This week, after having Monday off in observation of Juneteeth, I jumped in to the advancement strategy involving donor appreciation. I will be working on giving phone calls and sending emails and postcards to recent donors to express to them the ways that their donation has helped support Ohio storytellers and connect the Ohio community to our common history. The first few phone calls that I’ve already given have gone well – people are always very appreciative to receive a thank you call and it’s great to share upcoming projects with them.

Ohio Humanities moved into its current office space recently, and this week I had the opportunity to see the space transform into a decorated, organized, and energizing space. It was a bit noisy with new carpeting, shelves, and photos from around Ohio being put up, but it was well worth it because the result is exceptional. A large part of my day on Tuesday was spent organizing the vast book collection onto the new shelves with my coworker Kiley which has left a rewarding result (I wish I had taken a picture to share here!).

I’ve been put in charge of keeping track of and organizing the RSVPs that we receive for the upcoming Over-the-Rhine Film Festival, for which preparations are in full force. It’s going to be a wonderful event and I’m excited to meet Humanities fanatics and stakeholders in the Cincinnati area.

I’ve also dived straight into my personal touchpoint project, and have a couple of ideas that I’ll be sharing with the Ohio Humanities team in a couple of weeks. I’m still very excited about the liberty I’ve been given with this project and plan to work very hard on it to see results that ultimately have a great impact on the advancement of Ohio Humanities. I’m excited to give updates on this in the future but don’t want to spoil too much now!