
Ohio Center for Community Progress
Providing Ohioans a Way to Collaborate and a Voice to Achieve Progress
Our Mission
The Ohio Center for Community Progress (OCCP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization consisting of Initiative Collaboration Centers that join nonprofits, business, and government together to achieve critical initiatives to create better lives for all Ohioans.
OCCP accomplishes its mission by conducting research, generating funding, and pinpointing volunteers, while creating a free local and statewide multi-media voice through collaboration with leading media outlets.
But we need your help. We want to know which nonprofits or initiatives need support. We want you to support OCCP and the charities or startups important to you by becoming a donor.


The Arts and Education
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OCCP is a statewide network of centers focused on solving problems and maximizing opportunities in a number of areas. We are now located in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo through our publications and digital platform footprint.
Our Focus Areas

Nonprofit Missions and Diversity
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Manufacturing and Aerospace
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Safety
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Environment and Water
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Health and Wellness
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Public Safety and Law Enforcement
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HOW OCCP FULFILLS ITS MISSION
OCCP brings organizations, government, and nonprofits together to solve problems and embrace opportunities. We create Initiative Collaboration Centers for initiatives that need strength in numbers to succeed. Our history of success with seminal events and conference will encourage and foster the creation of thinktanks around the topics most important for Ohio's future.
Collaborative Initiative Team Management (Nonprofit, Business, Government)
What we know makes us better. OCCP generates primary and secondary research we need today. We conduct face-to-face, telephonic and electronic studies to discover the best ways for initiatives to flourish. We promote studies and breakthrough findings that had no voice before today.
Community and State Research for Initiatives
Are you looking for board members or volunteers to help achieve success? Our members will be here for you. OCCP has already started to build a membership base wanting to have their voices heard in support of your initiatives.
Volunteer Participation
What kind of financial support does an initiative require to succeed, move to the next level, or survive? OCCP can provide a revenue stream and a corps of grant writers geared to meet and exceed expectations. To start donations underwrite the costs to tell stories that generate awareness, support and acceptance.
Financial Support and Fundraising
OCCP is a multi-media platform featuring high-performance print magazines, digital publications, and focused events. We support the initiatives important to you. Sometimes, custom video, print projects and grassroots tactics will make the difference.
Local and Statewide Multi-media Voice with Digital, Event, Video and Print Capabilities
Initiative Centers
Ohio Center for Community Progress provides a myriad of possibilities when it comes to Initiative Centers. You may have a Center in mind that we can add.

How You Can Help
DONATE
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Use the portal on this website to send your donation and select the initiative(s) that are most important to you. Or tell us about an Ohio charity or initiative we should add to our giving list. We accept all credit cards and checks can be sent to: Ohio Center for Community Progress, 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 730, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.
VOLUNTEER
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You have an opportunity to become active with the cause you hold most dear. There are board as well as other volunteer opportunities. Each organization has its guidelines about volunteers, but you can make a difference. Write us with the subject line: Volunteer
PRO BONO SERVICES
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If you have professional, creative and management skills to offer, there is a great need for your involvement. OCCP can suggest opportunities. Our team can connect you with the organization or initiative where your talents will be appreciated. Write or call today.
PARTICIPATE
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Our research portal welcomes both member and nonmember involvement. Check out what issues are important to Ohio and lend your voice .FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS: Contact estevens@stevensstrategic.com or info@ohiocenterforcommunityprogress.org
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Serving your community and the state of Ohio.

OCCP IS MAKING A MAJOR COMMITMENT
TO CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI,
DAYTON, AKRON, CANTON, TOLEDO AND
YOUNGSTOWN.
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Ed Stevens, APR, President, Ohio Center for Community Progress
216.409.1973, estevens@stevensstrategic.com or info@ohiocenterforcommunityprogress.com
Lute Harmon, Sr, Principal, Ohio Center for Community Progress, 216.970.9925, harmon@glpublishing.com
Donald Knechtges, Principal, Ohio Center for Community Progress
440.320.4259, knechtgesd@gmail.com
Patrick Morin, Principal, Ohio Center for Community Progress
216.513.0200, morinpatrick456@gmail.com
Please contact the following for more information.