Summer of Purpose: Bobbie Szabo

Growing up in the capital of Nigeria, surrounded by people of different ethnic groups and religions, was like living in a world in which everyone is your family — that’s according to a woman I had the opportunity to interview this summer. She said life there was community-oriented, and when she left for the United States, she was...

Summer of Purpose: An Environment of Self-Discovery

By Maggie StarkHolden Arboretum This was certainly not the summer I expected. Road trip, backpack, plane, train or walk if I had to escape; the only thing on my mind was the six months of loan deferment I had left between graduation and entry in the real world.  The last 10 weeks involved no escape, yet they offered me far more of a...

Dreaming a Better Reality

I’m an avid, daily reader of ArtsJournal, Douglas McLennan’s one-stop electronic newsletter that collects news and blogs from worldwide media and keeps me informed on relevant issues in the arts.  Today, the always interesting Andrew Taylor’s Artful Manager blog pulls together some thoughts on a rather scary but important topic...

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Spreading Great Ideas

On Friday, February 26, Cleveland was home to its first local version of TED. For those who are unfamiliar, TED (which stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design) has been an annual event bringing together experts from around the world (think Bill Gates, Frank Gehry, and Temple Grandin, among others) to present short lectures...

August Grant Highlights

We’re excited to announce $2.6 million in August grants to organizations serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County residents! Many of our August grants support human services and vital resources for area residents, as well as arts and educational programs for local youth. Here are a few highlights: Fair Housing Advocacy for Survivors of...

Summer of Purpose: Meet the 2019 Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns

We call it a “Summer of Purpose.” Since 1999, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program has provided undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates an opportunity to work in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies during an 11-week paid internship. The program aligns with the foundation’s...

They Make Their Own!

Last week I had the privilege of previewing several sections of a new work by Bill Wade’s Inlet Dance Theater. They were in residence in Playhouse Square’s Launch program, which gives a local performing arts group the time, space, and resources to develop new work. Bill and his company had done a residency on Easter Island a few...