Advice From Grantees

A discussion of hashtags needs to start with a discussion of Twitter. I first blogged about Twitter in early 2009 (see post). Since that time more and more nonprofits and foundations have started using it (including @CleveFoundation). On the other hand, many folks are still shunning this technology. One of the benefits I’ve discovered...

Great Grants

What do emergency 911, the hospice movement, pap smears, public libraries, polio and yellow fever vaccines, rocket science, Sesame Street, white lines on highways, and ending world hunger have in common? They are all innovations initially funded by foundation grants.  The Council on Foundations, which has a wealth of online information...

WCSB encourages listeners to “Give Back”

WCSB (the student-run radio station of Cleveland State University) is a great place to hear quality, non-corporate radio – much of it featuring music and news connected to Cleveland’s ethnic communities. They have a fantastic, truly eclectic program schedule. Tune in to 89.3 FM or listen online. One of their newer shows is titled...

Cleveland: A blooming city

So what’s with the clouds this summer? Have you noticed? Maybe it’s just me, but I have to say the artist in me has been amazed and thrilled by the magnificence of the cloud formations along the eastern horizon here in Cleveland all summer. These are classic summer clouds, and the beauty of this season’s pattern of rain and sun has...

Fenn Educational Fund

Promoting and assisting cooperative education and internship programs In 1965, Fenn College, a private institution which had one of the earliest cooperative education programs in the country, merged with Cleveland State University. The college’s remaining assets were used to form the Fenn Educational Foundation, a private foundation...

Tickets now available for Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank

Tickets now available for Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank World-renowned presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to deliver Robert D. Gries Keynote Lecture release date: 5.11.2016 CLEVELAND – Free tickets are now available for the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank, scheduled for...

November Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $11.3 million in November grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! Many of our grants this month concentrated on education and youth development, and vulnerable populations. Just a few highlights include:Vulnerable Populations:$103,000 to Linking Employment Abilities &amp...

February Grant Highlights

We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These February grants focus support on Health & Safety, Human Services and Arts & Culture. Health and Safety $120,000 to American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter to expand Operation...

Become a Mentor with College Now Greater Cleveland!

In this guest blog from College Now Greater Cleveland, learn how easy it is to mentor a local college student - and why it matters: What if you could personally have a hand in breaking the cycle of poverty in Cleveland? It all starts with a relationship, two emails per month, and three meetings per year. That’s how mentoring works...