New Director, Jurors Announced for Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Release Date: 2.8.2024 CLEVELAND - Nicholas Roman Lewis has joined the Cleveland Foundation as the Director of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.   Lewis, who has served as a literary agent and entertainment attorney, as well as an alumni relations leader at Yale University, will focus on increasing the visibility and impact of the...

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Announce Updates for 2025 Award Year

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Announce Updates for 2025 Award Year Book prize welcomes new jurors and new category; sets October 16 deadline for submissions   Cleveland, OH – The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards – the only juried American book awards focused on works that address racism and diversity – have announced several updates...

Helping Cleveland students stay on the path to postsecondary success

Students across the country have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; for high school seniors, the crisis presents extra barriers at a critical time on their path to college or career training programs. Say Yes Cleveland and its partners are working to ensure Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and partnering charter school...

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**DUE TO TREMENDOUS PUBLIC INTEREST, TICKETS TO THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING WERE RESERVED WITHIN 8 HOURS OF AVAILABILITY. TO STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST CLEVELAND FOUNDATION NEWS AND EVENTS, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.**Free tickets are now available for the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting, “A Sense...

2024 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winners include stories that navigate racial politics’ influence on Asian-American identity, Indigenous people’s shaping of American history, and race at the intersection of art and history

Cleveland, OH (March 26, 2024) – The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, presented by the Cleveland Foundation, today announced the winners of the 89th annual awards. The 2024 recipients of the only national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity are: Maxine Hong Kingston, Lifetime Achievement Ned...

Cleveland Foundation to Offer Free Ice Skating During Winterfest

Free ice skating during Winterfest thanks to the Cleveland Foundation RELEASE DATE 11.1.2018 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation will provide free ice skating on the Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink to Winterfest participants as part of this year’s celebration.    This is the third consecutive year the Cleveland...

Help Lit Fit NEO End Low Literacy

More than 20 nonprofit organizations across Cuyahoga, Lake and Summit counties have partnered up to compete in the Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition as team Lit Fit NEO with the goal of qualifying for a $100,000 prize that will be allocated to adult literacy efforts. With research showing that 77% of Americans now own a...