May Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day on Wade Oval

May Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day on Wade Oval May 24 will be the first free Saturday for Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Western Reserve Historical Society Includes special free programming at the always-free Cleveland Museum of Art Download the Cleveland Foundation Day on Wade...

Local AAPI leaders reflect on the contributions of Cleveland’s AAPI community

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern The month of May recognizes the identity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). AAPI Heritage Month is an opportunity to reflect on the influence these cultures contributed on the world. AAPI Heritage Month also provides a time to acknowledge and...

Cool Grand Rapids

About the title of the blog - later. First ... Last week the Global Cleveland Summit provided a terrific forum for brainstorming ideas about how Cleveland can create an environment and message of welcome and opportunity to the world, and a culture of optimism among locals. I did not get a chance to sample all the sessions offered...

Going digital

If you haven’t already heard the news, our region has a new ally in the effort to develop a thriving tech-driven ecosystem in Greater Cleveland. It’s a nonprofit called DigitalC that will work to solve pressing community problems with innovative technology, and help Greater Cleveland and other communities across the county build...

Nonprofits and Squirrels (What Does It Mean To Be Financially Stable?)

That’s the question posed and answered by a terrific new tool for nonprofit organizations hot off the press from NORI – the Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative Working Group. Cumbersomely called the Operating Reserve Policy Toolkit for Nonprofit Organizations (available here), the toolkit is nevertheless the most comprehensive...

Summer of Purpose: Kristina DeGirolamo

If you haven't noticed lately, there's a rising pulse in the Cleveland: unity. It's beating faster each day, growing louder and louder as we Clevelanders feel it and believe it. And of course, I'm #AllinCLE, so you can bet a part of this unity has come from our very own Cavaliers. But the Cavs were definitely not alone in this movement...

#SummerOfPurpose: Jordan Kerr

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Jordan Kerr, who is working with Group Plan Commission, coordinating the free "Summer Splash" programming on Cleveland...

Why Your Grants Reports Are Critical

Let me start by stating that yes – we read all grant reports. When a new grant proposal is received, I review past reports and organization files as part of my due diligence practices, so please know that the reports are read and used as part of a continuing process. Reporting requirements vary from foundation to foundation, but...

Sustainable Cleveland 2016 Summit

Earlier this month, we were thrilled to be the presenting sponsor of Sustainable Cleveland's 2016 Sustainability Summit. Our CEO Ronn Richard spoke at the event (pictured above), and it was great to see so many people gathered who share a passion for preserving and protecting our city’s future.For more than a century, we've worked to...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Encore ACTS has Something for Everyone

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...