Square Pizza Podcast #129 - Christine Edwards Pitkin, Founder & CEO, Civility Localized & Civic Impact Academy
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The Square Pizza podcast focuses on the intersection of education, innovation, and diversity. We host and interview leaders doing incredible work around the country to ensure all students have access to an equitable education. The Square Pizza podcast is hosted by SchermCo, a social-impact implementation firm that offers strategic implementation and project management services to schools and education-focused organizations across the country.
Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Christine Edwards Pitkin, Founder & CEO of Civility Localized & Civic Impact Academy. Civility Localized is a minority and woman-owned Community Engagement Consulting Firm with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In this episode:
Civility Localized
Minority and woman-owned consulting firm and its mission to help communities grow with dignity through inclusive strategies for local and state government initiatives
Community outreach and engagement
Civic Impact Academy
An educational experience that brings local community leaders and government leaders into the same rooms
Started in 2024
Launching a new cohort in September and applications open in July
Board Member Experience
GenerationNation, Humane Society, and QC Family Tree
Best practices of high-performing boards?
What aspiring board members know
Be ready and willing to give of yourself - your time, your money, your contacts
