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Five Fresh Innovators to be recognized for impact Cleveland Leadership Center launched its summer symposium on civic leadership and innovation as an in-person event in 2016. Innovation became even more central to this year’s annual symposium, Spark: Grit to Great, which will be presented virtually on September 3, 2020. The event, sponsored by Marcum LLP,…

A short, digestible list of resources to guide you on your journey of understanding and involvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A new list will be published on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. Book: “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D….

We at the Cleveland Leadership Center have joined forces with The City Club of Cleveland, Global Cleveland, Business Volunteers Unlimited, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, and Engage! Cleveland to address racism and inequity in Greater Cleveland. In our Collective Commitment to Cleveland announcement, we called on community members to pledge to promote equity and inclusion…

Rick Fedorovich (CLI 2020, LC 2015, CLC Board) recently become one of the newest board members of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA). According to their website, OSCPA, “partners with the accounting profession to advance the state of business so Ohio can enjoy a healthy and sustainable economic environment.” They are, “a hub…

Never, Ever Give Up Allison [Meyer] Hite 2019 Finalist Authentic Cleveland Experiences category Presented in partnership with: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Honoring Cleveland’s perseverance by allowing people to share and motivate others to never, ever give up with a wall of handwritten stories, answering the question: What is the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do? Keep…