Book lovers, boxing fans and history buffs gathered at the Parma-Snow Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library on April 3 to hear Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards-winning poet Adrian Matejka read from his new book “Last on His Feet,” a graphic novel about the life of Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing...
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...
Erika Anthony, co-founder and executive director of Cleveland VOTES
Founded in 2014 by Erika Anthony and Crystal Bryant, Cleveland VOTES is a nonpartisan, democracy-building organization that works with local nonprofits and community partners to promote active and equitable civic engagement in Greater Cleveland. The Cleveland...
MidTown Collaboration Center
Located in the historic Hough neighborhood, a place where partnership and innovation center around place and community
Positioned to bridge Cleveland’s thriving downtown business center with its University Circle academic hub, the project is halfway between two of Cleveland’s most important...
Fearless Stories About Lynching, Resilience, the Rise of Xenophobia and a Black Family Heirloom Have All Won the 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Release Date: 4.5.2022
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2022 recipients of the only national juried...
Presented by the Cleveland Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, Foundations for Philanthropy is an interactive cohort experience designed to launch emerging leaders into lifelong charitable giving. Supporting a pipeline of diverse, rising philanthropists, the program shares the critical skills and strategies necessary to leverage time...
African American philanthropists in Greater Cleveland are inviting others to join their change-making movement, which is having a positive impact in local communities and raising the profile of those who give back. The 2022 African American Philanthropy Summit presented by the Cleveland Foundation will be held April 30 from 8 a.m. to 1:30...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
The Cleveland Foundation is proud to announce the second round of grantmaking for the Cleveland Black Futures Fund. In the second round of funding, monetary grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 will be available, in addition to a limited number of...
Local coalition, working with American Journalism Project, raises over $5.8M to launch nonprofit newsroom in Cleveland
Independent newsroom in Cleveland to launch in 2022, producing daily, high-quality, community-oriented journalism as part of a new statewide network of newsrooms across Ohio
Release Date: 11.9.2021
CLEVELAND – A...
The countdown is on for this year’s Upswell Summit hosted by Independent Sector and taking place Oct. 20-22. Over the course of three days, Upswell will virtually bring together thousands of changemakers, hundreds of speakers, brilliant thought leaders, inspired innovators, and powerful creators to unleash civil society's fullest...