Encore Cleveland

Define Your Next Chapter The Cleveland Foundation supports leadership across generations for the benefit of our community. Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of local organizations offering meaningful opportunities for Greater Clevelanders who are retired or nearing...

2019 Common Ground History

Everyone wants a seat at the table. Common Ground offers the ability to take a seat – or to set the table for others – and participate in community conversations designed to encourage and foster new connections. Common Ground challenges individuals, organizations and community leaders to build, join and share conversations across our...

Summer of Purpose: Milo Schumann

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 Milo Schumann, who spent their summer with SPACES, where they assisted with the production, development, and...

2022 African American Philanthropy Summit: Meet the Co-chairs

Every two years, the Cleveland Foundation African American Philanthropy Committee convenes its philanthropy summit to raise the visibility of Black philanthropy and honor Black philanthropists. We sat down with committee co-chairs Ellen Burts-Cooper, Ph.D., chief improvement officer and senior managing partner, Improve Consulting and...

Summer of Purpose: Samantha Montañez

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 Samantha Montañez, who spent her summer at Equality Ohio, working alongside the Northeast Ohio Regional...

Summer of Purpose Alumni Reflections: Shneur Kushner

In this #SummerOfPurpose blog, we catch up with Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program alum Shneur Kushner, who shares his reflections on his 2020 internship at Union Miles Development Corporation. Shneur now works as a special projects officer at Slavic Village Development where he helps encourage future leaders as an intern...

#BlackFuturesFund: Grantees Fighting for Civic Participation and Representation

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern   The impact of the 2020 election outlined major concerns pertaining to the inequitable representation of people of color at the polls. Leading up to and after Election Day, there has been a considerable effort to ensure more community members have their...