They’re Here!

Our next group of international artists arrived last weekend and are here for a three-month stay. Creative Fusion, the Cleveland Foundation’s global artist-residency program, has welcomed seven artists who will be hosted by six local arts organizations. They will learn about our city, work with their host to share their culture through...

Stories of Giving: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Delta Alpha Lambda Chapter

The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. may have come to the city of Cleveland from different colleges, in different years and from different places in life, but the common bond of service that first inspired them to join continues driving them to help make their community a better place. For the brothers of the Cleveland Chapter...

2013 Annual Meeting

Foundation Announces 'Encore Careers' EffortJane PauleyThe Cleveland Foundation 2013 annual meeting on June 13 featured award-winning journalist Jane Pauley speaking about the “encore careers” movement – the idea of reinventing yourself after the age of 50.Annual Meeting ExtrasView highlights of the annual meetingSee Jane Pauley...

Randell McShepard

Appointed 2021 by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Randell McShepard is currently employed as the Vice President of Public Affairs and Chief Talent Officer for RPM International Inc., a $6 billion chemical coatings/paint company headquartered in Medina, Ohio. In this post, he is responsible for managing external and governmental affairs...

Apply Now to Host 2014 Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns

The summer of 2014 will be the 15th year of the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program. The program is based on a simple, yet effective recipe: connect undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful work-related projects.  We are looking for projects that speak to the challenges and opportunities we face as a city. This...

What the World is Learning from Cleveland

More than 2500 Clevelanders – artists, students, and the public, had direct and meaningful contact with six international artists, in residence here through Creative Fusion - the Cleveland Foundation’s Global Arts Initiative. Many of these Clevelanders developed deep and extended relationships with these artists, working hands-on to...

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...

2020 Common Ground History

Everyone wants a seat at the table. Common Ground offers the ability to take a seat – or to set the table for others – and participate in community conversations designed to encourage and foster new connections. Common Ground challenges individuals, organizations and community leaders to build, join and share conversations across our...

How I Spent My Summer: Steven Kanner

One doesn’t just ride the RTA bus route number 20; one experiences the sights and sounds and smells of urban America.  On my way to my first day of work as a Cleveland Foundation summer intern at Seeds of Literacy, I heard a fellow rider in the back of the bus exclaiming how he couldn’t afford women friends any more.  After paying...