Case Western Reserve University today announced big plans to transform the landscape of Greater University Circle, and we’re thrilled to support their vision with a $1 million grant. The Nord Family Greenway is an innovative urban landscape project that will connect the western edge of Case’s main campus to The Milton and Tamar Maltz...
The lights dimmed. The curtain drew back. A spotlight appeared. Two legs, two feet, and then…a flurry of furious tapping, twirling and jumping! I had never seen anything so precise and fantastic come from a person’s feet before. This was only the opening of Dorrance Dance’s performance at Cleveland Public Theatre, and my first...
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...
State of the Art: Ford Foundation and Walton Family Foundation select Cleveland to develop diverse leadership in art museum fieldRelease Date: 11.30.2017CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Museum of Art announced today the creation of a citywide diversity initiative to address the long-standing lack of diversity in the museum profession. The CMA...
How does it feel to be the new kid at school? How can teens in urban areas benefit from learning about agriculture, aquaculture and how to build a greenhouse? What can we do to reduce bullying and violence among youth? These are just a few of the questions explored in media projects produced by local elementary and high school students as...
Cleveland Foundation announces $13.8 million in March grantsBoard approves $22.2 million for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in Q1 2018 Release Date: 3.19.2018CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $13.8 million in grants for the month of March. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga...
Cleveland Foundation invites community to host conversations as a part of Common Ground 2018Second year of community conversation initiative expands to three counties, launches new neighborhood experience series leading up to June 24 eventRelease Date: 4.2.2018CLEVELAND – Host registration is now open for the second year of Common...
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Nate Petznick joined The Cleveland Foundation in March 2018 as an Information Systems Analyst. He is responsible for The Cleveland Foundation’s OnBase Enterprise Content Management Software. He works with internal staff leveraging the software to its fullest by...
Not all nonprofits are created equal. From small, grassroots organizations to massive private universities, any number of odd and different organizations have come together under the umbrella of “nonprofit.” In the past three weeks, working with an organization on the smaller end of the scale, I’ve noticed a few common threads...
Guest blog post by Erik Mann, executive director of the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society (CCGS) and instructor at the Cleveland Institute of Music3 PM. Time to call. My thoughts swirling down to my stomach, I dial, give a pleasant greeting, turn away from the phone, and break down in tears.To be honest, I’m not especially a...