Strategic Urban Solutions

09/24/2020

We're all busy, but this 5 days of democracy challenge may help us all learn and put into perspective what's at stake this election year. Hope you can join this effort.

The City Club of Cleveland and nine local libraries are teaming up for a civic challenge. It’s called Five Days for Democracy – a week dedicated to reminding us why democracy matters and engaging all of us in keeping it strong. The challenge will run from Monday, September 28 through Friday, Oct...

02/22/2016

Hello Friends, if you have children in Cleveland Public Schools, can you please fill out this short survey as they continue to work on improving the enrollment experience for families. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cmsdenrollment

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02/18/2016

Choosing your school is choosing your future. Every year Cleveland School District has added quality schools. Check it out: www.choosecmsd.org

02/12/2016

This Valentine's day make a public display of affection for revitalization projects! http://www.communityprogress.net/blog/2nd-annual-lovethatlot-give-revitalization-champs-public-display-affection-social-shoutouts-valentines-festive-celebrations

Center for Community Progress

02/10/2016

More sessions from the St. Louis Fed on removing barriers to youth employment. http://www.cvent.com/events/connecting-hard-to-serve-populations-with-jobs-breaking-down-barriers-for-youth-unemployment/event-summary-2cc6711757d849cea69cd5d33df64350.aspx?i=256dff6b-690c-4af0-9926-6eaa1a6b782c

Connecting Hard-to-Serve Populations with Jobs: Breaking Down Barriers for Youth Unemployment. Online registration by Cvent

02/05/2016

Who should fund the arts? When you need to slash budgets, arts come off, but they also are the things that foster community, creativity and innovation http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/the-state-of-public-funding-for-the-arts-in-america/424056/

At 50, the National Endowment for the Arts is still fighting to make the performing arts available to everyone, while the influence of wealthy...

02/04/2016

Great article by Danah Boyd about social justice and technology https://points.datasociety.net/what-world-are-we-building-9978495dd9ad #.s1fpqy4yv

It’s easy to love or hate technology, to blame it for social ills or to imagine that it will fix what people cannot. But…

02/02/2016

We love great ideas for reclaiming vacant lots. If you have one, the Center for Community Progress is taking submissions for their Fall 2016 conference. http://action.communityprogress.net/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=9412

Center for Community Progress - Dedicated to building a future in which entrenched, systemic blight and vacancy no longer exist in American...

01/29/2016

I love Spotify. On shuffle, a flashback to Lose Yourself by Eminem...song about giving it all up for the passion of your work. Happy Friday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y

SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/11n9ByB Eminem - Lose Yourself MUSIC VIDEO http://www.interscope.com/eminem About Eminem: Eminem is an American rapper,...

01/28/2016

Congratulations to the CMSD team for launching their new school enrollment portal. The District is working so hard to make quality school choice easier for Cleveland Families. http://choosecmsd.org

Your username and password is the same as your Home Access Center login. If you created a new account on the School Choice Portal, sign-in with the...

01/22/2016

Register for free webinar about innovative financing for workforce develpment on 1/28 https://bsr.stlouisfed.org/connectingcommunities/ #48/innovative-financing-for-workforce-development

The Connecting Communities® webinar series is a Federal Reserve System initiative intended to provide a national audience with timely insights and...

01/21/2016

Free course on Storytelling from Accuman. Great way to work on your storytelling skills. Starts 1/26 http://plusacumen.org/courses/storytelling-for-change/

This 6 module course is for anyone looking to learn how to tell a story that connects with audiences and inspires them to action.