This week we held our annual meeting and summer social for current LC members. It was a great chance to catch up with everyone! We are grateful to our sponsor LA Raterman Associates and to our host Cincinnati ToolBank!

Our main order of business was to elect four new board members. We are delighted to welcome Bralynda Watkins, David Iyoha, June Miller, and Rob Festenstein to the Leadership Council board! You can see the full board list here.

Happy Summer!

Beth Benson

Executive Director

We're excited to announce a new discount for LC members! GP Elevate, powered by Gilman Partners, is a leadership development program designed to prepare high-potential leaders for executive roles. The highly collaborative, six-month program blends core business competencies like talent management and organizational strategy with critical soft skills, all while introducing for-profit and nonprofit participants to a high-caliber peer group. Gilman Partners is offering Leadership Council members a $500 discount on top of the already reduced nonprofit rate. Just select “Leadership Council” in the dropdown menu on your registration form. New cohorts begin each April and October. To learn more, visit the GP Elevate web page or contact Angel Beets.

July 18: Better Together Nonprofit Collaboration Session 2: Measuring Impact. 8:30 - 10:30 am. In-person at United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Better Together Series sponsored by VonLehman and Interact for Health. Register here

July 28: Deadline for 2023-24 Leaders Circles registration

Oct. 2-4: Leadership Challenge at Camp Joy

Our friends at Barnes Dennig are taking nominations for volunteer projects for their annual Outreach Day. Nominations are open through August 4, 2023 for service projects to be completed by the Barnes Dennig team on Friday, October 27, 2023.

Join us to hear from the experts at Thompson Hine on important issues faced by nonprofit employers. This 1-hour session gives an overview of the latest legal developments, practical solutions, and a chance to ask your questions live. Please register before August 22 to receive the webinar. Presented by: Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio and Thompson Hine LLP in partnership with Athens County Foundation, Business Volunteers Unlimited, The Center for Nonprofit Resources, Leadership Council for Nonprofits, Miami Valley Nonprofit Collaborative, Nonprofits LEAD, Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations and OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence.

Gilman Partners invites nonprofit leaders and board members to a roundtable discussion on Friday, August 25. A panel of area nonprofit leaders will share their experiences with succession planning and leadership transition. The event will be held at the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati from 8:00 – 9:30 am. Please click here to rsvp and receive a calendar invite for the event.

There's still time to register for Nonprofit Hub’s Cause Camp in September in Sandusky, OH. If you register, use the code ElizabethB to get $50 off. Let us know if you're going!

Thanks to these top-level sponsors who support Leadership Council’s work in 2023 – your logo and link could be here too!