Summer of Purpose: Eva Holtkamp

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 Eva Holtkamp, who spent her summer working at Montefiore Foundation where she led social media and promotional efforts for...

#SummerOfPurpose: Lindsey Schneider

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 Lindsey Schneider, who spent her summer working at Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District where she assisted in...

#SummerOfPurpose: Cristina Burris Proano

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 Cristina Burris Proano, who spent her summer working at MAGNET where she supported the scaling of the Early College, Early...

Facebook awards $1 million to Cleveland Black Futures Fund

Facebook awards $1 million to Cleveland Black Futures Fund Now over $4 million, the Fund plans to open applications early next year for Black-led and Black-serving social change organizations engaged in anti-racism work in Cleveland Release Date: 12.11.2020 CLEVELAND – Catalyzed by a $1 million grant from Facebook, the Cleveland...

Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announces latest round of grants

Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announces latest round of grants Partners award more than $220,000 in fourth cycle of Phase II grantmaking Release Date: 12.22.2020 CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today the most recent round of biweekly grants to support the nonprofit...

Stories of Impact: Fostering a love of reading with the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank

Thea DeRosa Cerra grew up surrounded by books. As the executive director of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, she’s helping build home libraries for children and families across Northeast Ohio.   “Having books in the home is one of the biggest predictors of future academic success,” she says. “Our goal for every child is to have...

#SummerOfPurpose: Eman Haj Alkhdair

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 Eman Haj Alkhdair, a Porter Cleveland Fellow interning with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.   Eman Haj...

#CG2018 Stories: Traveling Outside Our Community Conversation Preview

Follow our “#CG2018 Stories” blog series for updates and information about Common Ground 2018 and related events. This guest blog from Kathy Hexter, Jewish Federation of Cleveland lay leader, and Felton Thomas, executive director of the Cleveland Public Library, previews an event coming up for Common Ground on June 24, 2018.By Kathy...

Introducing Cleveland Place.Makers

Seeking to celebrate the people behind the buildings, programs and places that Greater Clevelanders encounter in our community, the Cleveland Foundation recently commissioned a series of 17 portraits by local artist Billy Delfs of those who are making our region a better place by building better places.We call them Place.Makers. They...