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SUMMARY:Metrics That Matter: Measuring Culture & Connection Without Controversy
DESCRIPTION:Culture is measurable—this session shows you how to track belonging and connection in ways that inform decisions without sparking defensiveness. Leave with practical tools to present culture data to stakeholders. \nYou’ll learn to: \n\nIdentify metrics that signal strong belonging and inclusion.\nUse frameworks and tools to measure employee experience.\nCommunicate culture data to executives with impact.\n\n 
URL:https://centralohiobelonging.org/event/metrics-that-matter-measuring-culture-connection-without-controversy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual Coffee Chat
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SUMMARY:Agency & Mutual Responsibility: The Belonging Equation
DESCRIPTION:Belonging is co-created. This session explores how organizations can balance institutional responsibility with individual agency\, and how to build feedback loops that reinforce shared ownership of culture. \nYou’ll learn to: \n\nDefine the balance between organizational responsibility and individual agency.\nActivate employee voice and leadership accountability.\nBuild feedback loops that sustain mutual commitment to culture.
URL:https://centralohiobelonging.org/event/agency-mutual-responsibility-the-belonging-equation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual Coffee Chat
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SUMMARY:From Law to Leadership: Making Legal Updates Work for Culture\, Compliance\, & Connection
DESCRIPTION:Turn legal updates into leadership opportunities. This hands-on training helps HR and leadership teams interpret employment law changes through the lens of belonging—so compliance strengthens culture\, not undermines it. \nYou’ll learn to: \n\nDecode recent employment law updates and apply them practically.\nAlign legal compliance with belonging and employee experience.\nCommunicate changes with clarity\, empathy\, and values-driven decision-making.\n\n 
URL:https://centralohiobelonging.org/event/from-law-to-leadership-making-legal-updates-work-for-culture-compliance-connection/
LOCATION:TBD\, 4900 Blazer Parkway\, Dublin\, OH\, 43017\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Training
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SUMMARY:Central Ohio Belonging Consortium's 20th Anniversary Gala
DESCRIPTION:Join us as COBC celebrates 20 years of advancing belonging and inclusion.  \nWe are honored to welcome Sophia Fifner as the Keynote Speaker. Sophia Fifner is a nationally recognized keynote speaker\, civic leader\, and creator of The Neighboring Gap™—a movement dedicated to transforming loneliness into belonging and helping people build deeper\, more authentic connections. Through powerful storytelling grounded in research\, Sophia challenges organizations and communities to rethink how they show up for one another. Her work inspires individuals to move beyond the mindset of “I’ve got it” to embrace the transformative power of “We’ve got you.” \nAs the creator of The Neighboring Gap™\, Sophia equips leaders and teams with practical strategies to foster cultures where people feel seen\, supported\, and connected. Her presentations leave audiences feeling inspired\, more honest with themselves and others\, and ready to create spaces where belonging thrives. Her thought leadership has been featured in prominent media outlets including TIME\, Forbes\, TODAY\, Nasdaq\, Parents Magazine\, Reader’s Digest\, Teen Vogue\, The Columbus Dispatch\, and Columbus Monthly. \nJoin us for a night that not only celebrates our past but ignites the future we’re building together—one where belonging is the standard\, not the exception. \n  \n 
URL:https://centralohiobelonging.org/event/https-centralohiodiversity-networkforgood-com-events-95598-central-ohio-belonging-consortium-s-20th-anniversary-gala/
LOCATION:The Athletic Club of Columbus\, 136 E Broad St.\, Columbus\, OH\, 43215\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Quarterly Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Central Ohio Belonging Consortium":MAILTO:info@centralohiobelongingconsortium.org
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