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CLC’s very own Andrew Singer received the Young Nonprofit Professional of the Year Award from the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Cleveland. The award recognizes, ” young professionals making significant contributions to the Greater Cleveland nonprofit sector.” Cleveland Leadership Center was awarded the Network’s inaugural Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award for our work in, “helping…

A short, digestible list of resources to guide you on your journey of understanding racism and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A new list is published every month. Article: Financial Literacy in the Black Community, Annuity.org Article: When children encounter racism: A story I grew up hearing, Raising Race Conscious Children Video: The racial…

Every year, Smart Business “recognizes the achievements of leading businesswomen, inspiring male advocates and effective women’s programs through the Smart Women Awards program.” Seven CLC alumni will be honored in 2022. Progressive Woman award recipients include: Dione Alexander (LC 2018) Jill Dietrich Mellon (LC 2022, CLI 2019) Robin Doerschuk (CBB 2015) K. Kelly Hancock (LC 2022) Jessica…

Three Cleveland Leadership Center alumni made Cleveland Magazine‘s 2022 Women of Distinction list: Lee Friedman (LC 1995) Lee Ann O’Brien (LC 2023, CLI 2019) Leta Obertacz (CBB 2019, CLI 2016) See all the honorees >

Six Leadership Cleveland alumni have been recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business‘ as 2022 Women of Note: Habeebah Grimes (LC 2020) Yvette Ittu (LC 2004) Megan Lykins Reich (LC2 2022, LC 2020) Tania Menesse (LC 2022) April Miller Boise (LC 2007, CBB 2002) Erika Rudin-Luria (LC 2020) The award honors, “outstanding women whose achievements, dedication and…