Hundreds flock to Wean's 8th Nonprofit Summit

YOUNGSTOWN

Life is always challenging for the Mahoning Valley’s many nonprofit organizations, which explains why 75 of them sent 280 representatives to Youngstown State University for the Eighth Annual Nonprofit Summit.

The daylong summit theme today at Kilcawley Center was “Sharing Ideas — Inspiring Action.”

“It’s all about networking and learning to work smarter,” said Jennifer Roller, president of the Raymond John Wean Foundation, which initiated the summit and continues its sponsorship. “Good stuff comes out of this.”

According to its website, the Wean Foundation has awarded more than $100 million in grants to nonprofit organizations.

Roller said the summit generally attracts a mixture of faith-based and grass- roots organizations along with business and community leaders.

Read more about the event in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.