Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS A NON-PROFIT SOCIAL INNOVATION FIRM, WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS TO INNOVATE ON THEIR CURRENT PRACTICES AND TACKLE SEEMINGLY UNSOLVABLE PROBLEMS THROUGH A CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE LENS.
DESIGN IMPACT IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL INNOVATION FIRM BASED IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. DESIGN IMPACT COLLABORATES WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND FUNDERS TO APPLY CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACHES TO COMPLEX SOCIAL CHALLENGES. THEIR APPROACH COMBINES CREATIVITY, EQUITY, AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE. THEY DO THIS IN PART BY AMPLIFYING AND EMPOWERING UNHEARD VOICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY POVERTY IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. TO DATE, DESIGN IMPACT HAS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS ON OVER 300 SOCIAL DESIGN PROJECTS THAT SPAN MULTIPLE SECTORS INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH, EARLY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND FOOD ACCESS. AS OF 2019, DESIGN IMPACT'S WORK ENGAGED OVER 7,400 NONPROFIT LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND CREATIVES.
WE INCUBATE PROJECTS THAT TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES. THE MADISONVILLE COMMUNITY STUDIO PROJECT LOOKS AT THE ROLE RACE PLAYS IN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND HOW IT AFFECTS RESIDENTS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO LIFT UP THE VOICES OF MADISONVILLE RESIDENTS MOST IMPACTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN RACE AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT. BY LISTENING TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS MOST IMPACTED, THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS RESIDENTS HELP INFORM AND LEAD THE DIRECTION OF THE PROJECT.
WE EQUIP LEADERS WITH HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN AND ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH TOOLS. AN EXAMPLE OF AN EQUIP PROJECT IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FEEDING AMERICA WHERE WE SUPPORTED FOUR PROJECT TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS THEY TEST AND IMPLEMENT PROTOTYPES OF INNOVATIVE NEW HUNGER INITIATIVES.
WE ALSO WORK TO ADVANCE METHODS OF CREATIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE. WE DO THIS THROUGH SMALL, ONE DAY OR LESS WORKSHOPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO REFLECTED ON OUR WORK AND THE PATTERNS WE NOTICED TO CREATE A REPORT CALLED METATHEMES. METATHEMES IS A RESEARCH REPORT THAT PRESENTS A COLLECTION OF COMMON SOCIAL EQUITY THEMES AND TARGETED APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING THEMES THAT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF SOCIAL IMPACT CAN MODIFY AND IMPLEMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Katherine Hanisian | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY | 40 | $82,544 |
| Ramsey Ford | DESIGN DIRECTOR | 40 | $71,070 |
| Brittney Kreimer | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/TREASURER | 40 | $69,257 |
| Kathie Maynard | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| William Reeves | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Vogt | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Margy Waller | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jl Zoeckler | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Quanita Roberson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ben Ko | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ashlee Young | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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