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Because of you, our city changed for the better in 2017. 2017 Ripple Report
In honor of Lisa Kaminski 2017 Ripple Report In many ways, 2017 was a year like any other for Ingage Partners: we’ve continued to use business as a force for good, partnering with like-minded clients who share our Consulting With Purpose™ vision to “Be the change we wish to see in the world.” In other ways, 2017 brought difficult changes. We lost our beloved colleague of 5 years, Lisa Kaminski, to mela- noma. We are still saddened by her loss. We joked that Lisa was the “Kevin Bacon of Cincinnati,” because she was somehow connected by two degrees to every resi- dent in our city. Everybody has a “Lisa Story.” Her passion to connect people, to assist in career building, and to encourage others was contagious. Lisa was in many ways the “heart” of our company, and her influence on so many of us at Ingage Partners cannot be understated. For this reason, we dedicate our 2017 Ripple Report to her. Even in the midst of change, Ingage Partners has grown our community impact. We’ve more than doubled our Social Impact Fund this year, awarding $41,000 and 200 volunteer hours to Children Inc. We brought a volunteer force of 130 persons to assemble 19,008 meals and 8,800 gallons of purified water for children in Iraq. And 24 of our consultants built technology for 12 non-profit organizations at Southwest Ohio GiveCamp, by donating professional consulting services over a long weekend (fueled by pumpkin waffles and diet sodas). Ingage Partners was created in 2011 by Michael Kroeger and Kelly Dolan because they envisioned a company with an overarching mission to do good. They recognized that having a profitable and sustainable business model would ensure the company’s longevity. As one of our client partners, YOU are supporting our shared mission to do good in our city. We couldn’t be here without you, and for your support, we are grateful.
Since 2011, Ingage Partners has committed to donating at least 25% of our
profits to deserving community organizations. As our business has grown,
so has our giving. Whether championing company-wide causes or individual
passions, our organization exists to make a difference in our community.
Total donated in 2017: Total donated since 2011:
$48,716 $204,914
2017 Ripple Report
3,444
Volunteer hours donated
18 28 4 85+ 6
schools blood sports teams students taught Conservation
supported donors coached Hour of Code Causes
13 1,069 418 2 19,008
churches acts of kindness volunteer hours vegetarian meals
families
supported performed SW Ohio Give Camp assembled for Iraqis
housed
3 4 964 44 8,800
pet shelters robotics oversized food winter coats gallons of water
supported judges boxes packed donated sent to Iraqis
2017 Ripple Report
including:
155+
Local causes supported
CINNUG
Meredith’s Miracles
Girl Develop It
Habitat For Humanity
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Gorman Heritage Farm
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Hoxworth Blood Center
Animal Rescue
Cincinnati Astronomical Society
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Local Univ Cincinnati Museum Center
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Taste of Cincinnati
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Hospice of SW Ohio
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Flying Pig Marathon
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Queen Bee Run
Fo m ul City Gospel Mission
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Rose Garden Home Mission
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Master Provisions
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A Child’s Hope International
Listen 2 Stop Abuse
Feed Ohio
Cincinnati Nature Center
Oxbow Birdathon
$2,643 go girl $41,000 Miami University
University of Cincinnati
raised for Extra Life Muscatatuk National Wildlife Refuge
Became sustaining sponsor donated to Social Impact Fund
Xavier University
supporting children’s hospitals Girl Develop IT Cincinnati winners Leadership Scholars
Day of Agile
Freeset USA
Agile Cincy
Go Local
Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary
Southwest Ohio GiveCamp
Midwest UX Conference
Pay It Forward
CINCINNATI
2017
SOCIAL
IMPACT
FUND
Ripples in the Pond:
Social Impact Fund
Creating a larger collective impact the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati/Dayton area
Since 2011, Ingage Partners has used business as a are encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent,
force for good. We have donated our finances and outlining their proposal. Our Social Impact Fund
volunteer hours to hundreds of local non-profits and committee will judge the applications, and invite
charitable causes that we believe in. The diverse causes a few finalists to give final presentations
we support reflect the varied interests and passions to our contributing employee committee. Then, our
that our consultants bring to their work each day. contributing employees review and vote for the
non-profit of their choice. The non-profit with the
In 2015, employees of Ingage Partners created the most votes receives a financial award and hours of
Social Impact Fund in order to make an even larger professional service. All presenting finalists also
impact for good. While we still encourage our receive a $1,000 award.
consultants to support non-profits of their choosing, we
wanted to grow our impact by choosing one deserving Past Social Impact Fund Recipients:
charitable cause to support each year. By pooling our In 2016, we awarded $15,500 and 200 employee
collective resources, we are able to make a significant volunteer hours to iSPACE, a local non-profit
impact. organization that brings engineering and STEM
education to underserved K-6th children.
Where do the funds come from? In 2017, we awarded $41,000 and 100 employee
Participating Ingage Partners employees donate one volunteer hours to Leadership Scholars,
hour of their PVTO (Paid Volunteer Time Off) each a local non-profit that brings holistic
month into the Social Impact Fund. Ingage Partners education and support to families with underper-
then makes a dolar for dollar match into the fund, forming children.
stewarded by our non-profit arm “Pay It Forward
Cincinnati.” At the end of the year, the Social Impact Ingage Partners will review presentations and
Fund is awarded to the winning non-profit organization. announce the winners for our 2018 Social Impact
Fund finalists on March 9th, 2018. The winning
How our Social Impact Award works: non-profit will be awarded $36,200 and 100
Qualifying registered 501(c)3 non-profit organizations in volunteer hours.
More Ripples in the Pond:
CPS Early Start Extra Life Whiz Kids
Kim Perry Andy Canterbury Phil Lachman
Business Analyst Developer Developer
As a parent of a teenager, I recently When I was 16 years old, my appendix For the past 2 school years, I have
became concerned with research ruptured and I was rushed to done weekly reading tutoring in the
connecting early school start times Cincinnati Children's Hospital for Whiz Kids program. This school year, I
with serious health and safety issues emergency surgery. The surgery went contacted the counselor to see if she
for teenagers. Since 50% of our well, but the recovery was long and could use a weekly math tutor. Since
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) high boring– until I discovered the hospi- they had no active after school tutor-
schools start as early as 7:30, I was tal’s game room! I spent as much time ing program, we coordinated the
concerned. I joined a committee of as possible playing games with my details. Then she put the word out to
dedicated parents to see if we could brother. Children's Hospital saved my her 4th grade teachers.
push back school start times to 8:30. life and playing games kept my spirits
up and helped with my recovery. Week One: 3 students showed up.
After initially communicating my Week Two: 5 students showed up,
research to board meetings, I reached Many years later, an Ingage colleague plus another parent to tutor.
out to the mayor’s office about the told me about Extra Life, a 24-hour Week Three: 7 students showed up.
seriousness of this issue, which gaming marathon which raises money
inspired them to write a letter of for hospitals through the Children's The program grew to include reading
support to the CPS school board. We Miracle Network. It was exactly the and mentoring. We paired 2nd grade
eventually identified bus transporta- kind of thing I could get behind. students who needed reading help
tion as a major hurdle, complicated with 5th grade students who are good
further by contracts. When I organized an Extra Life event, readers but need a self esteem boost.
over 100 gamers came together to
Since CPS contracts with public trans- fight monsters, trade resources, race Our program had now grown to 12
portation, an earlier start time would cars, collect power ups, build railways, students, and had outgrown the
require adjustments to the current battle robots, level up, and even make 1-hour time slot. My high school
Metro bus system. Our goal is to quilts! This group of colleagues, daughter and one of her friends
review routes, schedules, and usage friends, and families raised $2,643 for wanted to help, along with the coun-
to find greater efficiencies and hope- local children's hospitals, putting us in selor's middle school daughter. The
fully cost reductions. I volunteered to the top 7% of fundraising teams in the additional 3 tutors brought us to a
organize these sessions and recently world! 2-to-1 tutor to student ratio, which
obtained the data from SORTA (the seemed about right.
entity that operates Metro). We are
now building momentum for other Just by raising my hand and volunteer-
community groups and industry ing to help a couple of kids with math,
experts to pool our resources to the I accidentally helped to start a vibrant
initiative’s success. after-school tutoring program that
now has 6 tutors and 15-20 students
Earlier start times will have a lasting (and continues to grow). I feel lucky to
positive impact on our students, and have helped to create a ripple that
will set Cincinnati apart, as one of the continues to grow.
first large urban school districts
nationwide to transition to healthier
and safer high school start times.
Why Certified B Corps Matter
Being a Certified B Corp is part of our pro-bono consulting, parenting a
2,390+
B Corps worldwide
company DNA. This voluntary certification nonprofit, company-wide volunteer including:
(like Fair Trade or LEED-Certified) holds us opportunities, and much more is all
to higher standards of transparency, possible because others share our vision.
accountability, and performance. As a
Certified B Corp, we join over 2,300 We believe in using business as a positive 16
like-minded businesses to lead a global force for social change, which can create
movement to redefine “success” in ripples that then become waves. By B Corps in Ohio
business. For us, giving back isn’t just supporting our business, you partnered
talk—it’s the heartbeat of our organization. with us to bring about good in our
community.
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We create this yearly Ripple Report to B Corps in Kentucky
share what success in business means to Want to learn more about the B-Corp
us, and to celebrate with our partners who business model? We’d be honored to
make it possible for us to make an impact share. We believe in its potential to be
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in our community. All of our giving back good for your business, culture and your
initiatives through our Social Impact community—just as it has been for ours. B Corps in Indiana
Fund, Paid Volunteer Time Off (PVTO),
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