Summer of Purpose: Erica Henrichsen

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 Erica Henrichsen, who is working with the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, supporting the work of the Reforest Our City...

Get to know Old Brooklyn with Jeff Verespej

Jeff Verespej, former executive director of the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation, gives us a tour of neighborhood treasures in this guest blog.   If you were born in Old Brooklyn like I was, or visiting for the first time, the highlight reel is well known. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is the No. 1 tourism destination...

Scholarship Success Story: Brinden Harvey

John Hay graduate Brinden Harvey has big dreams to share his art with the world, and to help others do the same. Now a student in Baldwin Wallace University’s theatre program, Brinden is well on his way to realizing his dream – and a scholarship through the Cleveland Foundation has helped him along the way. In this Q&A, Brinden...

Building Common Ground: Art Hat inspires creativity and environmental awareness

By Bri Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow What does it mean to build Common Ground? One Cleveland multi-media artist answers this question by highlighting the issue of plastic pollution and putting words into action through the creation of plastic-based art. On Sept. 12, Ron Shelton, along with...

Summer of Purpose: Macin Sheeder

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 Macin Sheeder, who spent her summer at Arts Impact supporting the organization's work providing arts-based...

Esperanza Inc. promotes digital inclusivity in Clark-Fulton

Esperanza Inc. Executive Director Victor Ruiz “Having access is a must-have in assuring success in navigating the world,” says Victor Ruiz, executive director of Esperanza Inc. For 40 years, Esperanza has worked as the only Hispanic-serving community nonprofit organization primarily focused on the advancement of academic and...

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards-winning poet Adrian Matejka announces 2023 winners

Book lovers, boxing fans and history buffs gathered at the Parma-Snow Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library on April 3 to hear Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards-winning poet Adrian Matejka read from his new book “Last on His Feet,” a graphic novel about the life of Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing...