January is National Mentoring Month, and for good reason: mentoring is linked to improved academic, social and economic prospects. Young adults who had mentors are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college, more than twice as likely to say they held a leadership position in a club or sports team and 78% more likely to volunteer regularly...
Cleveland Foundation to host fourth biennial African-American Philanthropy Summit presented by Medical MutualPolitical strategist Donna Brazile to deliver keynote addressRELEASE DATE: 3.23.2016CLEVELAND – The African-American Philanthropy Committee of the Cleveland Foundation will host its fourth biennial African-American Philanthropy...
An assassination attempt on Bob Marley, slave life in Virginia and Jamaica, and LGBT love are subjects of the 80th annual Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsPoetry elevated to its own awards category for the first time RELEASE DATE: 4.1.2015CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the winners of its 80th Annual Anisfield-Wolf...
Cleveland Foundation approves $500,000 grant – first in new mastery-based arts initiative – to Cleveland Public Theatre to expand successful theater programs for CMHA youth RELEASE DATE 4.1.16CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Foundation today launched its new mastery-based arts initiative through a $500,000 grant to Cleveland Public Theatre...
Rev. Dr. Stephen Rowan named Chairman of the Cleveland Foundation Board of DirectorsDaniel Walsh appointed as new board member RELEASE DATE 4.1.16CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Foundation today announced the appointment of a new chairman and a new member to its Board of Directors. Current board member Rev. Dr. Stephen Rowan has been named...
Cleveland Foundation names Rosanne Potter new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerRELEASE DATE: 4.15.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the appointment of Rosanne Potter as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Potter replaces retiring Cleveland Foundation SVP and CFO Kate Asbeck.Potter...
Chautauqua Institution welcomes Cleveland Foundation, The City Club of Cleveland as collaborators in ‘Future of Cities’ week, Aug. 1–5RELEASE DATE: 4.22.16CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced its lineup of programs and events for Aug. 1–5, 2016, a week of lectures and discussions on “The Future of...
Here at the foundation, we know that grants of all sizes can have a big impact. While million-dollar grants make headlines, a $1,000 grant can also be a catalyst for impactful change. When these dollars are invested directly into citizen-led neighborhood projects, they bring ideas to life. That’s the goal of Neighborhood Connections...
If you haven’t already heard the news, our region has a new ally in the effort to develop a thriving tech-driven ecosystem in Greater Cleveland. It’s a nonprofit called DigitalC that will work to solve pressing community problems with innovative technology, and help Greater Cleveland and other communities across the county build...
Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Jim Rokakis honored with Cleveland Foundation’s Homer C. Wadsworth Award
release date: 6.8.2016
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today honored Jim Rokakis, Vice President of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy and Director of Thriving Communities Institute, with its 2016 Homer C. Wadsworth...