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Looking forward,

About a year and a half ago, we significantly changed our organizational model from a focus on India and our fellowship program to one that allows us to meet a variety of partner organization needs—wherever they might be in the world. This major pivot was the toughest choice we’ve made so far, and required us to abandon a model that took us years (and the metaphoric blood, sweat, and tears) to build.

In short, we practiced innovation on ourselves. And that process had all the scary, doubt-filled moments that doing something new and uncomfortable always does.

As it turns out, changing our model and taking that risk was one of the best decisions we’ve made. We’ve moved from a staff of three to seven, expanded our geographic reach, and deepened our impact around innovation in the social sector. More importantly, we’ve solidified a deep organizational culture of learning, growth, and exploration that continues to guide our work.

Check out our transformation for yourself in the stories below. Thanks for being part of our journey.

Dear friends of Design Impact,

Kate, Ramsey & the Design Impact Team

INCUBATE projects that transform communities

EQUIP leaders with social innovation tools

ADVANCE methods of creative community change

ANNUAL REPORT

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTMount Mary University: Developing creative leaders

The Center for Creative Leadership asked us to join their efforts to re-imagine a course taken by all freshmen at Mt. Mary University, Milwaukee. The course includes a three-lens focus on leadership development, human-centered design, and social justice, and includes active learning modules that deeply engage MMU’s all-female student body in creative community development. Read more.

For the second year, Design Impact partnered with non-profit Cincinnati Made to develop a four month ‘product accelerator: First Batch. This program helps local entrepreneurs take their inventions from living room production to small batch manufacturing. Six entrepreneurs from four companies went on to build partnerships with local manufacturers. Read more.

NEW PROGRAM DESIGNHaile Foundation: Supporting local makers

Channeling the energy of a multitude of voices toward a single goal is never easy. To support these Collective Impact efforts, Design Impact worked with 40 Cincinnati non-profit leaders through a six-month design workshop. These leaders learned to apply design thinking to build systems and strategies that would better engage and reflect the voices of their stakeholders. Read more.

DESIGN + COLLECTIVE IMPACTGreater Cincinnati Foundation: Big ideas for change

In the second year of the program, we continued tomint Global Citizen Leaders through a combinationof leadership development, design thinking, and social impact. This partnership with the CCL and the Welignkar School of Management was a transformative educational experience for over 200 MBA students to become empowered and conscious citizens of the world. Read more.

INNOVATION + LEADERSHIPCenter for Creative Leadership: Student to leader

In partnership with United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Design Impact developed a six month social innovation lab called Studio C. This program provided space and support for teams from 15 regional organizations to develop new, two-generational ideas that reduce the impacts of poverty for parents and their children. Read more.

TWO-GEN APPROACHESUnited Way: Building social sector capacity

FEATURED PROJECTS

Cincinnati’s Sarah Center is a place for hope and healing for women who have experienced economic and personal hardship. Design Impact collaborated with the Center’s staff and artists to explore the artisan jewelry market in order to understand what it would take to build a social enterprise. Currently Sarah Center artists are working towards launching a new product. Read more.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISESarah Center: Empowering female entrepreneurs

July 2013 - June 2014

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A special shout out to Kaleidoscope — five years of sharing design and engineering expertise and an awesome work space! Thank you!

to our donors, partners, clients, and volunteers, who have helped us bring design and innovation where it’s needed most.

We are grateful

Board Members:Cindy Tripp*Gavin DevoreLeonardGeoff Zoeckler*Matt KornauMike Baker*Shiloh Turner*

* The perceived budget deficit was covered by funds commited in the previous fiscal cycle.

EXPENSES$392,111

INCOME$380,855

DESIGNING-IN-ACTION$ 329,975

RUNNING THE SHIP$ 47,155

SPREADING THE WORD$ 9,596

RENTING THE SPACE$ 5,385

IN-KIND DONATIONS$ 151,205

PROGRAM REVENUE$ 113,000

GRANTS$ 105,000

CORPORATE DONATIONS$ 10,050

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS$ 1,600

to announce four new staff members and four new board members joining the DI team!

We are excited

DI Staff:Brittney Kreimer*Bizzy Young*

Kate HanisianRamsey FordRashid Owoyele*

Sarah Corlett*

Sharmila Sitther

* The new faces!

Adam and Laurel SmartAgenda 360Air Inc.Amazon SmileAmy UntchApplied SunshineArtWorksAyush ChauhanBabitha GeorgeBrewery District CURCCenter for Creative LeadershipCenter for Great NeighborhoodsChristian Moerlein Brewing CompanyCincinnati MadeCincinnati Union Cooperative InitiativeCorey BuchholzDanny AlexanderDavid ThompsonDesign Corps/Public Interest Design InstituteElli MatejkaFEASTFord Motor Company FundGreater Cincinnati FoundationIndianapolis Museum of ArtIngrid Lange

James ZimmermanJanis FordJerad RainesJessica ChenJill FridenJohn KirschJoiner Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationKaleidoscopeKate Hanisian and Ramsey FordKathleen and Michael Krug Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationKatrina D’EsopoKirsch CPALaunchWerksLeEcole De DesignLila EnglanderLoose Parts ProjectLyndon RegoMatt KornauMount Mary UniversityNational Endowment for the ArtsNorthern Kentucky UniversityPartners for a Competitive Workforce

Paul DeMarcoRandom Snacks of KindnessRhinegeistRian AustinThe Sarah CenterThe Women's FundSchool of Visual ArtsSEEK, Inc.St. Francis Seraph MinistriesTaft Law The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr./U.S. Bank FoundationTom DierkingUnited Way of Greater CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati DAAPUniversity of Cincinnati School of Social WorkVera SoperWe Have Become VikingsWe School/iFEELWoven Oak InitiativeXavier University

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- L.N. Smith, Illustrator

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OUT AND ABOUT

We’re honored to have had the opportunity to speak at some exciting places this year:

Additionally, our Deep Griha Society nutritional laddoo project in India was featured by Fast Company, DMI Review, was a semi-finalist for the Classy Awards and was selected as one of the top seven picks for the World Design Impact Prize.

The Aspen InstituteContemporary Arts CenterThe Indianapolis Museum of Art National Endowment for the ArtsNorthern Kentucky UniversityPublic Interest Design Institute WorldStudioYale University