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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A panel of Northeast Ohio non-profit leaders will come together this week to swap stories and share insights about connecting in new and different ways that just doesn't make the daily news.

Join us to 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. You’ll hear solutions to accelerate response time to unforeseen opportunities.

Let's 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 how other regions are 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 and enjoy great cookies and coffee.

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:

info [at] i-open [dot] org"> 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