2011 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati is dedicated to enhancing the lives of all individuals in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. We give back to the community by transferring our knowledge and expertise through consulting, coaching and leadership development. We are the building blocks to a better tomorrow.
Strengthening Nonpro�ts Since 1995
513.791.6230 | www.esc-cincinnati.org
2011 Board of Trustees
Board O�cers
Frederick H. Heyse, Board ChairRetired Associate Director/ MISP&G
Richard E. Friedman, Vice ChairFaculty/Administrative Sta�University of Cincinnati
Robert Conklin, TreasurerRetired Section HeadP&G
Carole Register, SecretaryRetired VP/Community RelationsWellSpan Health System
Board Members
Doug Bolton, Managing PrincipalCassidy Turley
James D. CohenPresident of Community Management Corporation (CMC)
Randy Harris, Retired National Account Sales ManagerP&G
Aubrey Herman, FranchiseeAmeriprise Financial
Frederick Jo�e, Ph.D.Retired Director, Product DevelopmentP&G
Margaret Lawson,PartnerTaft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Carol LeighRetired Manager Marketing CommunicationsThe Ohio River Company
Brian Leshner, Executive DirectorStudent Activity Foundation
June ReynoldsRetired Finance Manager with Purchasing experienceP&G
Dan RolfesCEOMeridian Mark & Holiday Homes
Penina Sachs, VP/Senior Consultant (Deceased 5/2/11)HR Partners International, Inc.
David Wallace, Sta� AttorneyUnited States Court of Appeals
Yvonne WashingtonExecutive VP/COOUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati
Inside this Edition
Index
Leadership Teampage 2
Letter to the Communitypage 3
Clients we have Servedpage 4
ESCC Programspages 5-6
Our Volunteer Programpage 7
Community Impactpages 8-9
Social Impact InvestorsPage 10
Financial SummaryPage 11
Meet the Team
Andrew J. McCreanorCEO/Executive [email protected]
Craig KowalskiDirector of Operations & [email protected]
Darlyne Koretos, EditorDirector of Support [email protected]
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Contact Us
10945 Reed HartmanHighway, Suite 108Cincinnati, OH 45242513.791.6230www.esc-cincinnati.org
Frederick H.Heyse
Richard E.Friedman
RobertConklin
CaroleRegister
DougBolton
James D.Cohen
RandyHarris
AubreyHerman
FrederickJo�e
MargaretLawson
CarolLeigh
BrianLeshner
JuneReynolds
DanRolfes
PeninaSachs
DavidWallace
YvonneWashington
Core Values
CommitmentESCC is committed to helping our clients carry out their missions more e�ectively.
ProfessionalismESCC is an organization comprised of highly-skilled professionals delivering quality services to thenonpro�t community with the same level of professionalism withwhich they approach career endeavors.
AccountabilityESCC is committed to demonstrating to investors and other stakeholders that we are atrustworthy steward of their investment and support.
GrowthESCC believes in long-term, continuous growth for our clientsand for our volunteers.
CollaborationESCC believes that“together we can do more.” Community issues do not arise in a vacuum, and they cannot be moste�ectively addressed by those operating in a vacuum.
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Letter To The Community
From Our Leaders
In 2011, we celebrated our 16th year of improving our community by helping to strengthen many of the nonpro�t organizations in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
Nonpro�ts continue to face tremendous challenges by being asked to do more with less. They face the dual hardship of decreased funding and increased requests for more services by the people they assist. We are pleased that our work reduces this hardship for nonpro�ts and contributes to the overall well being of people in our community through the high quality, a�ordable consulting and coaching services, and leadership development we provide.
From our humble beginning with 30 volunteer consultants serving less than 20 nonpro�ts, we have grown to more than 120 volunteer consultants who donated 10,300 hours of service in 2011, valued at more than $1 million at full market rates.
The foundation of our agency is built on the strength of our workforce of talented and experienced volunteers and sta� who enjoy being able to give back to the community. We are very proud to say that 16 of ESCC’s original members continue to be involved with ESCC today. And some of our clients have been with us from our inception. This speaks to the value and experience ESCC brings to nonpro�ts speci�cally, and the community in general. We are very grateful for our bright, dedicated, hardworking volunteers, without whom we would not exist.
What remains a challenge to us now is creating the proper type of service delivery to handle the changing needs of nonpro�t businesses and volunteers. To that end, we will implement in mid-2012 a new business plan (Project Performance Excellence) to ensure that ESCC is strategically positioned to continue to grow and serve our clients. And we welcome our 2012 Board Chair, Aubrey Herman, to help shepherd the implementation of this plan.
As you will see in our community report, ESCC had a productive year in 2011. We are steadily improving our �nancial sustainability as we hold ourselves to the same best practices that we urge our clients to follow.
In closing, we truly appreciate the overall investment of time, talent and support we receive from our stakeholders, volunteers and the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky community.Sincerely,
Andrew McCreanorExecutive Director/CEO
Sincerely,
Frederick H. Heyse2011 Board Chair
Our Mission
To help nonpro�ts achieve their missions by providing high quality, a�ordable consulting services.
American Heritage Girls
Art Academy
Autism Society
Building Blocks for Kids
Childhood Food Solutions
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky
Children's Meeting House Montessori School
Cincinnnati Public Schools
Council on Aging
Countryside YMCA Lebanon
Covington Business Council
Dress for Success
Easter Seals
Findlay Market Corporation
First Unitarian Church
Flywheel
Freestore Foodbank
Hamilton Co. Park District
Henry the Hand Foundation
Integrative Learning Center of Mid-America
iSPACE
Jewish Community Center
Jewish Family Service
Jewish Federation of Cinci
Kennedy Hgts Arts Center
Kenzie's Closet
Learning through Art
Lifespan
Live Well Collaborative
Mercy Montessori
Music Resource Center of Cinci
New Life Furniture
Newport Independent Schools
Over the Rhine Foundation
P&G
PAST Foundation
Pones
Requiem Project
Rescue Community Center
Talbert House
The Grail
UC – Clermont College
UC - Engineering Alumni
United Pet Fund
Withrow HS Alumni Board
Xtraordinary Women
Clients we have Served
2011 Client Listing
Coaching
Training
Business Improvement
Strategic Planning
Board Development
Succession Planning
Fundraising
Projects by Service Provided
Project Clients by Nonpro�t Sector
Arts & Culture 7%
Community Development
17%
Education 34%
Health 21%
Social Services
21% ESCC Endorses United Way Bold Goals — ESCC has joined forces with United Way and other community partners by endorsing UW’s Bold Goals around Education, Health, and Income. By aligning our projects and programs with selected community indicators, we will be helping to accelerate systemwide, measurable change. Additionally, ESCC supports the important work being done by other organizations, such as Agenda 360, Vision 2015, and the Strive Partnership in their e�orts to improve our region’s overall socio-economic health.
Health 50%
Education 40%
13%
41% 14%
9%
6%
7%
9%
Income 10%
Alignment to United Way Bold Goals with all NP's worked with in 2011
Human Resources
Financial / business planning
Management
Marketing
Technology
15%
45%
26%
8%
6%
Subset of Business Improvement (Project by Service Provided)
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ESCC Programs
Leadership Institutes
Adventist Outreach Ministries
Allen Temple
Anderson Ferry Food Pantry
Bethel Baptist Church
Bi-Okoto Culture Institute
Boys Hope/Girls Hope
Brooksville Baptist Church
Building Blocks for Kids
Camp Joy
Cancer Family Care
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Covington
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky
Church of Our Saviour
Cincinnati Islamic Center
Cincinnati Works
Clearinghouse: 1st Presbyterian
Corpus Christi Food Pantry
Covington Business Council
Dayton Christian Center
Enjoy the Arts
Fresh Start Victory Center
Heart House
Highland County
Imani Family Center
Interfaith Emergency Assistance
iSPACE
Jewish Federation of Cinci
Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates
Larry H Spears Foundation
LAUNCHNational
LIFE Food Pantry
LifePoint Solutions
Lighthouse Youth Service
Music Resource Center of Cinci
National Vitiligo Foundation
New Life Temple Sharing & Caring
Open Door Ministries
Our Daily Bread (The First United Methodist Church)
Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region
PowerNet of Dayton
Requiem Project
Seven Hills Neighborhood Center
St. Francis Seraph Ministries – Sarah Center
St. Leo's Church Pantry
St. Paul's Pantry
SVDP Church of the Resurrection, Bond Hill
Tender Mercies, Inc.
The Children’s Home of Cincinnati
The Women’s Connection
West College Hill Neighborhood Services
West End Emergency Center
Williamsburg Nazarene Church
Women Helping Women
Women Writing for a Change
Xtraordinary Women
York Street United Methodist Church
Zion United Church of Christ
Nonpro�ts That Participated In Leadership Institutes
ESCC’s two Leadership Institutes combine subject matter training with individual coaching through eight-month programs geared toward nonpro�t executive directors and other senior leaders. In 2011 ESCC educated more than 100 community leaders through its leadership development programs.
Education 11%
Social Services
70%
Arts & Culture 4%
Community Development 6%
Health 9%
Leadership Institute Participants by Nonpro�t Sector
“ESCC has demonstrated it is a unique and valuable participant in the Greater Cincinnati Philanthropy Community...they are a true value-added enterprise.”
- Denny Doyle, Dennis M. and Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation
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ESCC Programs
Nonpro�t Leadership Institute
Now in its fourth year, ESCC’s Nonpro�t Leadership Institute is a dynamic, interactive eight-month program speci�cally designed for executive directors and senior managers interested in strengthening their management skills for better e�ectiveness. Each monthly day-long module, while distinct, cumulatively provides expanded knowledge for managing a nonpro�t organization. 2011 workshops included Leadership for Nonpro�ts, Personnel Management, Strategic Thinking, Board Development, Organizational Development/Fundraising, Outcomes Measurement, Fiscal Management, Community Asset Mapping/Collaborations/Social Enterprise. Classes run from September through May. Participants also receive individual coaching from ESCC-trained volunteers and assistance with both organizational and personal improvement plans.
Above: (Left) NLI participants meet monthly for leadership training and development
Above: (Right) Tom Monaco and Carol Leigh have co-led the NLI Program since its inception in 2008.
Above: 2011-2012 Graduation - Seated (Lto R) Pat Frew, Lindsey Wade, Simcha Kackley, Adebola Olowe, Glenna Parks, Mark Ingles. Standing (L to R) Rick Wurth, Jenny Ensley, Aimee Shinkle, Jane Fischer, Karen D’Agostino, Tina Manchise, Tara Lindsey Gordon, Kelli Halter, Judith Moore Tucker, Roger Rosenberger. (Not shown) Kevin Hackman, Mary McAlister Cleveland, Barbara Miller, Emilie Davis
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ESCC Programs
Freestore Foodbank Leadership Institute
Freestore Foodbank and ESCC partnered for the third year in a program designed to increase the distribution capacity of FSFB agencies from 14 million pounds of food a year to 16 million pounds. Under this eight-month program that runs from September till June, ESCC coached 36 FSFB agencies one-on-one, as well as provided monthly leadership training sessions to assist them to reach this goal.
Each workshop provides the opportunity to learn skills and knowledge to provide strategic thinking and time to create capacity assessments, develop plans, and report increased capabilities.
Right: 2011-2012 graduates include (front to back-left)Mary Lewis, Leonie Carter, Yasmine Brown-Jones, Jackie Marshall, Carol Rope, Cindy Reynolds (front to back-right) Jackie Grant, Joyce Edwards, Bennetta Johnson, Kathy O'Malley, Evie Folkes, Vernena Simpson.
Below: (Left) Small group breakout sessions enhance workshop learning
Below: (Right) (L to R) Don Storck, ESCC Co-Program Manager, Mary Selhorst FSFB Capacity Development Center Mgr., John Young, FSFB CEO, Julie Smith-Morrow, FSFB VP-Agency Relations, Sheri Vogel, ESCC Co-Program Manager
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ESCC
Our Volunteers 2011 Volunteers
More than 100 volunteers contributed 10,300 hours in 2011.
300+ hoursFred Heyse, Meta Sien, Craig Kowalski, Bob Conklin, Carol Leigh, Bob Wuerdeman, Denny Fennema, Randy Harris, Jerry Lewis
200-300 hoursRod Trombley, Mark Grote, Russ Rosen, Connie Hinitz, Rick Findlay, Dick Fencl
100-200 hoursHirsh Cohen, George Dershimer, Jerry Knobeloch, Don Storck, Julia Johnson, Bill Tucker, Ed Hand, Rob Allanson, Andy McCreanor, Carol Sparks, Joe Doench, Bill Luerssen, Pete Teitelman, Tom Fisher, Fred Jo�e
ESCC is privileged to count a wide variety of retired and working professionals as volunteer members of ESCC. These dedicated women and men come from many sectors of the business and nonpro�t communities to lend their considerable talents in many valuable ways – from coaching to consulting to training to serving on our board and serving as a valuable part of our small sta�. They join ESCC for many reasons – from a desire to give back to the community, to wanting to learn new skills, to keeping current skills fresh, to making new friends. We are very grateful for our wonderful volunteers. Without them our organization could not exist. This year we are proud to report that 60 new members joined during the year for a total of 120+ volunteers by the end of the year.
“ESCC provides the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky community with valuable services to increase the strength and sustainability of our nonpro�ts.“
- Karen Monday VP Foundation and Business Management Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky
“ESCC provides meaningful, relevant services to other nonpro�ts in our community. Assisting these agencies with leadership and human resource development is both ful�lling and rewarding.”
- Julia Johnson
“By sharing my work experiences with nonpro�ts I am able to help others by giving back to the community.”
- Rod Trombley
“I’m so impressed with the dedicated nonpro�t professionals and volunteers with whom I have worked and look forward to each new project to continue helping more people in our community.”
- Rick Findlay
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ESCC
Community Impact
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) and Procter & Gamble Foundation have been strong supporters of ESCC for many years. For the past four years P&G Foundation has contributed more than $100,000 to ESCC to provide IT and operational capacity-building projects within CPS. To date, ESCC has partnered with CPS on 24 projects with more than a dozen more in the pipeline. ESCC has been responsible for implementing a wide range of cost-cutting and e�ciency-producing processes that have totaled $6 million savings for the central o�ce.
A few of the major projects over the years include negotiation of new school bus contracts, design and implementation of an IT disaster recovery project, improved Performance Evaluation system and establishing a supplier diversity program. Safe Routes to School, a recent project, is part of a national program geared toward improving the safety of students walking or biking to school while also improving the health of the children.
As ESCC continues to work with operational issues at CPS, it is broadening its reach into the schools. In a recent project with the School for Creative and Performing Arts, ESCC is successfully helping the school resolve governance issues and develop a strategic plan; this work may be reapplied to other schools as well.
“We are proud that we’re changing the culture within Cincinnati Public Schools by challenging our traditional ways of working and bringing in best practices from the business world. ESCC volunteers play a vital role in this shift. We look forward to expanding this work into additional areas of CPS.”
- Mary A. Ronan, Superintendent Cincinnati Public Schools
“As we continue to trim the (operational) fat and get more into the muscle, our projects are becoming more complex. Not only do the volunteer consultants provide outstanding strategic direction, but they are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and work side-by-side with us. We do not have the sta� or the expertise to make these internal e�ciency changes on our own and could not have done this without ESCC’s help.”
- Terry Elfers, Chief Operating O�cer Cincinnati Public Schools
“As good stewards of our Foundation’s dollars we have to be certain the investments we make in the community are worthwhile. Time after time, Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati has proven that they bring intrinsic value to the entire community by improving operations within Cincinnati Public Schools which helps the educational process for all our children.”
- Sean Parker, Community Relations Manager P&G
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Since 2004 Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati has partnered with Cincinnati’s iconic nonpro�t — Freestore Foodbank — on a variety of strategic initiatives. Freestore’s CEO John Young refers to ESCC as their “go to” agency when they need assistance.
This year ESCC has helped Freestore Foodbank achieve three strategic goals: Improve capacity at its food pantries, better leverage its existing food and assist more women in entering the workforce.
In particular this year, ESCC helped broker Dress for Success’ merger with the Freestore Foodbank family. Together they will help more women gain the con�dence necessary to move into the workforce and out of the “at risk” population.
“We major in food,” Young said, but minor in partnerships.”
Community Impact
Freestore Foodbank Partnership
John Young, CEO, Freestore Foodbank
Since 1995 — the inception of both American Heritage Girls (AHG) and Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati — each agency has grown along parallel paths.
Today, AHG is a national scouting organization with 19,000 members in 45 states and six countries worldwide. And the original founder, Patti Garibay, still leads the helm as National Executive Director.
For the past 16 years, ESCC has helped AHG with increasingly more complex work. In 2011, ESCC completed a Process Mapping project for AHG, headed by Mark Grote. “That was such a great exercise for creating buy in for our change initiative,” Garibay said. “Our sta� had to visually see that we were ine�cient and duplicating e�orts in some areas. We knew we needed to operate smarter for the future.” Garibay said their organization grew more than 35 per cent last year. If they remain on their current trajectory, she predicts that AHG will reach over 80,000 members by 2015.
American Heritage Girls And ESCC Grow Together
Mark Grote, ESCC, and Patti Garibay, American Heritage Girls
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Social Impact Investors
Foundation Donations Made In 2011
Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati Financial Summary
Statement of Cash Flow
$13,500+ Donated From Member Contributions
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation
P&G Fund
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Duke Energy Foundation
Dennis M. & Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation
In-Kind Contributions
Berman Printing
Julie Meyer Design
Anonymous donor for o�ce supplies
Doug Bolton
Gordon Bon�eld
Jerry Braunheim
Hirsh Cohen
James Cohen
Susan Colton
Robert Conklin
Hugh Dayton
George Dershimer
Dan Duwe
Bill Fee
Dick Fencl
Denny Fennema
Rick Findlay
Richard Friedman
Dan Gahl
Mark Grote
Ed Hand
Randy Harris
Aubrey Herman
Fred Heyse
Connie Hinitz
Paul Hoeting
Fred Jo�e
Larry Kissel
Ron Koelle
Gerry Korkin
Margaret Lawson
Mark Leguillon
Carol Leigh
Brian Leshner
Bill Luerssen
Glenn Miller
Nick Payne
Russ Pennavaria
Carole Register
June Reynolds
Dan Rolfes
Russ Rosen
Bill Ruehl
John Seifert
Irv Simon
Carol Sparks
Tom Throop
Bill Tucker
David Wallace
Yvonne Washington
Al Zenz
February 2, 2012Subject: Review of 2011 Financial Results
This will con�rm that I completed a review of all accounting records and supporting documentation for all cash receipts and disbursements for the year 2011 today.
In my opinion, the Statements of Pro�t & Loss and Balance Sheet of The Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati, Inc. to be included in the annual report, fairly state in all material aspects the cash �ows for the year 20011 and the net assets as of December 31, 2011.
During my review, I noted that adequate internal control procedures, including separationof duties among the Treasurer, Executive Director and the Director of Support Services, remain in place and are consistently followed. I noted that Andy McCreanor, Bob Conklin and Darlyne Koretos continue their attention to detail in how you track, report and document all �nancial transactions.
Sincerely,Gerard J. Roerty, Audit Chair
Receipts
Foundation & Corporate Gifts
Member Dues & Individual Contributions
Client Project Fees
Programs & Events
Interest & Other Income
Total Receipts
2011
$88,500
$13,566
$156,524
$0
$120
$258,710
2010
*$221,000
$10,825
$97,887
$0
$175
$329,887
2009
$60,000
$19,940
$73,700
$9,800
$367
$163,807
Expenses
Operating Expenses - Total
Excess of Receipts over Expenses
*Includes one-time, non recurring revenue
$258,811
-$101
$258,517
$71,370
$212,969
-$49,162
Statement of Assets As of December 31, 2011
Checking Account Balance
Money Market Account
Brokerage Account
Pre-paid Expenses and Misc. Adjustments
Total Assets
Pre-paid Project Funding (Grants)
Net Cash Available for Operations
$54,154
$97,165
$61
$1,070
$152,450
$98,470
$53,980
$54,656
$97,064
$85
$277
$152,082
$111,096
$40,986
$48,061
$29,920
$110
$0
$78,091
$59,000
$19,091
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