COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University in partnership with My Brother's Keeper and the Commission on Black Girls in Columbus is now offering a class to nonprofit leaders in the community.
Their goal is to promote and advance leaders from historically marginalized backgrounds. They are expanding services to establish a hub that supports the advancement of boys, girls and young men of color.
The work is being done during eight courses over several months. Ohio State and the city of Columbus are leading these sessions. Topics include mastering budgets, grant writing, driving social change, and strategic planning.
Sherome Hathaway is the Chief Operating Officer for ICE Mentors in Columbus and is currently enrolled. He helps more than a thousand kids annually navigate life through different programs.
"I know there's things I could do well, and I know there's a lot of things I could do better," he said. "I don't want to miss what I need to know to make sure that we are here for a long time."
Through personal interactions with program mentors and real-world examples, ICE Mentors teach kids not only how to go through life, but how to live meaningful lives fueled by purpose.
One of their goals is to empower kids to live purposeful lives by their skills and talents, positive character, self-improvement, leadership skills and career readiness.
Hathaway said by taking this class, he now knows how to measure the success of his program, "So I can make sure that we are getting the most out of our programs and also setting ourselves up to be more successful in the future."
This leadership empowerment nonprofit accelerator program wraps up with a graduation in December.