April Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

April Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Saturday, Apr. 26, will be the first free weekend day for all visitors to the Zoo in nearly 20 years and includes admission to The RainForest Download the Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Special Programming Schedule Flyer Fact...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Becoming an ENCOREpreneur

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...

The rules of community organizing

Neighborhoods are composed of homes, businesses, schools, people, families, local government, and institutions.  When these components are effectively marshalled, a strong and healthy community is the result.  Lately I have been thinking about the role grassroots community organizing plays in this process of building strong...

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City of Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund The $10 million fund is housed at the Cleveland Foundation and was seeded with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money from the City. The fund will provide grants for community-driven, evidence-informed programming serving Cleveland residents that address the root causes of violence under the...

Make a Date to Skate this Valentine’s Day!

We’re showing our love for Cleveland with free skating at Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink on Cleveland Public Square from 3 – 11 p.m. on February 14! Through our Valentine’s Day gift to the community, skaters will enjoy free skate rentals and a free 45-minute session on the ice, weather permitting.Plan your dateFirst, check the...

Schedule unveiled for Cleveland Book Week 2019

Schedule unveiled for Cleveland Book Week 2019; Free tickets for Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards available Sept. 5 84th edition of awards, new INTER|URBAN project highlight literary lineup in Northeast Ohio Release Date: 8.7.2019 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the schedule for the fourth annual Cleveland Book Week...

What nonprofits can learn about collaboration from Run DMC

While watching Run DMC's 1986 Walk This Way video I started to think about collaboration.  It starts out with a rock band, Aerosmith on one side of the wall and a rap group, Run DMC, on the other side.  The rock group start to warm up and the guitarist lays down that distinct riff.  On the other side of the wall, the rap group decides...

Measuring how much your organization matters

Read an interesting piece last night on community engagement from Chris Corrigan, Canadian facilitator and blogger who moves within the space between. He mentions several principles such as “find a centre, find something that you can continually come back to that roots you in who you are” and “don’t sacrifice relationships at the...

Dear Mayor Jackson…

Cheikhou Ba, from Senegal, was the quietest of our Fall 2013 Creative Fusion artists – but only in his speech.  His work spoke very loudly indeed, and his presence made a profound impression on all those he touched – especially the young people with whom he worked during his residency here.  Even Cheikhou’s name – which we all...

The importance of faith-based organizations

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re reflecting on the important role faith-based organizations play in the communities around them. Often, religious leaders and their congregations are vanguards in grassroots efforts to protect basic human dignity and support the neediest among us. Dr. King’s work exemplifies this ethos and the...