2024 Host Sites

Bridgeway Academy

Mission: To inspire the potential and celebrate the ability of every child.

Project: To support the planning and execution of the summer program for children with autism and developmental disabilities.

City Year, Columbus

Mission: Helping students build the skills they need to thrive in school and graduate from high school ready for what’s next.

Project: To support the fundraising department with prospective donor research, social media and communications, and fundraising operations.

Community Housing Network, Inc.

Mission: to develop and manage affordable permanent supportive housing and provide services to people experiencing mental illness, addiction, trauma-related issues or homelessness.

Project: To assist with the design and implementation of an environmental scan inclusive of research, data analysis, and the production of a summary that informs the next strategic planning process.

Children’s Hunger Alliance

Mission: To ensure that children without access receive healthy food, nutrition education and physical activity.

Project: To support the fundraising team with a focus on special events, fundraising, and volunteer engagement.

Community Refugee and Immigration Services, Inc. (CRIS)

Mission: To help refugees and immigrants reach safety and stability, sustain self-sufficiency, and achieve successful integration into the central Ohio community.

Project: To support the Self-Sufficiency and Food Security in Refugee Communities Program.

Community Shelter Board

Mission: To lead a coordinated, community effort to make sure everyone has a place to call home.

Project: To support the marketing and communications process for the Founder Awards celebration.

Equality Ohio Education Fund

Mission: To identify and transform systems and institutions so LGBTQ+ Ohioans can fully access legal and lived equality.

Project: To assist and inform outreach and education initiatives targeted at LGBTQ+ youth.

Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW)

Mission: To keep the Olentangy River and its tributaries clean and safe for all to enjoy through public education, volunteer activities, and coordination with local decision-makers.

Project: To support outreach and education initiatives related to the Greenspace Plan to grow and give away more than 2,000 trees.

Grange Insurance Audubon Center (GIAC) and National Audubon Society

Mission: To increase environmental awareness through education and to provide cross-curricular, nature-based education designed to improve the academic performance of students and schools in all areas.

Project: To support the communications manager in raising awareness of GIAC’s mission with the goal of increasing awareness, promotion of fundraising events, and programming.

Leadership Columbus

Mission: To develop, connect and inspire diverse leaders who serve as catalysts in building a strong and vibrant community.

Project: To support the Central Ohio Leadership Academy summer program and the 50th anniversary engagement campaign.

Legal Aid Society of Columbus

Mission: to provide civil legal aid and advocacy to overcome unfairness and injustice to reduce poverty and increase opportunity.

Project: To support the development and communications team in the creation of a long-term strategic communications plan.

Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

Mission: to facilitate the region’s transportation planning process by convening and connecting local governments to work collaboratively to drive holistic regional value.

Project: To provide research assistance and to assist with the Water Quality Management Plan update.

Seeds of Caring

Mission: To empower kids to create a kinder community with their hearts, hands and minds.

Project: To support staff in engaging more than 200 children ages 6-12 in service-based learning programming

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio

Mission: To invest in women and girls through trust-based grantmaking, groundbreaking research and intersectional advocacy.

Project: To create a sustainable communications plan that increases organizational visibility in the community .