While the word “exciting” can seem a bit clichéd, it is the perfect word to describe my anticipation to begin interning with the Summer of Sisterhood program at West Side Community House. I will work with more than 30 talented young girls as they spend...
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Chilean Artist-in-Residence Daniella Pizarro Works with Youth and Age It has been a busy week for Chilean artist Daniella (Dani) Pizarro: costuming superheroes and dressing trees. Dani is one of the foundation’s Creative Fusion artists, here in residence...
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Last week, a privileged number of us were given the gift of a private concert by Pham Thi Hue, a (perhaps the) world master of ancient ca tru music of Vietnam. Hue is here as one of the Cleveland Foundation’s Spring 2013 group of Creative Fusion artists. ...
Read MoreA very important report just came across my desk: Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising A joint project of CompassPoint and the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, it documents what grantmakers and, I suspect, most...
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It is just a week since our Creative Fusion artists arrived, and they’ve already begun to connect, frenetically, with the community. After orientation at the Cleveland Foundation, a Lolly the Trolley tour of Greater Cleveland, a docent tour of the Art...
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Our next group of international artists arrived last weekend and are here for a three-month stay. Creative Fusion, the Cleveland Foundation’s global artist-residency program, has welcomed seven artists who will be hosted by six local arts organizations. They...
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Do You Remember Polynomials and Quadratic Equations? The GED is getting overhauled. Starting in January 2014, the GED will be based on the national Common Core state standards, designed to better prepare grades K-12 for the workplace and higher education. The...
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While the Cleveland Foundation’s Intern program benefits the host site organizations by providing the talent to help them complete important short-term projects, we have found that interns also benefit: First, through the weekly professional development...
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For 14 years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has provided undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful work experiences in nonprofit and public sector work. In addition, they also get to see and experience Cleveland in a whole new...
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In early October, we issued a call to our nonprofit and public sector partners to apply to host a Cleveland Foundation intern for the summer of 2013. Out of a pool of 90 applications, we selected 17 projects (see list below) that address a variety local...
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