Midtown Wednesdays

Midtown Wednesdays: Non-Profits Building Entrepreneurial Networks

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Date: Wednesday, May 17
Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
Place: Myers University, Chester Campus
3921 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH
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Northeast Ohio non-profit leaders come together this week to swap stories and share insights about connecting in new and different ways.

Learn how non-profit organizations are responding to change in a shifting, networked world. We'll share best practices to strengthen connections in and out of organizations and you’ll hear solutions to accelerate response time to unforeseen opportunities.

Spread the word about innovations going on in Northeast Ohio. Bring your stories and questions for regional leaders in a panel presentation that combines cutting edge research updates with practitioner working know-how.

Learn more about regions making change in new and different ways on the Midtown Wednesdays Blog.

Non-profit organizations leading this week's discussion:

Cleveland Bridge Builders, David Akers, Founder & Chair-Emeritus
Cleveland State University, Stuart Mendel, PhD, M.N.O., Assistant Dean & co-Director, Center for Nonprofit Policy and Practice, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Consortium of African American Organizations (CAAO), Connie Atkins, Executive Director and William Holdipp, Manager of Research and Member Services
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S), Courtney DeOreo, Network and Resource Development
Intercity Yacht Club, Capt Luther E. Norman
Greater Cleveland Council Boy Scouts of America, Tony R. Diggs, District Executive
TeamNEO, Carin Rockind, Director, Marketing and Communications

Join us to make new connections and get energized! Bring a colleague or friend.

I-Open Knowledge Resources:

Read the I-Open Whitepaper, by Ed Morrison, Director, I-Open, here.
Read the Midtown Innovation Zone 1st Quarter Report. Go.
Check out the Midtown Innovation Zone wiki we're building here.

Coming up...
MidTown Cleveland, Inc. is hosting its annual meeting, May 24. For more information and to register, go here.

Join us for Midtown Mornings. Share coffee and bagels, make new connections and explore business opportunities. Network with awesome entrepreneurs working on transformative initiatives to build the Midtown Innovation Zone. Download the PDF here.

Date: Friday, May 19
Time: 7:30-8:30 A.M.
Place: Nead Brand Partners
3635 Perkins Avenue, Suite 6a
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Midtown Wednesdays Wednesday, May 24: Updates on Strategic Doing in Midtown
Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
Place: Myers University, Chester Campus
Cleveland, OH 4411
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Questions? Contact:
Betsey Merkel, Network Development
The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
Cleveland MidTown Innovation Center
4415 Euclid Ave., Suite 310
Cleveland, OH 44103 USA
Tel. 216-246-2447

posted by Unknown @ 5/13/2006