicultural awareness and advocacy in all services and opportunities that OneSource Center offers. Additionally, OneSource Center recognizes the under-representation of people of color among the leadership in the nonprofit sector. In response to our objective and recognition of the current state, OneSource Center has established the OneSource Center Emerging Leader Award, which will provide a full scholarship for the award honoree to participate in the EXCEL leadership development program, including 1 year of executive coaching.

EXCEL, which is offered by the Nonprofit Leadership Institute (NLI) is a nine-month leadership development and skills training program for nonprofit executive directors and high-level managers. EXCEL is designed to enrich the management capabilities of those individuals leading or preparing to lead nonprofit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati region.

Eligibility Criteria for OneSource  Center’s Emerging Leader Award:

NOTE: Candidates should be nominated by a supervisor, mentor, peer or other individual close to the candidate being nominated. This is not an application process, but rather an opportunity for those who see leadership qualities in others to nominate them for this award and recognition.

Candidates must:

• Be a senior management level employee who has the potential for advancing to more challenging leadership roles.
• Have obtained an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or higher level of education.
• Have demonstrated strong leadership skills.
• Is perceived by the nominator as having emerging skills and talents to advance to a higher level of leadership.
• Be a person in our multicultural community of a race that is under-represented in nonprofit leadership.

Selection Process:

• Nomination deadline is August 7, 2024.
• A selection panel will review nominations and select the recipient for the award. The honoree will be identified by August 13, 2024 and must complete the required EXCEL program application by August 20, 2024.
• The selected recipient must meet EXCEL enrollment criteria including a commitment to attend each of the 10 full-day sessions (Learn more here)

Emerging Leader Nomination form

Calling Executive Directors and C-Suite Level Executives/Senior Management

It takes a village! And that’s especially true in the nonprofit sector. Hear from leaders of some of the most effective nonprofits in our region on their success strategies, the importance of collaborating and networking to enhance your value proposition, expanding your capacity, and how to better serve your clients.

This is the first of four quarterly roundtable discussions to help your organization grow and thrive as you interface with others who, like you, lead our region’s nonprofits.

This session will give you the opportunity to:
Ask some of the tough questions of nonprofit experts who’ve been there.
Meet others like yourself and determine if there are ways you might work together to benefit each of your nonprofits.

A continental breakfast will be served while you listen and engage with these expert panelists.

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 29 from 10 AM to 12 PM (NOON)

Location: Greater Cincinnati Foundation Offices, 720 E Pete Rose Way Ste 120, in the Mashburn River Room

Emcee: Rob Reifsnyder, retired CEO of United Way

Panelists:
Debbye Allsop, retired Executive Director of Families Forward
Jim Mason, retired President & CEO of Beech Acres Parenting Center
Bob Mecum, retired Executive Director of Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc.
Linda Neenan, retired Executive Director of iSPACE

(Emcee and panelists listed from left to right Rob, Debbye, Jim, Bob and Linda.)

Attendance is limited; please RSVP ASAP to secure your spot. Register NOW at: tinyurl.com/3w4thxza

Beginning Saturday, June 18, the OneSource Center Common Good Store will be open extended hours.  Please note: Extended hours are discontinued. Our shopping hours are 8:30 to 3:30 pm M-F for our OneSource members and the Public.  Our Common Good Store is located at 936 Dalton Ave.

We’re also excited to announce that the Common Good Furniture Bank is now online! Browse a complete inventory of gently-used office furniture and beautiful decor and enjoy the same low prices available to in-person shoppers. Furniture Bank items are selling quickly, so be sure to grab that great deal!

The online catalog is available to OneSource Members (formerly Shoppers Club members) as well as to the general public. OneSource members will always receive the largest discount on our prices when logged in online.

If you’re a OneSource Member who has not yet received their login and password information, or if you’re interested in becoming a member, please contact OneSource Center at 513-554-4944. In order to become a OneSource Member, you must show proof of a 501(c)(3) or equivalent nonprofit status. To start shopping, visit https://shop.onesourcecenter.org.