INCUBATE
IMPROVE SOCIETY BY DESIGN
PROJECTS THAT TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES.
EQUIP
LEADERS WITH SOCIAL INNOVATION TOOLS.
ANNUAL REPORT
ADVANCE
METHODS OF CREATIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE.
Detroit Cincinnati
Newport Beach
Mumbai
Phaltan Pune
Atlanta Chennai Bangalore
DI Features
Sri Lanka
TARSADIA FAMILY FOUNDATION
COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES
PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN INSTITUTE
FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND
UCREW SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Partnering with CA-based foundation to create Design and the Social Sector: A Guide to Partnering—an online tool for social designers.
Deconstructing and reconstructing social enterprise models with graduate level designers.
Presenting and facilitating a workshop on partnership development and social impact project outcomes.
Designing and implementing a social innovation leadership program for non-profit and corporate leaders.
Applying design-thinking curriculum to a social enterprise program for high school students across Ohio.
LADDOO PROJECT
SARAI COOKING SYSTEM
GLOBAL CITIZEN LEADERS PROGRAM
SNEHA CENTER DEVELOPMENT
SCALABLE LEARNING SYSTEMS
Combating childhood malnutrition through product development and systems design. Fellow: Jaskeerat Bedi
Creating safe cooking environments and reducing carbon emissions. Fellow: Alan McDonald
Training 260 MBA students over six months on social innovation, leadership, and project incubation skills.
Maximizing health outcomes for women and children through improved service delivery. Fellow: Sandra Plaza
Increase employment for disconnected youth through web and classroom-based content. Fellow: Eva Miller
Newport Beach, California
Pune, Maharshatra
Detroit, Michigan
Phaltan, Maharashtra
Atlanta, Georgia
Detroit Michigan, Chennai, India
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Cincinnati, Ohio
Bangalore, Karnataka
Visit www.d-impact.org for complete portfolio.
We did it!
Last Five Years
DID YOU KNOW that last year over 500 community
DID YOU KNOW that through Design Impact’s Global
leaders, students and non-profit staff participated in
Citizen Leadership Program, students applied principles
Design Impact’s innovation workshops? Each of these
such as interpersonal skills, self-awareness, and innova-
DESIGN IMPACT HAS:
groups learned about social innovation tools and then
tion—all while working to solve a real-life social challenge in
Provided over 25,000 hours of embedded design
directly applied their learning to challenges faced
their community. DI worked with the North Carolina based
and social innovation services to non-profit initiatives.
in their communities.
Center for Creative Leadership to develop and deliver this customized experiential workshop. At the end of the workshop, a survey given to students reported that:
Delivered over $600,000 in pro bono design services
88% felt improved ability to build relationships
to community development projects.
92% had increased awareness of social issues. We’re currently running the second iteration of this program, and look forward to sharing those results with you!
Sri Lanka
Kate Hanisian, Sandra Plaza, Eva Miller, Alan McDonald, Jaskeerat Bedi, Ramsey Ford (from L to R)
executives, and students in social innovation tools.
79% have more confidence in themselves as leaders 89% felt improved ability to generate new ideas and vision
DESIGN IMPACT FELLOWSHIP SUMMIT
Trained over 1000 community leaders, corporate
Incubated over 30 community change projects.
Financials INCOME
EXPEN SES
GRANTS
$ 272,050
$ 163,750
$ 190,450
EARNED PROGRAM REVENUE
$ 53,800
DESIGNING–IN-ACTION
$ 136,550
RUNNING THE SHIP
$ 35,650
IN-KIND DONATIONS
SPREADING THE WORD
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
RENTING THE SPACE
$ 11,300
$ 40,500
$ 6,950
$ 11,500
CORPORATE DONATIONS
$ 2,500
A budget surplus of $81,600 is due to funds received at the end of FY 13 which have been invested in FY 14 initiatives.
Thank You John Kirsch
Lauren Hanisian
Miles Begin
Sara Meehan
Geoff Zoeckler
John Rougeux
Lauren Millhorm
Nate Bullock
Sara Hine
Chris Hammond
Giueseppe Delena
Joiner Family Fund
Lee Peterson
National Endowment
Sarah Corlett
Amy Kim
Claire McKenna
Gretchen Poulson
of the Greater Cincinnati
Angela Hall
Dan Weber
Harriet Englander
Foundation
Angela Pancella
Danny Alexander
Jack Ferrante
Angie Burr
David Bellamy
James Zimmerman
Ayush Chauhan
David and Julianna
Jan Graham
Julia Weinstein
Linda Wells
Barbara and Ric Hine
Thompson
Jane Hanisian
Julie Brook
Lisa Butler
Per Rosenbaum
T Wells
Ben Ford
Debbie Brawn
Janet Berger
Justin Harrell
Lisa Soper
Rob Cheezum
Tarsadia Foundation
Ben and Beth Hanisian
Demetrius Romanos
Janis Ford
Kaleidoscope
Lyden Foust
Saaleha Bamjee
Tom Meyer
Benjamin and
Don Manning
Jason Mills
Kathleen B. and Michael
Lyndon Rego
Samantha Charek
Tony Siebel
Drew Heidel
Jen Lile
C. Krug Fund of the
Margaret Lawson
Sanjay Das
Valerie Jacobs
Bill Taylor
Elaine Kaplan
Jennie Toner
Greater Cincinnati
Mark Lutwak
Sara Ladd
Vera Soper
Bob Roth
Elizabeth and
Jessie Boone
Foundation
Marli Morris
Adam and Laurel Smart
Christina Billingsley
Alexis Kent
Chris Collins
Amy Hall
Stephanie Marston
Company Fund
Josephine and Andy McKenrick
For The Arts
Kochanowski
Nick Dolansky
Sarah Traxler
Leslie Wilkens
Nick Dyko
Scott Tirey
Linda and Doug Ford
Ollie, Libby,
Shepard Engalnder
Sam Hatchett
Jince Kuruvilla
Kathryn Glover
Maria and Jon Ingram
Bruce Ault
Elliot Billingsley
Joan Dolansky
Katie Buchmann
Mark Schutte
Cara Spaccarelli
Emily Barth
Joan and Louis Lauch
Katie Farnsworth
Matt Anthony
Carmen Chacon
Emily Elliott
Joanne and Bruce
Kelly Bailey
Matt Kornau
Carol Ann and Ralph V.
Emma Bellamy
Kevin Dohn
Matthew Hanisian
Jodie Dickerson
Kirsch CPA
Matthew Traxler
Jody and Ben Weber
Kory Gunnerson
Meena Kadri
Joe Hansbauer
Laura McNeel
Melanie Booher
Brian Bjelovek
Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation Chandler Clifton
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio Ford Motor
Brauninger
Sarah and John Lainkin
Leslie and Alex
and Quincy Kroner
Shiva Goel
We are grateful to all our donors, but are exceptionally grateful to Kaleidoscope, our biggest in-kind donor who contributes office space, collaboration with their ridiculously talented design team, and a family of folks to share our challenges, progress, and joys. THAN KS TEAM KALEIDOSCOPE!
Looking Ahead CINCINNATI Looking ahead to our next annual report, expect to see exciting social ventures such as the FIRST BATCH PROGRAM and the RAN DOM SNACKS OF KIN DN ESS project from 2013 –14. For First Batch, DI teamed up with the Haile/US Bank Foundation and the team at CNCY Made to create a four-month accelerator that connects Cincinnati’s manufacturing community with local entrepreneurs. For Random Snacks for Kindness, DI worked with food innovator Frances Kroner and youth apprentices from the non-profit ArtWorks. Together they developed a socially conscious snack food company that gives 100% of proceeds back to community organizations. Also keep an eye out for a growing team with new staff members that will help us continue to grow our Cincinnati-specific initiatives as well as our national and international programs!
FIRST BATCH PROGRAM
RANDOM SNACKS OF KINDNESS
First Batch participant, Adam Jonovski, with his locally manufactured guitar.
The Random Snacks of Kindness team at the first-ever tasting event hosted by Artworks.
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
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