Now Recruiting: 2015 Summer Interns

For 16 years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has stayed true to its goal of connecting undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful, career-related experiences in nonprofit and public sector agencies. The program adds value to the agencies by recruiting the talent and providing the funding to pay interns who...

Cleveland Foundation announces $15.6 million in fourth-quarter grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $15.6 million in fourth-quarter grants Foundation awards a record total of $95 million in grants in its centennial year RELEASE DATE: 12.19.2014 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $15.6 million in grants for the fourth quarter of 2014. These latest grants bring the...

Cleveland Foundation announces $3.4 million in February grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $3.4 million in February grants   release date: 2.26.15 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $3.4 million in grants for the month of February. Among the grants approved, $175,000 will specifically support events for the general public during Induction Week at the...

Summer of Purpose: Melissa Haynam

Remaining Human and Keeping My Promises This entire academic year for me has been about getting out of my comfort zone and taking advantage of all the wonderful opportunities Cleveland State and the city of Cleveland have to offer. #CLE I participated in the Mentoring Program organized by Senator Grace Drake in the Maxine Levin College...

Summer of Purpose: Stephanie Poutz

I’m helping to make a Greener Greater Cleveland. On the back of West Creek Conservancy t-shirts is a statement that inspires me at my internship every day: “I’m helping to make a Greener Greater Cleveland.” To me, the best part about interning with a nonprofit organization is knowing that my daily responsibilities are working...

An Introduction to the Creative Fusion Fall Class: Adolfo Bimer

Each time one of our Creative Fusion residencies ends, we think we will never see as wonderful a group of artists again. Each time we are wrong. As you will see with the Fall 2015 residency, our international guests have jumped into their work with both feet, connecting with the community and beginning to explore their own creative...

Now Recruiting 2016 Summer Interns

For seventeen years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has stayed true to its goal of connecting undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful, career-related experiences in nonprofit and public sector agencies. The program adds value to the agencies by recruiting the talent and providing funding to pay the interns...

Summer Internship Deadline Fast Approaching

Winter is upon us, and it’s hard to imagine a time when we’ll feel a warm lake breeze or the heat of the sun. But before you know it, another beautiful Cleveland summer will be here, and with it, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program!Apply now for our 2016 summer internships before our January 20 deadline, and could spend...

Summer of Purpose: Isabelle Hanna

At a nonprofit, special events can be vital to an organization’s fundraising, and planning for the big day begins months before the guests arise.  Beyond raising money, nonprofits raise goodwill by entertaining guests and running a carefully executed evening. Care Alliance, a federally qualified health center serving the homeless and...

Summer of Purpose: Megan Goedeker

The summer of 2016 has been a summer of firsts: my first “big-girl” job; my first time working 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. days; my first time actually enjoying the work; but more importantly, the first time I feel like what I am doing is making a difference.Working at Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. (BBC) has also brought me to the Kinsman...