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By Brittany YorkCharitable Words Project Manager Charitable Words Scholars has been hard at work fundraising this past year, and as a result, Creative Aging — a nonprofit that provides programming that allows seniors to reminisce, feel connected, and get creative — will further its reach with new promotional web content. A team of 25 volunteers […]
By Tom Callinan It was an uplifting and important Thursday morning as Social Venture Partners Arizona presented a $2,500 check to The Nagi Foundation at The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The Nagi Foundation’s mission is to “restore the sacredness of the Native American community by uniting people and animals. We do this by providing […]
Charitable Words is partnering with Read Better Be Better, an Arizona-based nonprofit that helps students improve their literacy skills by pairing them with older peers. The program supports basic classroom instruction with additional comprehension strategies to improve proficiency. A Charitable Words stipend will support the work of site leader Ashleigh LaMountain and connect her with volunteer […]
Charitable Words is pleased to introduce its newest Charitable Words Scholar. Tim Seiter is a recent graduate of the English Rhetoric and Professional Writing program at the University of Cincinnati, and double majored in International Business. He will be working with project manager Brittany York on content and website development for Journey to Hope, a […]
As I prepare to help provide guidance to nonprofits involved in Social Venture Partners Arizona’s upcoming “Fast Pitch” event, I looked back on some of what’s been written here. I focused on video storytelling, an increasingly important strategy for nonprofits. Charitable Words Scholars have produced several videos for our nonprofit partners’ events, web sites and […]
Charitable Words’ Project Manager and Alumni Scholar Brittany York joined Journey to Hope this past summer as an intern and is now employed part-time as the nonprofit’s Marketing and Development Coordinator. The nonprofit’s ultimate goal: “to be known as the regional place where people who are hurting and suffering as a result of life’s challenges […]
For the second year, Charitable Words Scholars have assisted The Starfire Council in marketing, event publications and multimedia graphics for its Annual Celebration event. Starfire Council is a Greater Cincinnati nonprofit “focused on decreasing the social isolation felt by people with developmental disabilities.” Charitable Words Scholar Tyler Mechlem, a graduate of Cincinnati State, worked with […]
A team of Charitable Words Scholars are working to raise awareness of the important work being done by The Housing Network of Hamilton County and Partnerships for Housing. The nonprofits provide safe, affordable and accessible rental housing for people with developmental disabilities. Project manager Brittany York and Scholars Tyler Mechlem (Cincinnati State), John Froio (Xavier University), Trace […]
Charitable Words Scholars will work on a storytelling and awareness project to spread the word about The Urban Appalachian Coalition’s work in Greater Cincinnati, Charitable Words is excited to welcome two new Charitable Words Scholars — Niara Jones, a freshman biology major at Xavier University, and Maddie Greenwood, a University of Cincinnati freshman who plans […]
Charitable Words Scholars alumni are planning a fun event in Cincinnati Dec. 17 to benefit The Charitable Words Scholars Fund. The event will be Dec. 17 at a yet-to-be-disclosed location in Cincinnati, said Brittany York, a University of Cincinnati graduate who has been involved as a Charitable Words project manager for two years. She has […]