For those who are unfamiliar with Ohio State University Extension, it began as part of The Cooperative Extension Service system in 1862, and is known as a “land-grant university” today. OSU Extension provides educational programs across Ohio, combining expertise of University faculty and staff with professionals in the field. OSU...
Appointed 2022 by the Bank Trustees Committee
Carey Jaros is a global consumer and industrial products executive and board member. Since 2020, she has served as President and Chief Executive Officer at GOJO Industries, maker of PURELL® skin and surface solutions. In this role, she oversaw the company’s response to the COVID-19...
I just returned from the annual Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) conference in Brooklyn. And as usual, I am so full of ideas and inspiration that it will probably take a couple of blog posts to get to all the stuff I want to share. But if you want a blow-by-blow now, you can check out David Moss’ blog as he reported from the...
"As a business owner, you have to wear multiple hats and you learn not to waste resources. Everything you spend has to have maximum impact. You want to do the same thing in philanthropy: make sure your dollars create a ripple effect." - Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
Entrepreneur Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper started giving back at an early age...
As Black History Month comes to a close and we prepare to kick off Women’s History Month, the board and staff of the Cleveland Foundation recognize the inspiring leadership of Constance Hill-Johnson, who made history as the first African American woman elected chairperson of the foundation’s board of directors. Connie joined the board...
If I hear one more person complain about the weather in Cleveland, I’m going to scream. We just had the most glorious spring/summer/fall season in my memory. So now it's (almost) winter. And we don’t have four feet of snow already like states in the north and west. Ohio is not on fire or being drowned in mudslides like...
Monday, April 13, 2009 A delicate third-grade girl wanted to know if we knew anything about NASA. She wanted to become an astronaut. Her classmate, a vocal young man wearing the blue and white sweater of the school uniform, asked if we knew anything about archeology. He once found part of an ostrich egg and decided he would become an...
Cleveland Foundation president & CEO Ronn Richard announces plans to retire in second half of 2023
Release Date: 01.12.2023
Photo by McKinley Wiley
CLEVELAND – Cleveland Foundation president & CEO Ronn Richard has informed the organization’s board of directors that he intends to retire in the second half of 2023...