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WARREN — A cold December evening couldn’t dampen the festive spirit in downtown Warren Saturday as the fourth annual Hometown Holidays celebration turned the city into a storybook holiday setting. Courthouse Square drew a crowd as people huddled together for a light show. Families braved through a winter weather advisory to also enjoy Santa meet …

The Raymond John Wean Foundation recently announced the 15 members of its inaugural Nonprofit Leadership Cohort, presented in partnership with Gradient, a consulting firm focusing on developing human equity. The 15 mid-career nonprofit professionals were selected from a pool of nearly 40 applicants serving organizations throughout Warren and Youngstown. Beginning in 2025 and over the …

The Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced the 15 members of its first Nonprofit Leadership Cohort. The members, picked from nearly 40 applicants that serve organizations in Warren and Youngstown, will participate in an eight-month course next year that provides coaching, peer-to-peer learning and opportunities to implement skills learned within their organizations.  The curriculum will …

The Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced the 15 members of its first Nonprofit Leadership Cohort. The members, picked from nearly 40 applicants that serve organizations in Warren and Youngstown, will participate in an eight-month course next year that provides coaching, peer-to-peer learning and opportunities to implement skills learned within their organizations.  The curriculum will …

The Raymond John Wean Foundation has named fifteen people who will take part in eight months of training to reinforce and improve their leadership skills in organizations focused on community development and improvement in the Mahoning Valley and surrounding areas. Fifteen mid-career professionals from non-profit organizations across Warren and Youngstown were chosen from a competitive …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Mahoning County Land Bank, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and other partners on Thursday broke ground on six new houses planned for the city’s Idora neighborhood. The six homes will line Mineral Springs Avenue, a one-block street that runs east to west and perpendicular to Glenwood Avenue and Volney Road near …

The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation plan to break ground Thursday on the construction of six new single-family homes on Youngstown’s Southside. The 1,475-square-foot homes are being built along Mineral Springs Avenue, just west of the Youngstown Playhouse between Glenwood Avenue and Volney Road. Each will have three bedrooms, two and …

The Raymond John Wean Foundation announced this week the addition of two staff members: Aditi Srivastava as program officer, grantmaking, and Chyna Mitchell-Parker as executive administrator. Originally from Nashville, Srivastava comes to the Wean Foundation by way of London, where she received a master’s degree in international social and public policy from the London School …

WARREN, Ohio – The Raymond John Wean Foundation announced this week the addition of two staff members: Aditi Srivastava as program officer, grantmaking, and Chyna Mitchell-Parker as executive administrator. Originally from Nashville, Srivastava comes to the Wean Foundation by way of London, where she received a master’s degree in international social and public policy from …

Conversations with Colleagues Racial Equity Learning Exchange supports members in advancing racial equity From November 2023 through May 2024, Philanthropy Ohio hosted a Racial Equity Learning Exchange cohort with support of the United Philanthropy Forum and facilitated by Marga, Inc. The Philanthropy Ohio cohort consisted of 11 member organizations that explored work to advance racial …