Leadership Clinton

What Leadership Clinton does

Leadership Clinton (Clinton County Leadership Institute) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1986 and headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, that delivers community leadership development programs for adults and high school students in Clinton County. The organization runs two core programs: an Adult Leadership Program featuring a daylong retreat in August/September, eight full-day monthly class sessions from September through April, community-focused team projects, and a graduation ceremony; and the Leadership Clinton Youth Collaborative (LCYC), launched in 1994 for high school sophomores and juniors selected through each Clinton County high school. Since founding, Leadership Clinton has graduated over 800 adults and 500+ youth, with alumni contributing to local boards, businesses, and community projects, and the Board of Directors is required to be two-thirds Leadership Clinton alumni.

The revenue model is donation- and event-driven rather than tuition-based. Adult enrollment is managed through an application-and-interview process, while the Youth Collaborative is provided at no cost to students or schools. Funding comes from tiered corporate sponsorships (Board of Directors Level, CEO Level, Corporate Leaders Level, Development Leaders Level), foundation and individual donations, and the annual Dinner In The Fields fundraiser, now in its 17th iteration for 2026, which generates revenue through ticket sales and a dessert auction. Major Board of Directors Level sponsors are Wilmington College (a historical founding partner), Clinton Memorial Hospital, Ohio Living Cape May, and the Wilmington News Journal, with Peoples Bank and several local restaurants as additional sponsors.

Distribution is community-embedded: the adult program is delivered in-person at rotating community locations across Clinton County, while the youth program is recruited and delivered through partnerships with every Clinton County high school, including public, private, and home-schooled students. The organization is privately held as a 501(c)(3), operates from a single office at 2333 Rombach Avenue in Wilmington with limited posted office hours (Monday through Thursday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm), and is governed by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors. It has no disclosed subsidiaries, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no merger, acquisition, or expansion activity.

Name

Leadership Clinton

Legal name

Clinton County Leadership Institute

Website

https://leadershipclinton.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Leadership Development

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Government & Leadership Programs (EDAJAJAH), Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG), Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL)

Keywords

• Community leadership development
• Adult leadership programs
• Youth leadership education
• Civic leadership training
• Nonprofit leadership institute

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Fundraising Events: Dinner In The Fields is the Clinton County Leadership Institute's annual fundraiser that supports its yearly programming. Ticket sales and dessert auction generate revenue.
2. Corporate and Individual Sponsorships: Sponsors at various levels (Board of Directors Level, CEO Level, Corporate Leaders Level, Development Leaders Level) provide financial and in-kind donations to support programming.
3. Foundation and Community Donations: The Institute receives financial and in-kind donations from foundations, community individuals, and corporations. Youth program is funded through the Clinton County Leadership Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leadership Clinton operates community-based leadership education programs for adults and youth in Clinton County, Ohio. The Adult Leadership Program runs monthly full-day class sessions from August/September through April, including a retreat, expert speakers, team projects, and a community enhancement project. The Leadership Clinton Youth Collaborative (LCYC), begun in 1994, delivers a parallel program for high school sophomores and juniors recruited through Clinton County high schools. Both programs are provided at no cost to participants and are funded through donations, sponsorships, and the annual Dinner In The Fields fundraiser.

Product overview

Leadership Clinton (Clinton County Leadership Institute) is a community leadership development organization offering two core programs: the Adult Leadership Program (monthly classes from August through April) and the Leadership Clinton Youth Collaborative (LCYC) for high school students. The organization hosts an annual fundraiser called Dinner In The Fields to support its programming. Since 1986, CCLI has graduated over 800 adults and 500 youth participants.

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Products and services

• Adult Leadership Program A monthly class program running from August/September through April designed to develop business and community leaders for Clinton County, including a daylong retreat, eight full-day sessions, expert speakers, team projects, and a community enhancement project culminating in graduation. Participants are existing and emerging leaders who apply and are interviewed for selection. The program is provided at no cost to participants and is funded through donations and sponsorships.
• Leadership Clinton Youth Collaborative (LCYC) A youth leadership program for high school sophomores and juniors from Clinton County high schools (public, private, and home-schooled), providing eight school-day class sessions from September through April covering leadership skill training (communication, critical thinking, goal setting, group dynamics, conflict management), community focus topics, and an experiential community project presented at graduation. Selection is managed by each high school via advisor recommendations and personal interviews. The program is provided at no cost to students or schools.
• Dinner In The Fields The Clinton County Leadership Institute's annual fundraiser featuring a farm-fresh locally sourced dinner under the open sky, with ticket sales and dessert auction generating revenue to support the organization's yearly programming for adult and youth leadership development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 adults graduated since 1986
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered board of directors level, minor and core.

• Wilmington News Journalboard of directors levelGTM or Marketing PartnerBoard of Directors Level sponsor. American newspaper and multimedia site (wnewsj.com) published in print two days per week in Wilmington, Ohio, covering Clinton County. Owned by AIM Media based in McAllen, Texas.
• Clinton Memorial Hospitalboard of directors levelGTM or Marketing PartnerBoard of Directors Level sponsor. Established in 1951, CMH is a 140-bed hospital located in Wilmington, Ohio, providing quality healthcare to area residents for over 70 years.
• Ohio Living Cape Mayboard of directors levelGTM or Marketing PartnerBoard of Directors Level sponsor. A life plan community offering housing options, customized amenities, services, and care focused on physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
• Wilmington Collegeboard of directors levelStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard of Directors Level sponsor. Founded in 1870 by Quakers, Wilmington College is dedicated to hands-on learning and students' passion for practical education. Historical founding partner - President Robert Lucas helped establish Leadership Clinton in 1986.
• Peoples BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdditional sponsor. Listed among additional sponsors supporting CCLI programming and events. Also a board member (Renee Walker from Peoples Bank serves on board).
• Beaugard's Southern Bar B QueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdditional sponsor supporting CCLI programming.
• Donatos Pizza WilmingtonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdditional sponsor supporting CCLI programming.
• Fiesta Veracruz WilmingtonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdditional sponsor supporting CCLI programming.
• Clinton County High SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with all Clinton County high schools for youth program recruitment. Each county high school determines method for participant selection. Includes Clinton-Massie, East Clinton, Wilmington, and others. Schools provide student participants at no cost.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Civic League: National nonprofit advancing civic engagement, community governance, and democratic practice. Thematically aligned with Leadership Clinton's civic-leadership mission; an ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.
• City Year: National youth service nonprofit placing young adults in schools to support students and communities. Comparable youth civic-engagement orientation to LCYC, though operating model (AmeriCorps service) differs from Clinton County's cohort-based curriculum.
• Points of Light: National nonprofit mobilizing volunteers and civic action. Adjacent to Leadership Clinton's volunteerism and community service pillars; relevant as an enabling/thematic peer for community engagement programs.

Direct peers

• Leadership Akron: Ohio community leadership program delivering an annual cohort-based leadership experience for professionals across the Akron region. Same product (community leadership training), same revenue model (corporate sponsorships + tuition/donations), same target audience.
• Leadership Dayton: Another Ohio-based leadership program following the same community leadership curriculum template (orientation, monthly classes, team projects, graduation). Closely matched business model and customer segment.
• Leadership Louisville Center: Kentucky-based regional leadership program offering adult flagship and youth programs analogous to Leadership Clinton's Adult and LCYC tracks. Operates a similar alumni-network-driven ecosystem and serves as a useful scale benchmark.
• Junior Achievement: National nonprofit delivering youth leadership, work readiness, and civic education programs in schools — directly comparable to the LCYC youth program in target audience (high schoolers) and curriculum themes (community, leadership, civic engagement).
• Leadership Columbus: Ohio-based community leadership development program with a comparable annual class model, alumni network, and chamber-affiliated origins. Directly comparable structure and mission, but operating in a larger metro market.
• Leadership Cincinnati: Regional community leadership program in Ohio with the same core model of monthly class days, community projects, and an alumni pipeline into local boards and businesses. Same product category and target persona (emerging community leaders).

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership: Large, established leadership development provider operating globally with executive education, coaching, and applied research. Overlaps with Leadership Clinton's adult leadership curriculum but at a much larger scale and price point, serving corporate rather than community clients.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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