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Embracing AI: A Guide for Nonprofits
Movers & Makers
M&M asked local AI experts for tips for how nonprofits could benefit by using AI…
Cintrifuse Selects Five Startups for First Venture Velocity Cohort
Cincy Inno
Cintrifuse has selected the five startups that will participate in its first Venture Velocity cohort, a new program tailored for Cincinnati-based early-stage founders…
Nicole Armstrong on Creating Empathy-Centric Workplaces
SHRM Honest HR Podcast
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings, perspectives, or experiences of another person, and for workplace leaders, empathy is a communication skill that helps transform debates into conversations premised on understanding of shared experiences…
40+ Hamilton County Employers Commit to Addressing Gender, Race-Based Pay Gaps
WCPO
More than 40 local employers signed a voluntary commitment this year to close gender and race-based pay gaps in Hamilton County…
Cincinnati Hears From Women Leaders in Tech for International Women’s Day
Soapbox Cincinnati
The room buzzed with early-morning excitement. Before work started for most, Cintrifuse and Together Digital were kicking off the day in style. Welcome To The Table: Women in Tech was an opportunity on March 8 to hear the expertise of women leaders in tech across Cincinnati. International Women’s Day…
MY VIEW: Dig Deep Into Workplace Equity – Or Be Left Behind
Cincinnati Business Courier
We’ve all heard the cliché that every journey starts with a single step. In our case, that step was hearing something tough to hear…
Nicole Armstrong on How You Make Workplace Equity Happen
SHRM Honest HR Podcast
The heart of workplace equity lies in providing fair opportunities to all of your organization’s employees by identifying and supporting the specific needs of employees from different demographics, but how do you that?
Social Impact Fund Adds Two New Ventures to Portfolio
FSB News
The John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship’s student-led Social Impact Fund, added two new social ventures to its portfolio targeting impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) with investments in Queen City Certified and Keepsake Tales…
Main Street Ventures Announces New Round of Grants
Cincy Inno
Main Street Ventures is doling out more than $100,000 in grants to one of its "most unique" group of recipients yet, officials announced this week. The Over-the-Rhine staple announced Tuesday the seven companies that took home its signature Launch and Leap grants for the second quarter…
Cincinnati Business Courier Announces 2020 Forty Under 40 Class
Cincinnati Business Courier
The Cincinnati Business Courier has announced its 2020 Forty Under 40 class. The annual awards recognize the next generation of leaders and innovators in Greater Cincinnati, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of the program…
Queen City Certified Advances Change in the Workplace
Cincinnati Business Courier
In March 2018, Nicole Armstrong received a $100,000 grant from the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation’s People’s Liberty project to pursue an idea: that Greater Cincinnati can be a national leader when it comes to gender equity in the workplace…
2019 CLIMB Awards: These Organizations are Leading the Way for Change
Cincinnati Business Courier
Equity, diversity and inclusion are taking hold in Greater Cincinnati, thanks to the efforts of committed, visionary leaders…
Here are the Winners of the 2019 CLIMB Awards
Cincinnati Business Courier
The Cincinnati Business Courier and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber have announced the winners of the 2019 CLIMB (Cincinnati Lifts Inclusion and Minority Business) Awards…
Queen City Certified Program Helping Local Companies Embrace Gender Equity
WCPO - 9 On Your Side
Manufacturing isn’t exactly known for having a woman-powered workforce.
But Karen Kovach wasn’t at all surprised when Michelman Inc., the company where she works, decided to take part in Queen City Certified…
How Cincinnati's New Salary Equity Ordinance Aims to Narrow the Wage Gap
WCPO
Priya Klocek was just starting her career when she got an entry-level job at Convergys Corp. in 1998.
Because she was a recent college graduate and didn’t have much experience, she began at a low starting salary…
An Update on the 2018 People's Liberty Haile Fellowships
WVXU
People’s Liberty Haile Fellowships provide a year-long civic sabbatical and a $100,000 award for two Greater Cincinnati residents to implement a project that will improve life in our community.…
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) received recognition as one of the inaugural organizations in Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky to earn a Queen City Certified Leader in Gender Equity designation…
The Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) has received recognition as one of the inaugural organizations in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to earn a Queen City Certified (QCC) Leader in Gender Equity designation during a September 26 ceremony held at People’s Liberty in downtown Cincinnati…
A 2018 People's Liberty Haile Fellow who was awarded $100,000 to pursue a transformative project has recognized nine Cincinnati companies for their commitment to gender equity…
Queen City Certified
Cincy Chic
A local entrepreneur recently launched a certification model for gender equity in the workplace. See how it helps promote equal pay for equal work…
People's Liberty Has Two New Haile Fellows
WVXU
People’s Liberty Haile Fellowships provide a year-long civic sabbatical and a $100,000 award for two highly-motivated Greater Cincinnati residents to implement a project that will improve life in our community…
Philanthropic laboratory People's Liberty has two new Haile Fellows for 2018, each of whom will receive $100,000 and one year to launch projects to improve life in Cincinnati…