July Newsletter 2021
Impact 100 Co-Presidents' Message
We can't wait to see you -- really see you!
Please join us Wednesday evening, September 8 at the Music Hall Ballroom for Dinner by the Bite, to engage with representatives from our six finalists, and to celebrate Impact 100’s 20th anniversary.

Did You Get a Chance to Meet Our
2021 Grant Finalists?
The time has finally arrived . . . Meet our 2021 Grant Finalists and the exciting, creative projects they are proposing!
Introducing the
2022 Young Philanthropist Scholars!
Please join us in welcoming five fantastic women to the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Young Philanthropist Scholarship Class of 2022!
 
You are the Superhero Financial Strength of Impact 100!
Reopening our lives has felt wonderful these past several weeks. Connecting in person with loved ones, friends and colleagues provides an emotional and spiritual lift that is hard to fully embrace via Zoom, Teams and Facetime. Join us in person to see your grant-making in action, and pledge your philanthropic and organizational support for 2022.
Getting a Jump Start on 2022!
2022 is going to be a great year and we want you to be part of it! Did you know that you can become a member for 2022 at any point during 2021? In fact we LOVE it when you join us early, it helps us get a better handle on the number of grants we can provide next year, it helps reduce the work load for our board in December, and it checks off one more to-do on your list! To that end, we will put your name into a raffle for anyone that has joined Impact 100 already for 2022, for anyone that joins between now and the Annual Awards Celebration (AAC) as well as anyone who joins the night of the AAC. We will draw one winner and announce the night of Giving Tuesday!  
Equity in Grant Making Forum: Local Philanthropists in Action
Local philanthropists from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, United Way and bi3 will join Impact 100 for a panel discussion on how they are striving to award grants more equitably and with greater impact in our Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community. Join us for a Zoom presentation on Thursday, July 15, from noon to 1:30 pm. 
Interactive Workshop Draws Participants into Lives of Black Americans
Consider what it would have felt like to be one of 38,000 black teachers to lose your job after white administrators refused to employ black educators at newly integrated schools. Or Imagine yourself as an African-American who becomes the subject of medical testing without your consent. The Black American Tree Project, a collaborative project created in Cincinnati, offers you an immersive Black American experience on Aug. 16 and 18.
Changing Our Lens: Seeing Art with New Eyes
Save the date for Impact 100’s 2021 EDU Event at the Cincinnati Art Museum!
This is the year to be a TOP RECRUITER!
Let's celebrate our 20th anniversary of Impact 100 by inviting our friends and neighbors to become an Impact member.
Recruiting is a team sport and read below all the ways in which you can participate! Thank you in advance for making 2021 a banner recruitment year!
Host a Spread the Word?
Ready to get together with others and talk about philanthropy? We'd love to help! Invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers to introduce them to Impact 100 and we can do the rest.
SAVE THE DATES
Dates subject to change

July 10: Unplug @ Sharon Woods (rescheduled date)
July 15: Equity in Grant Making Forum
July 19: Unplug @ Wave Pool
July 24: Unplug @ OTR
August 14: Unplug @ Covington
August 16 & 18: The Black American Tree Project
TBD: Next Step Awards
September 8: Annual Awards Celebration
November 30: Giving Tuesday
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