By Briana Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow
“Systemic racism exists and it’s important to say out loud. It affects every area of life, every system we operate within and every single individual. We can only begin to repair the effects of systemic racism if we consistently acknowledge...
Launched last year, the Cleveland Black Futures Fund seeks to strengthen the ecosystem of Black Leaders and Black-serving organizations in Greater Cleveland by providing dedicated resources to help them grow or deepen their work. Now through Feb. 26, Greater Cleveland nonprofit organizations that have Black executive leadership AND that...
Books About Love, Death, War, and a Small Baptist Church Have All Won the 86th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Release Date: 4.5.2021
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 86th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2021 recipients of the only national juried prize for literature that confronts...
On April 5, The George Gund Foundation announced the inaugural gift of $1 million to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Arts Education Fund, in honor of Ann Gund as she retired from The Gund Foundation’s board.
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Arts Education Fund is a new donor advised fund here at the Cleveland...
By Leah D. Hudnall, Director, Ohio Climate Justice Fund
I’ve never felt that the environmental sector was one in which I belonged. And I know I’m not alone. Though, I can tell you which parts of town had (and still have) a bad stench in the air from particulate matter. And many of us, children and grandchildren of steel mill...
By Bri Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow
Are you ready for the supersized celebration of the fifth anniversary of Common Ground? If not, by the time you’re done reading this, you’ll be a #CG2021 semi-pro. Let’s go down the list; first things first, conversations will take place over two weeks...
Angela Flowers and her fellow co-founders of Making a Difference Consulting, Meleika Wadley and Dr. Dakota King-White, were helping young people and families in Greater Cleveland cope with stress long before COVID-19. The pandemic may have ushered in a new suite of challenges to our social-emotional wellbeing, but their mission remains...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
The month of May recognizes the identity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). AAPI Heritage Month is an opportunity to reflect on the influence these cultures contributed on the world. AAPI Heritage Month also provides a time to acknowledge and...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
In 1989, Cleveland celebrated its first annual Pride in the city. Pride is the treasured time of year where members of the LGBTQ+ community can freely express their truest and authentic selves without repercussions. Every June, the city is decorated in...
Presented by the Cleveland Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, Foundations for Philanthropy is an interactive cohort experience designed to launch emerging leaders into lifelong charitable giving. Supporting a pipeline of diverse, rising philanthropists, the program shares the critical skills and strategies necessary to leverage time...