Need: GCEA is committed to helping nonprofit organizations and homeowners invest in energy efficiency. It frees financial resources for organizational missions by reducing energy costs. Once a nonprofit completes an energy assessment, GCEA will pay 35 percent of the work that needs to be done if a selected contractor is used. Its program reduces the carbon footprint and creates jobs in the contracting industry.
GCF Grant: GCF is one of two initial funders of the GCEA. Since its inception, GCEA has received more than $425,000 in grants from GCF.
Additional Resources: Read how GCEA helped a local parish save money. Have an energy assessment done on your home or nonprofit. Find out about GCEA’s work in Covington. Follow GCEA on Twitter.
The UCAN Nonprofit Spay Neuter Clinic opened in 2007 and in four years more than 35,000 surgeries have been performed. Through its Pets In Need program, UCAN also helps those in financial need to provide basic wellness care for their pets.Through its transport program, UCAN is able to provide access to affordable spay/neuter for those in outlying, rural areas.
Need: UCAN required a comprehensive review of its operational systems and fundraising efforts so it could operate more efficiently and effectively. This included new software, training development for board and volunteers, tools for outreach.
GCF Grant: $12,000 for organizational systems
Additional Resources: Visit
UCAN on Facebook. Watch a
video of pets in need. Learn about
other organizations focused on animal welfare.
The
CGC’s new
Green Learning Station will be an educational facility for best practices in storm water management and urban agriculture. Storm water runoff and corresponding sewer overflow is a serious issue in Cincinnati.
Need: Signage for the Green Learning Station which features a hands-on learning laboratory.
GCF Grant: $50,000 for signage for Green Learning Station
Additional Resources: Learn about the Green Learning Station on
YouTube. See
photos of a GCF event at the CGC. Check out
local and national resources about gardening and ecology. Learn about Cincinnati's
Project Groundwork.
The panel will provide clean solar energy to the Zoo and will result in significant savings.
The
Zoo is in a great position to educate the public about solar energy and its benefits; it attracts 1.2 million visitors a year, including thousands of schoolchildren.
Need: An interactive computer kiosk explains the Zoo’s new solar canopy to visitors, most of who will park under the solar canopy.
GCF Grant: $15,000 for educational kiosk
Additional Resources: Watch a
video about the solar canopy. Find out how much energy the
solar canopy is saving right now! Read an article about the solar canopy in
USA Today. Find out more tips on "
going green."