#FellowFriday: Roberta Duarte’s Fellowship Experience

The Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship offers emerging young leaders the skills and networks needed to create the community they envision and jumpstart a career in public service. In our #FellowFriday weekly blog series, hear from members of the 2016-17 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship cohort about their...

#FellowFriday: Joshua Edmonds’ Fellowship Experience

The Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship offers emerging young leaders the skills and networks needed to create the community they envision and jumpstart a career in public service. In our #FellowFriday weekly blog series, hear from members of the 2016-17 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship cohort about their...

#CG2018 Stories: Why Do Healthy Neighborhoods Matter?

Follow our “#CG2018 Stories” blog series for updates, information and stories about Common Ground 2018. This guest blog from staff at The Food Trust, who are hosting no less than eight Common Ground conversations this year, in neighborhoods across the city. It’s no secret that our health is deeply linked to the economic and social...

Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellows lead by Cleveland example

It’s hard to believe, but the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellows have been working in Cleveland for just over a month now! This week, they participated in the first of a series of monthly professional development sessions that will continue throughout their yearlong fellowship. These sessions expose the fellows to a variety of...

#SummerOfPurpose: Maritess Escueta

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 Maritess Escueta, who is working with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, where she develops and executes a summer listening...

Funding a Microgrid Study

We’re excited to announce a new grant to study how microgrids—localized energy systems—can spur economic development in downtown Cleveland. Our support will fund a collaboration between Cleveland State University (CSU), Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland to explore how the city might...

FRONT International Madison Residency artists see Cleveland in a new light

FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art is just a few months away! The inaugural edition of FRONT, titled An American City and comprised of artist commissions, performances, films and public performances, will take place July 14 - Sept. 30. In collaboration with museums, civic institutions and other spaces around...

For the Love of Cleveland: The Geography of Gentrification

Local student Rose Mlakar recaps last week’s “For the Love of Cleveland: The Geography of Gentrification” event at Cleveland Public Square in this guest blog:Last week, the Cleveland Foundation, in partnership with The City Club of Cleveland, hosted the fourth forum in the “For the Love of Cleveland” series. People from all...

Summer of Purpose: Rachel Zvara-Barrington

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns, who spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Rachel Zvara-Barrington, who worked with Cleveland Rape Crisis Center assisting the manager of the Sexual Assault Kit...