Cleveland Foundation announces more than $24 million in third quarter grantmaking

Cleveland Foundation announces more than $24 million in third quarter grantmaking Release Date: 9.30.2021 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced more than $24 million in grants approved in the third quarter of 2021. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, the foundation and its...

Bridging the digital divide

As a program officer I am extremely fortunate to see many wonderful things individuals are doing daily to help Greater Clevelanders. Much of this work goes unnoticed, only known by the recipients and a few others. At times I'm privileged to play a role in celebrating these programs and the individuals that are key to their success. In...

WCSB encourages listeners to “Give Back”

WCSB (the student-run radio station of Cleveland State University) is a great place to hear quality, non-corporate radio – much of it featuring music and news connected to Cleveland’s ethnic communities. They have a fantastic, truly eclectic program schedule. Tune in to 89.3 FM or listen online. One of their newer shows is titled...

Great Grants

What do emergency 911, the hospice movement, pap smears, public libraries, polio and yellow fever vaccines, rocket science, Sesame Street, white lines on highways, and ending world hunger have in common? They are all innovations initially funded by foundation grants.  The Council on Foundations, which has a wealth of online information...

Advice From Grantees

A discussion of hashtags needs to start with a discussion of Twitter. I first blogged about Twitter in early 2009 (see post). Since that time more and more nonprofits and foundations have started using it (including @CleveFoundation). On the other hand, many folks are still shunning this technology. One of the benefits I’ve discovered...

Cleveland Foundation announces $24.8 million in Q1 2021 grantmaking

Cleveland Foundation announces $24.8 million in Q1 2021 grantmaking Release Date: 3.25.2021 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced $24.8 million in grants approved in the first quarter of 2021 to support residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Highlights of grants approved in the first three...

One year in, reflecting on the pandemic in our community

This month marks one year since life in Greater Cleveland was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past 12 months, the challenges have been profound; lives and livelihoods have been lost, and deep-seated disparities across nearly every measure of wellbeing in our community have widened. In the midst of all of this, we have also seen...

As a College Now mentor, you can change the life of a local student – learn how!

Getting into college is hard, but it can be even harder to get through college. Students benefit from the support of a caring adult who has been through college before and can offer perspective and advice. That’s the idea behind the College Now Mentoring Program, a virtual program that connects Say Yes and College Now scholarship...