Matt Randazzo, Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Nonprofits tend to fill the gap where the private sector and public sector fall short, according to Matt Randazzo, president and CEO of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF). In this Executive Insights interview with Cincinnati Business Courier Publisher Jamie Smith, Randazzo dives into a bit of his nonprofit experience and his remarkable first year with GCF.

“This is a town that’s remarkably generous. And it’s not just generosity of philanthropic capital, but it’s volunteerism. It’s civic engagement. It’s intellectual capital being deployed across the region,” Randazzo says. “That’s what has me so excited wrapping up this first year, is recognizing there’s a lot of pent-up capital in this region, ready to be deployed for good.”

Check out the video to hear more about:

• What drew Randazzo to GCF and to Cincinnati in particular (1:01)
• Why Randazzo sought out 300-400 intentional conversations in his early days with GCF — and what he learned from them (3:09)
• Three big challenges for the region, and why they’re also opportunities (6:03)
• What it means to be “catalytic in our capital” (10:33)
• Why Randazzo launched a five-year strategic plan for GCF, despite being critical of that kind of approach in the past (13:38)

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