Improving education for children is one of my passions as a student at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. It's also a focus of STEM, an educational program bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics to the urban school systems of Ohio.
As a part of my internship with the...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
In Greater Cleveland, we take pride in the natural beauty of our region. From the subtle wonders of the Cleveland Metroparks to the picturesque scenery of Lake Erie, it is undeniable that our region is truly one of a kind. However, it is becoming more...
Support the community you love by celebrating #GivingTuesday, Nov. 30, with the Cleveland Foundation and its more than 200 Organizational Fund Partners! Our Organizational Fund Partners are often well-known nonprofit organizations working in the community to address a variety of unmet needs, uplift local residents and society at large...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
Community banks play a vital role organizing support efforts and distributing resources to people in need. Several community banks in the Greater Cleveland area focus on specific initiatives to ensure that all residents' needs are met.
Whether these...
Tune in to Fox 8 on Wednesday, April 15 from 7-8 p.m. for a one-hour special, Cleveland Rocks: From Our Living Rooms, featuring musical artists performing from their homes to help raise money for the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.
Artists scheduled to perform or appear include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees...
We’ve all heard the sobering statistics about the shortage of nurses: 40 percent of Ohio’s practicing nurses expect to leave the field in the next 10 years – a shortfall of nearly 32,000 registered nurses by 2020. At the same time, an educational bottleneck has resulted from an insufficient and diminishing pool of faculty to teach...
Getting into college is hard, but it can be even harder to get through college. Students benefit from the support of a caring adult who has been through college before and can offer perspective and advice. That’s the idea behind the College Now Mentoring Program, a program that connects Say Yes and College Now scholarship recipients...
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...
As over 250 young professionals departed Edgewater Park for BVU’s Summer of Service event, BVU’s mission of “linking businesses and nonprofits to foster excellence in the nonprofit sector” was running through my mind.
Interns and young professionals from 26 different organizations (including the Cleveland Foundation...
The Cleveland Foundation works to strengthen Greater Cleveland’s economy, with an emphasis on the core city, to ensure equitable economic opportunities for all residents.
Cleveland Innovation Project
An aligned effort to foster innovation and strengthen technology-based economic growth and prosperity for all Greater Cleveland...