About Community Shares

MEET OUR CEO, T. DUANE GORDON

“We are thrilled to bring Duane’s fundraising and coalition-building expertise to Cincinnati,” said Suzanne Bertuleit, Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati Board President upon his hiring in July 2019. “In past work in other communities, Duane convened nonprofits, business leaders, educational institutions and funders to solve the community’s most pressing problems. His successes align with Community Shares’ recently created strategic plan, which focuses on impact, capacity-building and increasing fundraising to our member organizations. With Duane’s leadership, we look forward to expanding Community Shares’ impact on environmental, economic and social justice in Greater Cincinnati,” Bertuleit said.  Read more about Duane here.

Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati – A network of 30 local nonprofits, we’re your hub for building stronger communities in the Greater Cincinnati area. We empower these local nonprofits through fundraising, grassroots activities, advocacy, research and public education. Together we work to bring love, compassion and change by addressing the social, economic and environmental challenges our communities face.

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What we do…

We help build relationships, community involvement, and citizen activism by connecting member groups, donors, and employers.

We are a one-stop shop for social and environmental change; each of the non-profits we fund helps create lasting change through grassroots action and advocacy. We are unique: Community Shares’ giving model is based on choice – the donor’s choice.

We give people the tools to act together to affect change on a systems level; working to eliminate the social, economic, cultural, and political barriers that keep people from fully participating in society.

We help to promote respect for the environment and its sustainability.

You can join us in supporting local social, economic, and environmental justice causes either as a donor, or by arranging giving through your workplace.