Since 2008, more than 2,500 refugees have come to Northeast Ohio to resettle. Many have fled intense conflict in their home countries and are met with a series of obstacles – from learning a new language and customs to navigating unfamiliar employment, housing and education systems – as they try to acclimate to their new home.
“You...
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The Cleveland Foundation will work closely with you to tailor solutions for your clients that meet their charitable giving needs, offer the maximum charitable tax deductions, and provide many ways to incorporate charitable giving into their estate plans. Here are examples of how we...
Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Shneur Kushner, who is working with Union Miles Development Corporation (UMDC), where he is assisting with various...
Lillian Kuri named president & CEO by the Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors
Current executive vice president and chief operating officer will take over the reins Aug. 1
Release Date: 5.1.2023
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced that Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the...
Technology and science are changing the way we work, and the rising demand for people with STEM skills – science, technology, engineering and math – is only expected to continue. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has referred to STEM careers as “tomorrow’s jobs,” projecting that employment in STEM fields will grow nearly twice...
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 Bailey Hall, who spent her summer at Seeds of Literacy, helping their staff research, analyze and develop new...
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a number of challenges for local organizations – from the health and safety of staff and clients to the disruption of services and financial uncertainty. Many of these issues landed on human resources and administrative staff, who were tasked with navigating ever-changing state and federal guidelines...
For many, the impacts of COVID-19 are felt closest to home. But as soon as the pandemic began to spread last spring, the 300-plus colleagues at The Riverside Company had a clear sense of the crisis on a wider scale. Representatives from the global investment management firm’s 14 offices reported in regularly on the toll the virus was...
Download the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund Community Report here.
It's been just over a year since life in Greater Cleveland was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon after the first cases were officially reported in Ohio, a group of funders in our community came together to launch the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid...
JoAnn and Bob Glick are on a philanthropic mission: By giving to humanitarian causes close to home, they believe they can support the most vulnerable in our community and simultaneously underscore the need to bring large-scale philanthropic dollars to the core city.
“There is a need in the city of Cleveland greater than anyone could...