Cleveland Foundation to host community conversation events in Lake and Geauga counties
Events to be held on April 21 at Mentor Public Library and April 27 at Kent State University Geauga Campus
RELEASE DATE: 04.12.2016
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation will host two events in its Fred Talks community engagement series that will focus on its support in Lake and Geauga counties. For 25 years, the Cleveland Foundation has worked with donors to enhance the lives of residents in Lake and Geauga counties, providing a total of more than $32.8 million in grants. In December 2015, the foundation’s board of directors reiterated its commitment to Lake and Geauga counties by approving an enhanced process for grantmaking across the foundation’s entire three-county footprint.
Aimed at sharing information about this expanded grantmaking and gathering feedback from attendees about community needs, the events will feature a conversation with leaders from the Cleveland Foundation followed by a public Q&A session and facilitated brainstorming roundtables. During the roundtables, attendees will be invited to define community priorities to help inform decisions by the foundation.
The events are part of the Cleveland Foundation’s Fred Talks series, which are quarterly events that invite the community to listen, engage and contribute in conversation with local and national thought leaders. The Fred Talks are named in honor of the visionary creativity of Cleveland Foundation founder Frederick Harris Goff. Both events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit https://www.clevelandfoundation.org/fredtalks or call (216) 615-7253.
Fred Talks: Cleveland Foundation in Lake County
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 4 – 6 p.m.
Mentor Public Library Main Branch
Spence Kline, CEO of Beacon Health, will moderate this Fred Talk featuring Cleveland Foundation President & CEO Ronn Richard in a conversation about the Cleveland Foundation’s long-standing commitment to Lake County. Following the Fred Talks program, attendees will be invited to join the conversation in a public Q&A and breakout brainstorm session to define community priorities.
Program Schedule – April 21, 2016
3:30 p.m. Doors Open – Registration & Networking with Cleveland Foundation Staff
4:00 p.m. Fred Talks Program & Public Q&A
5:00 p.m. Fred Thinks Breakout Session
6:00 p.m. Event End
Fred Talks: Cleveland Foundation in Geauga County
Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 4 – 6 p.m.
Kent State University Geauga Campus
Kimm Leininger, executive director of United Way Services of Geauga County, will moderate this Fred Talk featuring Cleveland Foundation Executive Vice President Bob Eckardt in a conversation about the Cleveland Foundation’s long-standing commitment to Geauga County. Following the Fred Talks program, attendees will be invited to join the conversation in a public Q&A and breakout brainstorm session to define community priorities.
Program Schedule – April 27, 2016
3:30 p.m. Doors Open – Registration & Networking with Cleveland Foundation Staff
4:00 p.m. Fred Talks Program & Public Q&A
5:00 p.m. Fred Thinks Breakout Session
6:00 p.m. Event End
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Cleveland Foundation
Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world’s first community foundation and one of the largest today, with assets of $2.1 billion and 2015 grants of $95 million. Through the generosity of donors, the foundation improves the lives of residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga Counties by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues. The foundation tackles the community’s priority areas – education and youth development, neighborhoods, health and human services, arts and culture, economic development and purposeful aging – and responds to the community’s needs.
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