Features, Video| Published on March 30, 2012 9:00 am

Philanthropy Friday: It Is Here

By: Nick George, The Columbus Foundation


We live in a great community, where history resounds and opportunity abounds. Here is a two-minute video reflection for you to view and share with your friends and family, at staff or civic meetings, or in recruiting folks to join us in this great American city.

Featured in the video are: (in order to appearance):

  • Leslie H. Wexner
  • Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
  • Dr. Jeffrey Wadsworth, President and CEO, Battelle Memorial Institute
  • Marlene Owens Rankin, Jesse Owens’ Daughter
  • Hugh J. Dorrian, Columbus City Auditor
  • Archie M. Griffin
  • Jack Hanna
  • Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Walter McCreary, Tuskeegee Airman/World War II Decorated Fighter Pilot
  • Jack Nicklaus
  • Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, OSU
  • Patrick Losinski, Columbus Metropolitan Library
  • Young Entrepreneurs: Mike Minnix, Brady Konya, Tanisha Robinson, Justin Boehme, Joe DeLoss.

More information about local nonprofits is available 24/7 through the Foundation’s online resource, PowerPhilanthropy, which is available to everyone who wants to be more informed about the nonprofits they care about. PowerPhilanthropy makes it easy to donate to the causes you care about atwww.columbusfoundation.org/p2/.

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Author: Nick George, The Columbus Foundation The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor® to nearly 2,000 individuals, families, businesses, and communities that have created unique funds to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for 68 years, The Columbus Foundation is the ninth largest community foundation in the United States today. The Foundation’s online resource, PowerPhilanthropy®, makes it possible for everyone to access valuable information about central Ohio nonprofits. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

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