A Year in Review: Our Highlights from 2018

As we reflect on the past twelve months, the moments that stand out to us are defined by the people and organizations in Greater Cleveland working to make our community better. We've been lucky to partner with many of them in 2018. Here are some highlights:  Cleveland's Path to Say Yes  Over the past 18 months, our community has...

Nonprofit Management Lessons from Obama’s Campaign

There seems no end to the praise for the quality and discipline of the campaign run by President-elect Barack Obama.  Now, smart observers have identified virtues and best practices from the campaign that they believe are applicable to the management of organizations in the nonprofit realm.  Paul Schmitz, the CEO of Public Allies, ...

Spotlight #EncoreCLE: Opportunities with Fairhill Partners

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

Benefits Abound for Summer Interns

While the Cleveland Foundation’s Intern program benefits the host site organizations by providing the talent to help them complete important short-term projects, we have found that interns also benefit: First, through the weekly professional development seminars, interns are exposed to the work done by our dynamic local nonprofit and...

Covia Aspire Scholarship

Purpose: Established in 2013, the Covia Aspire Scholarship of the Cleveland Foundation provides support to eligible employee dependents who desire to seek post-secondary education or training for a recognized credential. As such, the award encourages the career “aspirations” of promising young people in the Covia family. Employees of...

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...

#SummerOfPurpose: Noni Thomas

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 Noni Thomas, who is working with Cuyahoga Community College Creative Arts Academy supporting program management...