Reducing Litter and Blight
Through Education and Beautification
2014-2015
Sponsorship Opportunities
About Keep Cincinnati Beautiful
Board of Trustees
Alan B. Lindner
Chairman
President, United Dairy Farmers
Abbot Thayer
Vice Chairman
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Alvin B. Dennig, Jr.
Board Treasurer
Barnes, Dennig & Co.
Michael Kaplan
Board Secretary
PNC Bank
T.J. Ackermann, LEED AP
Thomas J. Ackermann Co., Inc.
David Askam
Business Owner
David Fox
Contract Sweepers
Eliza L. Tassian Gantt
The George Tassian Organization,
Inc.
Edward Hatfield
River Trading Co., LTD
Rick Holmes, Jr., Esq.
Fifth Third Bank
Amy Lutz
Community Member
Sandra S. Meyer
Messer Construction Co.
Overview
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (KCB) is an award-winning
501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that reduces litter and
blight, promotes sustainability, and cultivates community
pride through education and beautification. We provide
innovative programs and resources, leverage partnerships,
and organize volunteer events throughout the Greater
Cincinnati region in order to maintain clean, safe, and
strong neighborhoods.
Mission
To educate and encourage individuals to take greater
responsibility for improving their community environments.
Goals
1) To reduce litter and blight by providing volunteers with
the resources, education and supplies they need to initiate
community improvement activities.
2) To increase awareness of environmental issues through
education, public awareness and promotion of the three
Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
“
Creating a strong business and building a
better world are not conflicting goals – they
are both essential ingredients for long-term
success.
Dolores Moorman-Brown
Community Member
-William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company
Christine Schoonover
Sibcy Cline Realtors
Mark Sims
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, PLL
Ed Taylor
The Kroger Co.
Michael Tombragel
Hyde Park Painting & Carpentry
Heather Zaring Vecellio
Community Member
Michelle (Mitch) Zulli
Sunny Delight Beverages Co.
Learn More
Visit our website to learn more about our programming!
www.KeepCincinnatiBeautiful.org
2014-2015 Programs At A Glance
Great American Cleanup (GAC)
As the country’s largest community improvement program,
the GAC provides 20,000 communities nationwide with
structured service projects that enable volunteers to take
greater responsibility for their community’s environment.
From March through November, KCB facilitates cleanup
and beautification projects on a local level by providing
supplies and logistical support. The GAC encourages
positive behavior change that builds and sustains more
beautiful communities.
Leadership & Staff
Linda Holterhoff
Executive Director
20 years
Denise Brodsky
Development & Communications
Director
6 months
Lowe’s volunteers beautify
a Mill Creek bike path
Marissa Burroughs
Environmental Educator & Grant
Manager
4 years
Urban Revitalization Initiative
For decades, KCB has served as a cornerstone for
community revitalization, conservation and economic
development tackling the tough issues of graffiti, illegal
dumping, highway litter, water pollution and unkempt
vacant lots. Our Urban Revitalization Initiative specifically
addresses these ongoing community concerns aggressively
and systematically at the community level. We work
year-round in collaboration with community leaders, City
officials, corporate and private partners, Cincinnati Police,
the Department of Public Services, and thousands of
volunteers to keep Cincinnati beautiful.
Adam Curry
Quality of Life Program Manager
3 years
A KCB mural enhances the
gateway to Mt. Auburn
Daffodils & Daylilies
KCB has brightened Cincinnati’s highways and major
thoroughfares over the last ten years by planting and
maintaining more than 800,000 daffodil and daylily
bulbs along entrance and exit ramps. By beautifying our
streets and highways, we take pride in our community,
deter littering, and roll out the red carpet to millions of
people traveling along I-75 and I-71 every week.
Did You Know?
Katie Davis
Arts Program Manager
4 years
Drew Goebel
Vacant Lot Stabilization Program
Manager
6 months
Brooke Lehenbauer
Great American Cleanup & Volunteer
Coordinator
5 years
Liz McEwan
Communications & Event Coordinator
8 years
UDF sponsors the bed on I-71
at Montgomery
Environmental Education
Teaching children the importance of environmental
stewardship and community pride is a key part of our
mission. As such, we provide free environmental education
in the form of assemblies, field trips, and classroom
assemblies to students in Cincinnati’s public, private,
and parochial schools. Our programs emphasize the
importance of energy and water conservation, waste
reduction, litter prevention, and more. It is our goal that
students will feel empowered to set an example in the
community and be teachers in their own homes.
Claire Bryson
Arts Program Manager
4 years
Nancy Stockhauser
Bookkeeper
3 years
Barb Wriston-Ruddy
Education Program Manager
12 years
To learn more about our programs
visit our website:
KeepCincinnatiBeautiful.org/programs
Sunny Delight’s CEO Billy Cyr
with a Green Team student
Studies show that extra-curricular environmental education – like ours – helps children perform
better in social studies, science, language arts, and math!
Target Market and Demographics
While KCB serves the Greater Cincinnati region, the bulk of our work is
concentrated in the urban core of Cincinnati (78 square miles). Cincinnati is the
third largest city in Ohio, home to nearly 297,000 residents and seven Fortune
500 companies with almost 61,000 employees.
KCB directly engages over 10,000 corporate and community volunteers. Our
Environmental Education programs reach over 29,000 students (K-12) annually,
plus an additional 500 teachers, custodians, and administrators. We also have
a growing social media network.
3,560
likes on
Facebook
3,276
followers
on Twitter
8,710
annual visitors
on KCB’s website
2,559
Fifth Third Bank volunteers clear honeysuckle
to make room for a community orchard
e-newsletter
contacts
Did You Know?
44.8% of the City of Cincinnati’s population is African American1. According to a recent
Nielson report, “African-American consumers have unique behaviors from the total market...
they’re more aggressive consumers of media and they shop more frequently. African Americans
watch more television (37%), make more shopping trips (8), purchase more ethnic beauty and
grooming products (9x more), read more financial magazines (28%) and spend more than
twice the time at personal hosted websites than any other group.”
Possible employees complete a mural and other
beautification projects in West End
Over 52% of the City of Cincinnati’s population is composed of women2. Based on
research published by the New York Times, women control 85% of household purchases, and
over 50% of women use online social networks to share feedback, exchange ideas, and
research new products.
1
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2013/african-american-consumers-are-more-relevant-than-ever.html
2
https://www.pontiflex.com/download/socialwomen.pdf
Sponsorship Opportunities
All of our sponsors are encouraged to use KCB’s logo to promote their sponsorship in an approved manner. Your
company logo will also be featured in our Annual Report (circulation: 1,800).
Partners In Education
Partners In Education enable us to provide environmental
assemblies, field trips, and classroom presentations at no
cost to schools.
ASSEMBLY SPONSOR: $15,000
• Company logo prominently featured on:
• Student t-shirts and school banners
• Annual education newsletter, The
EcoEducator (est. circulation: 5,000)
• KCB and select school district websites
• KCB’s monthly education e-newsletter
• 10 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
FIELD TRIP SPONSOR: $10,000
• Company logo featured on promotional materials
(see Assembly Sponsor)
• 5 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
CLASSROOM PRESENTATION SPONSOR:
$5,000
• Company logo featured on the following:
• Annual education newsletter
• KCB’s website
• KCB’s monthly education e-newsletter
• 2 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
Sponsorship Opportunities
building brand equity with a highly regarded affiliate of a national nonprofit organization
All of our sponsors are encouraged to use KCB’s logo to promote their sponsorship in an approved manner. Your
company logo will also be featured in our Annual Report (circulation: 1,800).
Great American Cleanup (GAC)
GAC Sponsors support over 180 community improvement
projects by providing the funds necessary to procure
cleanup supplies, equipment, tools and promotional
materials that ensure successful events. Our activities
provide high visibility and recognition for our sponsors.
TITLE SPONSOR: $15,000 (1 available)
• Throughout the nine-month program, company
logo prominently featured on:
• Volunteer t-shirts and signage
• Registration brochure and online form
• Print and broadcast media releases
• KCB’s website, monthly e-newsletter,
and social media network
• Approved promotional items and company
information in participant “swag” bags
• 10 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
PRESENTING SPONSOR: $10,000 (2 available)
• Company logo featured on the promotional
materials and event collateral listed above
• Approved promotional items and company
information in participant “swag” bags
• 5 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
PROGRAM SPONSOR: $5,000 (2 available)
• Company logo featured in the following:
• Print and broadcast media releases
• KCB’s website, monthly e-newsletter,
and social media network
• Approved promotional items and company
information in participant “swag” bags
• 2 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
Urban Revitalization Initiative
(Arts, Vacant Lot Stabilization, Graffiti
Abatement, & Illegal Dumping Abatement)
Program Sponsors support our ongoing needs by
providing funds to cover operational expenses including
but not limited to paint and painting supplies, equipment
rental, studio space, tools and more.
PROGRAM SPONSOR: $5,000
• Company logo featured in the following:
• Print and broadcast media releases
• KCB’s website, monthly e-newsletter,
and social media network
• 2 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
Daffodils & Daylilies
Beautification Sponsors directly support the ongoing
maintenance of our Daffodils & Daylilies sites including
mowing, weeding, mulching, and planting.
BEAUTIFICATION SPONSOR: $10,000
(5 available)
• Company logo featured on:
• A sign at one of our highway locations
• Print and broadcast media releases
• KCB’s website, monthly e-newsletter,
and social media network
• 5 complimentary tickets to our annual Clean &
Beautiful Community Awards reception
Additionally, all sponsors have the opportunity to
participate in a team-building volunteer event planned
by KCB on a date of your choosing!
Questions? Please contact Denise Brodsky:
(513) 352-4386
[email protected]
We Believe...
Sweat equity contributes to the overall sustainability of our efforts. When people put on work
gloves and volunteer in their neighborhood, they become more invested in making and keeping
it beautiful. This leads to changes in perception and behavior across the city.
Recent Corporate Sponsors
1115 Bates Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45225
(513) 325-4380
www.KeepCincinnatiBeautiful.org