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Greater Akron Chamber Home > Living & Working > Young Professionals > Greater Akron's Young Professional Organizations
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Greater Akron's Young Professional Organizations
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Greater Akron boasts a thriving Young Professional (YP) population that gets involved in the Greater Akron region in a number of ways. There are several independent Young Professionals Organizations (YPOs) in our region, each one focused on a different facet of skill development, social networking, and community support. Connect with people who share your interests by getting involved with one or more open-enrollment YPOs listed below.
For more information about Greater Akron’s YPOs, contact Angela Presutti, YPN Director, Greater Akron Chamber at (330) 237-1263 or e-mail presutti@greaterakronchamber.org.
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| Greater Akron's Young Professional Organizations |
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Focus on Social & Networking Opportunities
Art Cetera - is a project of the Akron Area Arts Alliance. Founded in 2002, ArtCetera focuses on two goals: 1) to provide new networking and social opportunities for young professionals and 2) to support the arts and cultural organizations in the Greater Akron area.
Young Professionals of Akron (YPA) -, formed in 2002, is a non-profit organization focused on connecting young professionals through community and social events. YPA is driven to expand, invest, engage, socialize and motivate younr professionals to assist in building their networks and growing their careers.
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Focus on Leadership Development & Community Service
Akron Jaycees - a young professionals' membership organization open to men and women from the ages of 21-39. Akron Jaycees provides leadership training to members, as well as opportunities to contribute to the betterment of the community.
Torchbearers - an organization established to identify, cultivate, motivate, and empower the young leaders of Greater Akron through a diverse network of professionals committed to improving the community.
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Non-Profit Agency Groups
Akron Urban League Young Professionals (AULYP) is an auxiliary organization of the Akron Urban League and is dedicated to bringing the next generation of leaders into the Urban League movement. AULYP support the goals and mission of the Akron Urban League by serving the Akron communities and developing their members through mentoring, tutoring, scholarships, economic empowerment, political engagement, and leadership development programs. More info: E-mail Stacy Smith at smithss10@aol.com.
The United Way Young Leaders Society - The Young Leaders Society (YLS) was established in 1996 to recognize young leaders who value the importance of philanthropy and who believe in and support the work of United Way. This group exemplifies the best Summit County and Wadsworth has to offer in the form of young women and men who share their spirit and resources for the betterment of our community.
Project Blueprint - Project Blueprint is an ethnic minority volunteer development program designed to help United Way, its member agencies, and other nonprofit organizations become more inclusive, responsive and reflective of the culturally diverse communities which they serve. The goal of Project Blueprint is to accelerate involvement of African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino and Native American volunteers to become policy-makers on agency boards and committees.
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Other Regional Groups
Medina County Young Professionals Association was founded by local business owners who share a common goal and vision of uniting men and women of the younger generations, to come together and build, support and engage in a social and professional network and association. Their mission is to encourage and stimulate the young enthusiasts within Medina County. They aim to present opportunity, exposure, philanthropy, access, unity, growth and positive energy. More info: E-mail Brandon Rapp at b.rapp@homesteadins.com.
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