Mayerson News

Lower Price Hill nonprofit reflects true meaning of Community

December 14, 2022

The Cincinnati Enquirer published the following Op-ed authored by Donna Mayerson on November 18, 2022 We are living in a time of divisiveness and division. The front page of every newspaper reads as if Armageddon is here and now. There is a pervasive worry that we’re on the brink of coming apart. Yet, in spite of all…

Community Matters recognizes Donna Mayerson with its Sister Katheryn Ann Connelly Leadership Award

December 14, 2022

Community Matters recently recognized Donna Mayerson at its Winter Gala on Saturday November 12. Donna was honored with the organization’s Sister Katheryn Ann Connelly Leadership Award for her commitment to the work and efforts of Community Matters. The prestigious award, given once annually, was create in honor of its namesake, Sister Katheryn of the Sisters…

HER Cincinnati Honors Donna Mayerson as a Volunteer of the Year

December 14, 2022

HER Cincinnati (formerly Cincinnati Union Bethel) recently honored Donna Mayerson as a Volunteer of the Year for her role in making a lasting impact on HER Cincinnati and its clients. The award was presented at HER Cincinnati’s second annual Donor Thank You & Volunteer Award Reception held at Cincinnati Scholar House on the evening of…

Mayerson Child Well-Being Initiative Launched in Partnership with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

June 7, 2022

On May 13, a community-academic team from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital launched the Mayerson Child Well-Being Initiative with a free virtual event: Thriving Children: Sharing Diverse Perspectives Through Research, Story, and Art. The initiative, led by Carley Riley, MD, MPP, MHS, aims to generate transformational change in how communities, organizations, institutions, and systems nurture the well-being of…

Rhoda L. Mayerson (February 10, 1923 – May 12, 2021)

May 12, 2021

Rhoda L. Mayerson, nee Weinstein, age 98, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. Loving wife of the late Manuel (Manny) (z”l), mother of Frederic (wife Dawna), Arlene (husband Allan Tinker), Neal (wife Donna), grandmother of Amanda, Adam (fiancé Danyel) and Emma (Ben Richeda), and great grandmother to Maya.…

Inaugural Recipients of the Dr. Donna Mayerson Student Leadership Award Honored

February 2, 2021

In 2020, Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) announced the Dr. Donna Mayerson Student Leadership Award to honor and celebrate student leaders and their invaluable contributions to educating people in their campus communities. Named for Dr. Donna Mayerson, the award recognizes student leaders who, like Dr. Mayerson, embody the spirit of OIP, effectively lead creative and quality…

Article Published to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of VIA Institute on Character

August 26, 2020

Dr. Neal Mayerson published an article celebrating the 20th anniversary of the VIA Institute on Character initiative.  The article overviews the history and scientific findings to date, offers a model for understanding the multiple roles that character strengths play in our lives, and highlights the urgency and importance of this work in today’s world of…

NKU Mayerson Philanthropy Program: A High Impact Educational Program

August 26, 2020

A new published study shows the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Program at Northern Kentucky University to be a high impact teaching practice.  Participating students have higher retention and graduation rates in addition to greater engagement and enjoyment with the course and higher levels of post-graduation civic engagement. Read the journal article here.

COVID-19 Regional Response Fund

August 1, 2020

The COVID-19 Regional Response Fund, activated by Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), raised $7.3 million in emergency relief for over 260 nonprofit organizations that serve the region’s most vulnerable individuals and families. The Fund exceeded its $5 million goal within seven weeks. The Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation…

United in Strengths

March 26, 2020

How can your strengths help you cope with what is happening in the world right now? Read an important message of hope from The Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation President as well as the founder and chairman of VIA Institute, Dr. Neal Mayerson. United in Strengths: A Letter from Dr. Neal Mayerson