Making it Count: Highlights from the Common Ground 2020 “Count Me In” Grants

Most years, Common Ground is a single-day initiative where people gather at locations across Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties to share a meal, connect with one another, build community and take action on the issues they care about. This year was different. In response to the unique environment in which we are currently living, Common...

Creating a more just environment for all

A guest blog from Black Environmental Leaders What do we mean when we talk about environmental justice? It starts with an acknowledgement, for instance, that African Americans are more likely to live near coal-fired power plants, oil and gas refining plants, and other generating facilities while disproportionately suffering their ill...

Stories of Giving: Riverside GIVES

For many, the impacts of COVID-19 are felt closest to home. But as soon as the pandemic began to spread last spring, the 300-plus colleagues at The Riverside Company had a clear sense of the crisis on a wider scale. Representatives from the global investment management firm’s 14 offices reported in regularly on the toll the virus was...

Local leaders discuss visibility and representation in the LGBTQ+ community

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern The month of June nationally commemorates and honors the contributions made by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community. Pride celebrates the multiple identities that exists within the spectrum while highlighting the importance of...

A commitment to working with the community: Our strategic direction

If you tuned in for the 2021 Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Week Presented by KeyBank, you likely heard the news that the Cleveland Foundation has been developing a new strategic direction that will guide our work over the next decade. Well before the pandemic, conversations had started around how we could work more closely with...

Daisy Edwards

216.615.7143 | Email dEdwards [Enable Javascript to send an email] Daisy Edwards joined the Cleveland Foundation in February 2023 as the Receptionist & Front Desk Concierge. In this role, Daisy is responsible for welcoming and providing exceptional service to foundation guests and visitors in person, on the phone and via email. In...