We support P&G Alums who are actively and meaningfully engaged with our grant partners, making their own significant and impactful contributions. P&G Alumni bring a tried-and-true strategic rigor and discipline to their organizations. Our Alumni’s “on the ground” commitment enables our grants to work harder, go further & achieve more.
Some of their involvement varies but includes executive leadership, Board membership, donors & fundraisers, marketers, strategists, program volunteers, etc. Our Alumni represent a vast array of P&G functions and experiances.
P&G Alumni Grant Champions
Robert N. Johnson
Adelante Foundation
“Honduran women only require empowerment and access to guidance on how to start up a business (“HOW TO”) as they have all the energy to succeed (“HAVE TO”). Join us in strengthening one of our Honduran neighbor’s domestic situation.”
Steve Baggott
Adelante Foundation
“When we look at the learning loss and dislocation that our students have experienced over the last few years, we need the power and the magic of Breakthrough now, perhaps more than we ever have in our 30-year history.”
Linda Porter-Cox
iDE
“iDE’s unwavering drive to alleviate poverty in ways that are lasting and offer dignity and agency to rural households can only be accomplished through the organization’s investment in the best and brightest local talent, a commitment to building resilient market ecosystems hand-in-hand with private and public partners, and through relentless curiosity and innovation. I see this on display every day.”
Benjamin E. Chapman
Cooperative For Education
“Based on my many years of international travel for P&G, including Central and South America, North Africa, the Middle East and the Asia/Pacific areas, I understand poverty and the need for education. CoEd has had tremendous success over the past 25 years in accomplishing its mission by focusing on breaking the cycle of poverty through education.”
Debra Grosh
Street Business School
“For SBS, the effectiveness of their entrepreneurial training program is evident by their growth and proven successes. They are fulfilling their mission to allow women to break out of poverty through education and training, specific to their needs and environment. They are truly reducing poverty for women and for their families.”
Jose F. Guerra
Per Scholas
“Per Scholas is making a very positive impact not just in the community itself but in the lives of the people it has touched and the corporations that are benefiting from the talent. My involvement has been filled with satisfaction at seeing how we are able to lift people out of sometimes hopeless situations and put them in a position to help themselves, their families, and their communities.”
Julie Tazzia
Zimkids
“Zimkids creates a better life for the poorest children, teens, and young adult orphans in Pumala North, Zimbabwe. Zimkids not only helps to build a better life now, but it also provides its beneficiary orphans the tools and opportunities they need to build a better future.”
Marie Laure Vaganay
Life Project 4 Youth
“LP4Y’s relentless efforts towards the social and professional inclusion of young adults living in extreme poverty has never been more relevant than in today’s world. LP4Y is working to relieve as many youth as possible from extreme poverty, thanks to its innovative and proven entrepreneurial approach.”
Jim Louwsma
Partners Worldwide
“I have chosen to be involved because of PW’s unwavering commitment to use the talents of local businesspeople to address poverty at its roots – through market-driven, sustainable models of economic and business development.”
Kim Issa
Codi Lebanon
“The Codi team is more determined than ever to continue its impactful mission. The P&G Alumni Foundation award is more important than ever in helping Codi provide hope for a better future for the youth of Lebanon.”
Klaas van Mill
Common Good
“My involvement in Common Good is driven by the huge inequality that exists around the world and particularly in South Africa, where it’s so visible in daily life and highest in the world.”
Mark Evans
Changing Gears
“I’m thrilled to see ChangingGears launch their Technician Training Program. I know it will provide a pathway to sustainable employment opportunities for our neighbors-in-need.”
David Kuntz
Beyond Relief
“I have personally been to Haiti 15 times. Hearing stories from Beyond Relief’s trade school graduates about their work and how their lives have changed is very fulfilling. The smiles that have replaced the looks of despair are so heartwarming.”
Tiana Conley
North Lawndale Employment Network
“Since 2008 Sweet Beginnings has employed more than 500 men and women committed to turning their lives around. It’s easy to understand why I’ve been hooked by NLEN and its job training programs.”
Alex Lloyd Davies
Just Earth
“This has not been a hand-out; they have worked hard in learning and tending their land, and they are proud of how it means they can look after their families and local widows and orphans.”
Dan Fleming
Cincinnati Works
“I have enjoyed volunteering and working directly with the job seekers through mock interviewing and coaching on interview approaches and skills. This connection makes my efforts more fulfilling.”
Janet Butler
United Way Ghana
“United Way Ghana is providing Ghanaians from all walks of life, the opportunity to give, volunteer and advocate for the success of their
communities.”
Giampaolo Calcari
Seniores Italia Lazio
“The project, Cooperative 4 Female Empowerment in Madagascar, will economically empower women in the village of Ambalanjanakombyhas with investment and training and the program will be copied by other villages.”
Tom Rockwood
Aruna Project
“I can confidently say that I don’t think any other organization involved in this type of work has crafted, is executing upon and succeeding with long term strategies as comprehensive and globally connected as Aruna’s.”
Henry Ho
JoyCorps
“While living in Asia, I developed a heart for the people, culture, challenges and opportunities there. I believe business can be a source of good for people. Work gives dignity and the opportunity to transform families and entire communities.”
Enrico D’Onofrio
Nuovi Orizzonti
“Through our continuous training programs, we transfer our knowledge and competence, along with P&G core values, to help the communities in which we live increase their opportunities.”
Miguel Garcia
Ken Anderson Alliance
“By supporting ‘Just Brew’, the P&G Alumni Foundation is making a difference in our community in general and offering a life changing opportunity for people with disabilities.”
Rajat Kapur
Prana International
“As an American citizen who immigrated as a child from India and now a parent of three young sons, I’ve developed a growing appreciation for my heritage and a desire to ‘give back’.”
Mike Kremzar
Freestore Foodbank Cincinnati COOKS!
“The training and experience provided by my years at P&G have been the basis of all that I have done with the Freestore Foodbank and other organizations. What the Company teaches is the need to understand the purpose of the organization or brand and act on the best ways to make that purpose a reality.”
Tom Henrich
Human Needs Project
“During my P&G career, I had the opportunity to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing our low-income consumers in developing markets. Chief among them was that people want and need jobs, not handouts!”
Yen Hsieh
Asian Community Alliance
“There were great skills that I learned from P&G that greatly impacted my leadership with ACA. ‘Seek to Understand’ allows you to understand the root of the problem. ‘A solid strategy with measurable results’ is critical to achieving our programming success.”