Social Change + Technovation

Inspired, delighted, + honored to share the stage with my peer Accelerate 2021 presenters next week February 22-25th – Other Brown Girl is up for 2 grants for Social Change + Technovation!

Vote for OBG + join me in celebrating 32 civic visions + 41 presenters for the greater good in Cleveland next week, including Teen Leaders-Entrepreneur-Presenters, too. Special thanks to Cleveland Leadership Center, Citizens Bank, MetroHealth, Cleveland Foundation, + Goldfarb Weber for bringing the virtual event to life – get your tickets now!

How the Pitch Competition Works: Applicants are selected to pitch in one of six categories, a panel of judges drawn from community leaders select one finalist in each category. The six finalists pitch again to the full audience, which votes on the winner February 25th. 

The winner receives $5,000 + the remaining five finalists each receive $2,000 to help bring their ideas to life. The Technovation Competition will take place on Thursday, February 25th + that winner receives $3,500. 

Accelerate 2021 tickets are available now on a Pay What You Can basis. Your Accelerate ticket purchase gains you access to all six of the category competitions, the Technovation competition, as well as the finalist competition. And since it’s all virtual this year, you can see all the pitches. You’ll also get access to view recordings of the pitches in case you miss the live stream on February 25th. Hope to see you there!

OBG in Heights Observer