Benjamin Collinger

MBA Student @KelleySchool
Creator of 81/61, a series on racial inequity in Cleveland.

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

The Greater Cleveland Roundtable, a predecessor to @GCPartnership, was founded 40 years ago today.

I created 81/61, a series on progress and barriers to racial equity, to mark its anniversary.

Listen to the trailer and subscribe. First episode out 6/7!

https://t.co/e55sPUV4E4

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

@3rdSpaceCLE is #hiring.

We are a growing team hoping to add talented people for the following roles: Finance + Administration Manager, Senior Consultant, and Consultant.

#racialequity #socialimpact #jobseekers

https://t.co/yhCPSCIUpJ

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

@evburnett @KeeangaYamahtta @Living_Cities @3rdSpaceCLE @shammasmalik A few Dr. @KeeangaYamahtta insights from @Living_Cities conversation: importance of tackling the $156b appraisal gap, focusing on undoing root causes of the racial wealth gap, how seats are the table can be an invitation to be quiet, and valuing the power of protest/organizing.

[Living Cities @Living_Cities]

In this afternoon’s data walk by @urbaninstitute, @FSGtweets, @MASSDesignLab, @Gumbo_Media, and @3rdSpaceCLE, convening participants were given context on racial wealth gap data in order to build a vision for legacy, prosperity, and intercultural solidarity. #CTGConvening

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

@evburnett closing the @Living_Cities conference in @CityofStPaulMN with an ode to public servants and their work toward racial justice.

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Our @3rdSpaceCLE bookstore is open! Learn more about it in this @LandofCLE article.

https://t.co/wkx5HkrJxM

[Equal Measure @EqMeasure]

On Day 2 of our staff retreat, @3rdSpaceCLE and @WeAreTCG guide us through deep conversations on our work, values, and ways we could move toward action on place-base systems change.

[Equal Measure @EqMeasure]

We're off to an exciting week: After four years since our last staff retreat, we're back together to connect, learn, and grow as we develop our strategic plan. Thanks to @WeAreTCG and @3rdSpaceCLE for leading us through an engaging and thoughtful first day!

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Moving stories from @ThisAmerLife on #Ukraine. Listen for how misinformation and race are impacting people trying to escape.

[This American Life @ThisAmerLife]

On the radio this weekend: Four personal stories from the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/CJ66T5rAyI

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

“We are back in the national conversation as a city on the rise,” says @MayorBibb about our @CityofCleveland at the @TheCityClub’s state of the city.

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Incredibly impactful #CIFF46 film #Navalny, directed by @DanielRoher received a standing ovation tonight at @PSQDistrict. Timely + inspiring story of the Russian opposition leader with a powerful call for justice. #ThisIsCLE

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Timely ideas from @kresgesocinv re: how philanthropy can drive equitable implementation of infra. $:

1) Bolster advocacy
2) Support equitable decision-making processes
3) Underwrite technical assistance
4) Strengthen ecosystem of Just Banks, CDFIs, etc.

https://t.co/XAqzaI5g9q

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Our team @3rdSpaceCLE is hiring for a Senior Fellow and Associate Consultant. We're growing + looking for folks ready to grow with us!

Check out the opportunities and consider attending an info session with us to learn more.

https://t.co/yhCPSCIUpJ

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

The @3rdSpaceCLE team just launched bookshelves, a repository of resources we recommend to build awareness for more thoughtful action against racial inequity.

https://t.co/WQqB0bPm02

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

The @CityofCleveland's leadership celebrated #InternationalWomensDay by elevating ways to design policy around lived experiences of women.

Few of the ideas: housing code enforcement = wealth creation tool, update zoning for home-based biz, rethink transit's focus on commuting.

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

The first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court is a former public defender.

Our first voice on the Court in its 233 years has a career of standing up for those most in need.

Say it with me, y’all: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Join the #PBCle folks on 3/10 to participate in advocacy for our @CityofCleveland to make the most of taxpayer dollars.

https://t.co/irdAuMxSx5

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

More evidence of industry contaminating the groundwater (literally + figuratively), where pollution "can also cause property values to plummet, trapping neighborhoods in a vicious cycle of disinvestment," reports @Kenwardjr @propublica @mtnstspotlight.

https://t.co/X9mnHCZeYV

[Karamu House @KaramuHouseInc]

ICYMI: @nytimes listed Cleveland as one of the country's top cities that is celebrating Black History Month. This month, join us for "The Mountaintop," a gripping re-imagination of events the night before the assassination of MLK. Read the full article: https://t.co/IiK6yI2yiP.

[Benjamin Collinger @BACollinger]

Congrats @TULuisMartinez & @Trinity_U for winning this nearly $350k @US_EDA grant. Years in the making from an excellent @TrinityEntrep team + students.

[Trinity University @Trinity_U]

Trinity’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has received a $346,079 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s “Build to Scale” program, which aims to accelerate technology entrepreneurship by increasing access to business support and startup capital.

[Mordecai Cargill @MCargill28]

OF COURSE the first sentence of this report is about Cleveland