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Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship
Andy Holzhauser of the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance and Steffany Reid of St. Antoninus.
Strategies:
Strengthen the green economy and reduce carbon footprint
Protect the natural environment
Strategy Example:
GCF made a $500,000
Impact Investment
in the
Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance
for a loan program that helps residents make energy upgrades to their homes, typically saving residents 20 percent or more on their annual energy bills.
Read local news coverage on 2012 Environmental Stewardship grants:
Pyramid Hill receives $45K to develop native gardens
Historic Linden Grove receives $30K to restore vital pond
Impact Investing and the Environment
One of GCF’s first
Impact Investments
(a new investment vehicle) supported a Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance project. Read about it in the local media:
Greater Cincinnati Foundation invests in Energy Alliance
Energy program to help NKY residents gets $500,000 boost from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
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For more information
To learn more about GCF's investments in Environmental Stewardship, please e-mail Senior Program Officer
Ray Watson
or call 513-241-2880.
Real Stories
The Gift of Time
Dick and Carol Fencl connect inner-city children with nature.
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