This week, we are devoting our #GOPCThread to acknowledging all those groups and individuals who have helped to make 2021 one of the most successful years in our history. We could not do what we do here at GOPC without your support.

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This week’s #GOPCThread is an appreciation thread honoring all the amazing people & orgs that make @GreaterOhio who we are. You can never say thank you too many times!

GOPC has had, and continues to have, the best board ever. S/O to board members whose many years of service ended in 2021: @MoertlP of #GrovedaleConsulting; #MichaelBeazley of @thelandbank; and #ShawnBunt of @Chase

(1/3) And a Big Shout Out to board members who will be part of 2022 + beyond:@CarrieArblaster of @CincyRealtors; #GlendaBumgarner of @OhioSE/API; #MelissaJohnson of @Al_Neyer; @sheldonkjohnson of @FifthThird;…

S/O (2/3) #TomJohnson of @VoinovichSchool; @kj_Akron of Development Finance Authority of Summit Co; @MarieKeister of @MurphyEpson; #JoeKoncelik of @tuckerellis; #KearyMcCarthy of @OhioMayors;…

S/O (3/3) @MiMcDorman of @SpfldOHChamber; @tmenesse of @CLEProgress; @DanO’Donnell of @PNCBank; @jpcybil of @talberthouse; #SusanThomas of @FifthThird; & #DJValentine of @Huntington_Bank

GOPC’s staff is top notch; we recently posted a longer appreciation post by our Executive Director, @AlisonGoebelOH, to our GOPC blog

GOPC couldn’t do it without funders like @GundFoundation; @CleveFoundation; @GrCinciFdn; @Chase @PNCBank @FifthThird & #NordFamilyFoundation

And partners like: @OCCHstrong; @landpolicy

And we take seriously the trust communities & orgs put in us to advise or evaluate, such as: @RichlandFoundat; @SciotoFnd; #SpringfieldOH; @CleDevAdvisors; @FinanceFund; @CinDevFund; @ECDIoh; #VillageCapitalCorp; @OCCHStrong; & others

We are a mighty, but small office. We couldn’t do it without the longstanding partnership of @OhioRebuild members, including: @OhioCDC; @HeritageOhio; @FinanceFund; @OCCHStrong; @ECDIoh & #NeighborWorksCollaborativeOhio. Another key partner is @reinvestfund

And we learn so much from our partners who lead the field in affordable housing & housing stability, like @elundgard w/ @OhioEnterprise, @kevinjnowak1 w/ @CHNhousing, @ELStockhausen w/ @CLEProgress; #KandisWilliams w/ #LISC-CLE; @jpcybil w/ @TalbertHouse;

(2/2) #KristenBaker w/ @LISC_Cincy #MoAdlon w/ @CinDevFund; #KimKutcher w/ @TTownLISC @Carlie4Housing w/ @AffordHouse_OH; #FindlayHancockCoCommFdn @RestoreFindlay, #SueLehman #HopeHouse; @wilt_gina w/ @COHHIO; @sjagers & @GrahamPBowman of @OhioPovertyLaw

 We also learn a ton from our #CDFI partners like: #AHT, @CinDevFund, @CleDevAdvisors, @ECDI, @IFFcdfi @LISC_Cincy @TTownLISC , #LISC-CLE & CDFI affiliates of @Ohio_SE, @CityWideDayton, @OCCHstrong, @CLEProgress, @DFASummit

Another group of experts we are always relying upon for guidance and insights on local government issues are: @ohiomayors; @OHCounties; #OhioMunicipalLeague #OhioLandBankAssociation

And S/O to the #ReinventionCities leaders who keep us updated on opportunities & needs in OH’s small #legacycities. There are many but special props to: @ericwobser, @TomHorsman, @Joshua45011, @LCombo, @86_Upton

S/O (2/3) to the #ReinventionCities who inform our work: @ChamberJodie, @RichlandFoundat, #MarionChamber @SciotoFnd, @SpfldOHChamber, #CityofSpringfieldOH

S/O (3/3) to the #ReinventionCities who inform our work: @CityofLimaOH; @lmfeeney;  @CityofElyria and #CityofMassillon

GOPC is indebted to so many people and organizations, we’re sure we missed a few! A big THANK YOU!