civic engagement

Audience to vote on winners Feb. 27; tickets on sale now New this year: Technovation competition, Social Venture Partners bigBANG! CLEVELAND – Thirty-five individuals with visions to create positive change in Cleveland will pitch their ideas at Accelerate: Citizens Make Change. The sixth annual civic pitch event will be presented by the Cleveland Leadership Center…

December 2 deadline to submit ideas to improve region Individuals who have great ideas to improve Northeast Ohio can submit those ideas to compete in Accelerate: Citizens Make Change, a civic pitch competition scheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2020. The annual competition, presented by the Cleveland Leadership Center (CLC) in partnership with Citizens Bank, provides…

Dr. Chris Kuhar (LC2 2015, LC 2014), Executive Director of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, was named Chair of the Board of the International Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The announcement was made at the organization’s annual conference last week, where the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA. In a quote in Cleveland…

CLC is thrilled to be receiving Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry’s (LMM) inaugural Civic Leadership Award. The award, to be presented annually, recognizes individuals and organizations in Northeast Ohio that demonstrate outstanding leadership in addressing community challenges through civic engagement and successfully convene a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations to share ideas, facilitate dialogue, build consensus,…

Community leaders to champion impact of those over 50 Ohio is on target for adults 65 and older to become close to 20% of the population by 2050. A collaboration of professionals from across the state will convene in Cleveland this week to explore how older adults can continue to contribute to the community’s progress…