Making an IMPACT: June 2026

Published On: June 2nd, 2026

May was a busy month at The Impact Group as we helped many of our school clients close out end-of-school-year communications while preparing for the summer.

We continued our work with Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools and Laurel Lake Retirement Community, using focus groups and surveys to help guide each organization’s strategic planning efforts. In addition, our Partner Tom Speaks, visited Georgia Southern University to present on Appreciology to the university’s president and board.

As Ohio legislation surrounding school funding continues to shift, summer can be a great time to enhance how you are communicating to your community about how these issues affect your district.

We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming webinar, From the Ballot to Your Budget: Communicating Ohio Property Tax Reform to Your Community, on June 18 at 9:30 a.m. Senior Account Lead and Manager of Impact Group Marketing, Kaitlin Witzberger, and Senior Account Lead, Aurora Wilson, will break down tips and tools for communicating the impact of Ohio’s property tax reform to your school community. You’ll walk away with clear, practical messaging strategies to help your community understand what these changes mean for your district, and why it matters

As we move into summer, we look forward to continuing to support our partners.

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Join Kaitlin Witzberger, Senior Account Lead and Manager of Impact Group Marketing, and Aurora Wilson, Senior Account Lead, as they break down how to communicate the impact of Ohio’s property tax reform to your school community. Walk away with clear, practical messaging strategies to help your community understand what these changes mean for your district, and why it matters.

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