A gold medal for Cleveland’s Emerald Necklace

Cleveland’s sports teams aren’t the only groups bringing home national titles this year. Last week, the Cleveland Metroparks won the 2016 National Gold Medal for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. The award is among the most prestigious awards for parks and recreation agencies nationwide, and 2016 marks the fourth Gold...

Reflections On The 2012 Summer Internship Program

Time does fly. We are in week ten of the Cleveland Foundation's 2012 summer internship program and I have three reflections to share. First, this year's class is a smart, capable and likeable bunch. Second, they have made an impact on their host site organizations. Some of the projects include the ambitious 60 blogs in 60 days at New...

More than a game: Cleveland’s professional sports teams give back

Greater Clevelanders’ dedication to their professional sports teams is legendary, but what many don’t realize is that our teams have long reciprocated that commitment off the field, ice and court, giving back to the community that cheers for them on game day.Through the Cavaliers Youth Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, the Cleveland...

Economic & Workforce Development

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...

Taking it to the Streets with #CreativeFusionCLE

Our fall 2016 Creative Fusion artists have been working hard in Hingetown, and soon the neighborhood will be home to several new public-scale visual art works. Since September, this group of local and international artists has lived and worked side by side, hosted by some of Greater Cleveland’s top nonprofit and arts organizations. This...

The ImagiNation

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”  - Albert Einstein Imagination: visualizing new possibilities for human thought and action and the use of materials. Creativity: originality, flexibility and elaboration in making what was imagined. The statement and definitions above were among several points of discussion at a...

How I Spent My Summer: Alison Black

One year ago today I was living in Chicago and preparing for my move to Cleveland. When I would tell people where I was going they always had a look of surprise and inevitably they would ask: Why Cleveland?. To be honest, I wasn't sure either. But I was ready for a change. As I embarked on my new journey—living in Cleveland and...

Join us on March 12 to caucus for the future of our community

2016 is a big year for Cleveland. With the Republican National Convention coming to town in July, our city is in the spotlight. Every day, individuals and organizations in Greater Cleveland are working to improve our community for the future and we want their stories to take center stage.  With that goal in mind, we’re partnering with...

Skate the Square!

Just this summer, we celebrated the rededication of Public Square following a $50 million transformation that gave our city a vibrant new gathering space in the heart of downtown. The Cleveland Foundation supported the redesign of Public Square with an $8 million lead gift, in line with our longstanding commitment to support world-class...