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Ohio University Professional and Executive Leadership Series - Innovative Strategies to Lead in Today's Complex Environment

March 8, 2019
This conference is for new and emerging leaders as well as those in middle management roles. Interactive sessions focus on the skills needed to successfully lead in today's complex environment.

On Our Radar: News Clips from Greater Ohio Policy Center

March 8, 2019
At Greater Ohio Policy Center, we monitor the news daily to learn more about the sustainable growth initiatives and related developments in our state and beyond that affect Ohio.

Nominations for 2019 OCCD Annual Awards Being Accepted

March 7, 2019
Nominations for 2019 OCCD Member Awards

On Our Radar: News Clips from Greater Ohio Policy Center

February 8, 2019
At Greater Ohio Policy Center, we monitor the news daily to learn more about the sustainable growth initiatives and related developments in our state and beyond that affect Ohio. Below are articles that caught our attention over the last few weeks, and we thought they might interest you as well. If you have an article you would like to share with us, please email it to Maria Walliser-Wejebe at mwalliser-wejebe@greaterohio.org.

My False Pride, Black History and America’s Superiority Complex

By Jack Riordan   |  February 8, 2019
My False Pride, Black History and America’s Superiority Complex
I am proud of having a job every year since I was 13, from paper boy, grocery boy, helper on Coca Cola trucks, soda jerk, waiter, mechanic in the Army, Urban Monk, USAID Refugee Relief Officer in Vietnam, HUD CD Official, State CD Administrator and now part-time with OCCD.

OCCD Annual Report 2017 - 2018

January 30, 2019
The OCCD Annual Report provides an overview of the year's training activities, quarterly meeting sessions and programs, annual awards and financial summary.

Read to Lead

January 28, 2019
"I just sit in my office and read all day."

On the GO: News from the Greater Ohio Policy Center

January 17, 2019
Reinvention Cities Network Wraps Up 2018, Looks Ahead

Celebrating a Conservation Milestone

January 17, 2019
With your support, Western Reserve Land Conservancy surpassed our year-end goal of permanently conserving our 55,000th acre. That’s right, with the closing of 34 projects in 2018, we have now conserved 740+ properties totaling an incredible 56,200+ acres across northern and eastern Ohio!

OCCD Best Practices Fact Sheets

By Debra Mayes   |  January 14, 2019
Over the past year, the Ohio Conference of Community Development (OCCD) has sought to provide value to both the State of Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Community Development (OCD), and to local governments across the State of Ohio in a v

Greater Ohio Policy Center - On Our Radar

January 11, 2019
GOPC in the News

City of Canton and Habitat for Humanity earns National Community Development Award

January 8, 2019
Canton, Ohio, (January 8, 2019) - The City of Canton Development Department has been recognized with the Audrey Nelson Community Development Award of Merit for a collaborative partnership with Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio.

2019 Greater Ohio Summit

January 7, 2019
Ohio’s cities and metropolitan regions have been hard at work revitalizing their communities and reorienting their economies to the 21st century. At this moment of transition in leadership across the state, Ohio’s cities are poised to expand and deepen the revitalization efforts in their communities.

The HUD Report

By Jorgelle Lawson   |  December 31, 2018
The HUD Report
The Federal Fiscal Year 2019 is here!! By the time you read this article, calendar year 2019 will be here and I will be retired.

City of Dayton Welcomes New Community Development Specialist

December 31, 2018
The City of Dayton Department of Planning and Community Development welcomes Ashley Hatton to the Grant Administration team as a Community Development Specialist.

Community Legal Aid Pilot Program Provides Virtual Legal Assistance in Wayne County

December 31, 2018
A new collaboration between Akron's Community Legal Aid and Community Action of Wayne and Medina Counties will aid both groups in serving the legal needs of residents without an attorney being physically present.

From Our Training Coordinator

December 31, 2018
From Our Training Coordinator
New Year full of changes....Can't say that I am sorry to see 2018 come to a close. Saying it was a year of challenges is a gross understatement.

Update from the Ohio Development Services Agency

By David Goodman   |  December 31, 2018
Update from the Ohio Development Services Agency
It is hard to believe 2018 is coming to an end. I'm proud to be a part of the work we do to strengthen our communities. Working together, we continue to make a difference in the lives of Ohioans. Thank you for your partnership.

OCCD Foundation Annual Gold Star Campaign

December 31, 2018
OCCD Foundation Annual Gold Star Campaign
The OCCD Foundation Annual "Gold Star" Fundraising Campaign is underway.

Please Note: Future Quarterly Meeting Notifications by Email Only

December 31, 2018
Beginning with the Spring Quarterly Meeting in 2019, OCCD will no longer mail registration packets to members and interested parties, but rather will forward all meeting materials via email.

Legislation . . . In the News

By Anthony Core   |  December 31, 2018
The following is a summary of recent Ohio General Assembly activity relating to economic development matters through November 30, 2018.

Greater Ohio Policy Center Holiday Newsletter

December 21, 2018
Happy Holidays from everyone at the Greater Ohio Policy Center!

A New Day Dawning

By Jack Riordan   |  December 17, 2018
A New Day Dawning
Crawling through my cluttered mind looking for a way.

2019 Winter Quarterly Meeting

By Michael Norton-Smith   |  December 11, 2018
2019 Winter Quarterly Meeting
With the holiday season in full swing and January right around the corner, it is also time to begin looking toward the 2019 OCCD Winter Quarterly.

The Meanderings of Troubled Mind Through Shipshewana

By Jack Riordan   |  November 5, 2018
Why would a wine group go to Shipshewana Indiana; it's a dry and 4-hour drive? Our Frugal Grape gang makes a yearly, weekend excursion for a gabfest, taste interesting wines and foods, plus explore.

2018 Annual Member Awards

October 1, 2018
The Annual Member Awards were announced at the Summer Annual Conference of Ohio Conference of Community Development in Sandusky.

2018 Fall Quarterly Meeting

October 1, 2018
2018 Fall Quarterly Meeting
The OCCD Staff and Board invite you to attend this year's Fall Quarterly Meeting, which will be held on October 24th and 25th, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza North (6500 Doubletree Avenue Columbus, Ohio). This should be a great opportunity for us to expand our knowledge of community development through networking and informational sessions.

Legislation . . . In the News

By Anthony Core   |  October 1, 2018
The following is a summary of recent Ohio General Assembly activity relating to economic development matters through September 1, 2018.

Ohio CDC Association Annual Conference - Building Community Together

By Nate Coffman   |  October 1, 2018
Join Ohio CDC Association (OCDCA) at its 34th Annual Conference, under the theme Building Community Together, October 3-5, 2018

OCCD 2018 President's Award - Montgomery County

October 1, 2018
The 2018 recipient of the President's Award for Innovative Practices is Montgomery County's "Trucks and Tomatoes" Job Training and Urban Garden Enhancement Project.


Ohio Conference of Community Development Public Service Scholarship

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The scholarship program was established by OCCD to honor two men who dedicated their careers to Public Service. 

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