OUR FOUNDER: ROGER GREIN
Magnified Giving was founded in 2008 by Mr. Roger Grein, an active philanthropist in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. However the foundation of Magnified Giving was built many years ago.
In 2001, after having lunch with Roger Grein, then Northern Kentucky University President Dr. James Votruba informally shared a new idea with Roger. He casually mentioned that The Mayerson Foundation had sponsored a class at NKU for students to invest money into local non-profit agencies. The light bulb went off in Roger’s head, and this was the spark that changed his life and has profoundly affected the lives of thousands of young men and women over the past decade! Roger quickly became a champion for this hands-on philanthropy model and shared it with University presidents across the Midwest, pledging his financial support while the program could gain traction and take hold at each institution. Roger shared the story and vision with Xavier University, The College of Mount St. Joseph, and then with more than a dozen other College and University Presidents. Roger’s passion for helping college students truly understand the importance of philanthropy and the power they have in contributing to the fabric of the community has led to 34 colleges and universities embracing his philanthropy education model. The program continues today, fully managed by Ohio Campus Compact and funded by a national grant provided by the National Corporation for Service Learning.
Learn more about the life of Roger Grein and his pathway to philanthropy in his documentary Roger Grein: An Empowering Philanthropist
Interested in having Roger Zoom in or visit your school? Contact Alison Kafuman at alison@magnifiedgiving.org
