#BlackFuturesFundCLE: Mentoring A New Generation of Clevelanders

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern Mentors play an integral role in guiding new generations. In particular, for youth of color, the relationship mentors share with mentees is especially impactful when leading their development and helping them creatively express themselves. Presently, a...

Summer of Purpose: Kerrigan Ponsart

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they reflect on 11 weeks spent working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Kerrigan Ponsart, who spent her summer at May Dugan Center, where she worked with their food distribution...

NewBridge’s Mission Inspires Intern

We are now accepting host site applications for the 2013 Cleveland Foundation summer intern program. The deadline to apply to be a host site is Nov. 30.  Get more information here. To give you an idea of what the internship program is about, we are reposting past interns’ reflections on their experiences.  Today, we go back to July...

Shanette Buford-Brazzell

216.685.2003 | Email sbufordbrazzell [Enable Javascript to send an email] Shanette Buford-Brazzell joined the Cleveland Foundation in December 2022 as a Philanthropic Advisor. In her current role, Shanette focuses on fostering and strengthening relationships with individuals, families, organizations, and corporations by advising and...

Courageous Books About Black Soldiers, Feuding Asian-American Brothers in Wisconsin, Horseracing’s Racial History, and the Pervasiveness of White Supremacy Have All Won the 88th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Courageous Books About Black Soldiers, Feuding Asian-American Brothers in Wisconsin, Horseracing’s Racial History, and the Pervasiveness of White Supremacy Have All Won the 88th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Release Date: 4.3.2023 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the winners of its 88th Annual Anisfield-Wolf...

Public Service Fellowship

Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship Timeline March 21 - April 2* – Semi-Finalist Interviews April 7 -18* – Virtual Finalist Interviews with Host Agencies (with an additional limited round of Finalist Interviews possible between April 22 – May 2* as needed) Week of April 21 – Fellows Selection Begins August 1...

How big is your network?

Did you ever see those Verizon commercials, the ones that boast about the size of their network?  The Verizon network is made of a spokesperson with an army of technicians and suits who are there to support you - the customer.    As I reflect on this year's Cleveland Foundation interns, I was impressed at how quickly they...

Fellow Friday: Meet the 2023-24 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellows

Launched in 2016, the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship immerses talented, emerging leaders from across the country in the work of Cleveland’s public sector, providing them an opportunity to develop their skills, enhance their networks, and jumpstart a career in public service. With the goals of attracting and retaining...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Legacy Leaders

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations that 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...

It’s National Census Day – Help Your Community by Responding to the Census Today!

Today is National Census Day. During these unprecedented times it is easy to lose sight of life before COVID-19, and it is hard to imagine life once this pandemic ends. Yet we must remember there are many ways to help our community stay healthy and vibrant as we move forward together. The census is completed every 10 years and collects...