Summer of Purpose: Elizabeth Keller

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 Elizabeth Keller, who spent her summer at the Literacy Cooperative, where she supported the Dolly Parton...

Summer of Purpose: Joy Mason

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 Joy Mason, who spent her summer at Starting Point, where she worked with their leadership on organizational...

Preview #CommonGroundCle on July 30: Part 4

Common Ground is just days away! On our blog each day this week, we are previewing Common Ground conversations happening Sunday, July 30 across Cuyahoga County. Register to attend one (or more!) of these free community events here.  Ohio City Inc. & The Global Table – The Ohio City FarmDiscuss how we can create a welcoming...

April Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $5.7 million in April grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. The selection of April grants below concentrates on the arts, the environment, and investing in people. Here are just a few highlights:Arts & Culture:$40,000 to Ingenuity Cleveland to expand the...

#FellowFriday: Olivia Ortega’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...

#CommonGroundCLE: What’s Next?

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to Cleveland Public Square and sites across Cuyahoga County for Common Ground!Together, hundreds of Greater Clevelanders gathered over a shared meal for shared conversation. In Public Square, more than 600 lunches were served as residents discussed how to move our community forward. And at more...

#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...

Summer of Purpose: Yoshmar Pinal-Alfaro

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 Yoshmar Pinal-Alfaro, who spent his summer at Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLA) of Northeast Ohio, where he...

Summer Of Purpose: Rachel McDonald

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series followed this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Rachel McDonald, who spent her summer working with the City of Euclid where she gained experience in content creation...