Cleveland Leadership Center

Do you have an idea that just needs a little boost … 💲💲💲, resources, the right connections … to bring it to life? Apply to pitch at Accelerate 2025 – it’s a Shark Tank-style competition for community improvement ideas. Applications are only open for a limited time (through December 6). Take the next step to bring your idea to life – apply now! https://lnkd.in/eKAKwTad

📢 Calling all college students! Take an afternoon this winter break to line up that summer internship and take the first steps to launch the career of your dreams at the Cleveland Talent Alliance Winter Expo, December 16 at CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC. Learn from top HR experts, have small group conversations with top leaders, and meet those hiring locally. https://lnkd.in/epW9pqig

This past Friday, education was the focus for Civic Leadership Institute Fall 2024. The cohort focused on understanding the importance of early childhood education, the transformation of Cleveland schools, how one school on the near west side is providing a wide range of resources on its campus, and how everyone can get involved to make a difference in a student’s life. Thank you to Meghann Marnecheck of Cleveland Transformation Alliance, Thea Wilson, Ed.D. of Step Forward, and Thomas Gill of Urban Community School for joining us. Special Thanks to Urban Community School for hosting the session! https://lnkd.in/e-nJdct

In 2023 the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund was created to spearhead the remediation and revitalization of local brownfield sites. This Wednesday at noon, join Managing Director Brad Whitehead to hear how they are creating jobs, revitalizing Cleveland's neighborhoods, reducing blight, promoting sustainability, and empowering residents to build lasting wealth. https://lnkd.in/eGzmpCSR

Miss a week – miss a lot! Luckily, all weekly Leader Lunch Breaks are available on demand at: https://lnkd.in/dtYi2PAn. October’s sessions featured Sara Greicius of Cleveland Talent Alliance, Alysha Ellis of FutureLAND, Daniel Lettenberger-Klein of Stella Maris Cleveland, monica torres of LatinUs Theater Company, and Kevin Nowak of CHN Housing Partners. 

You have ideas - we want to help you bring them to life! Apply to pitch at Accelerate - you could be selected to share your passion and idea with hundreds of community leaders and possibly win up to $5,000. Accelerate is open to any individual with an idea to improve Northeast Ohio. Please share and help spread the word - you never know who has the next big idea! Applications are only open until Dec 6. https://lnkd.in/eSb_SWdd Thank you Citizens for making Accelerate possible.

A huge thank you to Brittany O'Connor and Citizens for your long-standing Platinum-Level Corporate partnership as Accelerate presenting sponsor. Your unwavering commitment to accelerating the great ideas of Northeast Ohio citizens has touched tens of thousands of lives in our community over the years. Learn more about Corporate & Community Partnership at: https://lnkd.in/ez-VwHg8 and then pop over to the Events section of our website to get all the details on Accelerate – applications to pitch open TOMORROW!

Renee Brickman pitched Step Into Housing (her vision for safe, permanent, affordable housing for homeless veterans) at Accelerate 2024. Since then, she has raised $35,000 and yesterday, she hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of Step Into Housing's first home purchase. Do you have an idea to make our community better? Apply to pitch it at Accelerate 2025 – applications open this Friday, November 1. https://lnkd.in/eSb_SWdd

Korin Green of ECDI - Economic and Community Development Institute’s Women’s Business Center (WBC) joined Dr. Claudia Owens on the latest episode of the For Your Encore podcast. She shared how WBC helps aspiring entrepreneurs flesh out ideas, build business plans, acquire funding, network, and build critical competencies through training programs. Check out the episode at: https://lnkd.in/ekHemtyQ or on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. 

On Friday morning, the members of the CLI Fall 2024 cohort learned about our region’s economy and issues impacting those working in our community, including:  * The work being done to align opportunities in our region  * Trends in the workforce  * How to move through their careers  * How transportation and access to a job impacts our economic growth Thank you, Jacob Duritsky of Team NEO, Bishara Addison of The Fund for Our Economic Future, and Rajan Gautam, Kay Sutula, Joel Freilich, and Maribeth Feke of the GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (RTA) for sharing your work. Special thanks to RTA for also hosting! https://lnkd.in/e-nJdct