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B M & T ••• November/December 2022 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 18 Dayton Magazine has named 117 Miami Valley nonprofits to the 2022 list of Greater Dayton Nonprofit of the Year Awards. The Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau was named as the Economic Development Nonprofit of the Year According to the Dayton Magazine editors, "after a tough couple of years, it's never been more apparent that nonprofits throughout the Miami Valley work tirelessly to do good in the region. In our second annual Greater Dayton Nonprofit of the Year Awards, we wanted to honor the many nonprofit organizations that make an impact in the region. Thousands of people voted in this online competition for their favorites in 113 categories." "Our organization is honored to be named the Economic Development Nonprofit of the Year for 2022. The Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) serves the community as an economic development organization. The CVB markets and promotes 'Destination Dayton' to meeting planners for all types of events, as well as to leisure visitors. This work brings outside people, and their dollars, into Dayton and Montgomery County. These out- of-towners spend money at hotels, restaurants, meeting venues, area attractions, arts and cul- tural venues and performances, and varied retail outlets, helping ensure the economic vitality of our community." states Jacquelyn Powell, president/CEO of the Dayton CVB. "Conventions, travel and tourism represent big business for our area. According to a research study released by Tourism Economics (an Oxford Economics Company) in the summer of 2022, reflecting data from 2021, direct visitor spending in Montgomery County generated $1.4billion in total economic impact, and sup- ported 22,455 total jobs (7.2% of all jobs in Montgomery County). Each household in Montgomery County would need to be taxed an additional $718 to replace the visitor-gener- ated taxes received by state and local govern- ments in 2021. As a nonprofit organization, we are extremely proud to promote and market Destination Dayton and to positively impact the economic prosperity of our community." The Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, an independ- ent, non-profit organization funded by a coun- ty-wide customer hotel/motel bed tax, serves as an economic catalyst by marketing and pro- moting the community as THE Ohio destina- tion and providing services for tourism events, conventions, leisure and business travel and advocacy for destination development. DAYTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU NAMED A NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR BY DAYTON MAGAZINE A DAYTON, More We , The Birthpl lcomes YOU ace of Aviati ! ion & So Muc ch acclaimed African American po • $40 Million renovation • Dayton is home to Wilb • Dayton is within a one t e and writer. f of the ASM Global managed 150 bur and Orville Wright, and their day drive of 60% of the U S pop Home to internationally acclaimed DCD rooted in the African American experie 0,000 sq. ft. Dayton Convention C r friend Paul Laurence Dunbar pulation DC—Dayton Contemporary Dance Compa ence. Center any— Contact Crystal Walker, DM CMP Fellow, CHSP, CF Director of Sales & Servi cwalker@daytoncvb. 937-226-31 • Dayton is within a one • Dayton International A • 7,000 hotel rooms • Free Dayton CVB Servi • In Dayton your group g you deserve! Min, MP ces net 162 day drive of 60% of the U.S. pop Airport, easy in and out, served b ces for meeting planners gets the attention daytoncvb.com | 800.221.82 pulation by major carriers 235