Welcome to Ohio Grantmakers Forum
The leading voice and premier resource for organized philanthropy in Ohio.

Nominations Open for Ohio Philanthropy Award
Nominate a colleague or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to organized philanthropy. Nominations are due July 16, 2010.

New Sample and Reference Documents
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Minding the Business While Changing the World ("Boards" category)
PolicyWorks for Philanthropy Case Studies ("Other" category)

Listserv Query and Postback
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A small private (family) foundation is seeking suggestions for a simple software program for grant tracking.

Using Social Media: 3 Perspectives
OGF recently asked staff at three foundations about their use of social media.

Funding Area Resources
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The Health and Arts & Culture pages have been updated with Ohio and national reports, links and legislation.

Summer OGF Connection
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Topics: Using social media to reach goals; From the AG's desk: Protecting Nonprofit organizations; Grantee diversity; Strategic planning.

Telling Your Story Online (audio/video)
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From OGF's June webinar for corporate members, Cardinal Health and Dominion share how they have used 21st century technology to tell their story of company involvement in communities. (Find under Social Media category)

Food for Thought: Childhood Obesity Prevention (audio)
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Joe Thompson, Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, discusses his Center’s work to enable children of all races, ethnicities and geographic locations to eat healthy, be physically active and avoid obesity. (Find under the Program Areas/Funding Interests)

Ohio's Health-Focused Foundations
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This report presents information on a broader group of foundations that focus a majority of their activity on health.

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