The physical, mental and social benefits of spending time outdoors are well documented. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor places and activities have been a refuge for many. These spaces should be inclusive and welcoming to all people who wish to enjoy them, but unfortunately that hasn’t always been the case.
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By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
The month of May recognizes the identity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). AAPI Heritage Month is an opportunity to reflect on the influence these cultures contributed on the world. AAPI Heritage Month also provides a time to acknowledge and...
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Zaija Pelligree joined the Cleveland Foundation in May 2021 as a Program Coordinator. In this role, she provides administrative and project support to Stephen Love, Program Manager for Environmental Initiatives, and other program staff as assigned in alignment with their strategic...
Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns, who spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Shaela Hayes, who worked with Towards Employment, Inc. to support the organization’s advocacy agenda in two areas: career...
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Kevin Scanlon joined the foundation in March 2017 as the Director of IT Systems & Information. Kevin partners with the CTIO to develop and implement the foundation’s technology strategy and is responsible for the foundation’s ERP, ECM, Intranet, and Office...
Cleveland Foundation support for Lake and Geauga counties reaches $2.8 million in 2017Release Date: 12.18.2017CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $172,590 to support Lake and Geauga counties from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. Today’s announcement brings the foundation’s total...
By Ronn Richard President & CEO, Cleveland Foundation
I was honored to write for the Crain's Cleveland Business 2014 Giving Guide on behalf of the board and staff of the Cleveland Foundation, the world’s first community foundation. We take pride in that distinction less for what it says about our organization than for what it...
Cleveland Foundation announces three new members of the Board of Directors
Release Date: 4.14.2014
CLEVELAND (April 14, 2014) – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Teresa Metcalf Beasley, partner at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP; Jenniffer D. Deckard, President...
Steven D. Standley honored with Homer C. Wadsworth Award
RELEASE DATE: 6.11.2014
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today honored Steven D. Standley, chief administrative officer for University Hospitals of Cleveland, with its 2014 Homer C. Wadsworth Award. The award is given annually to a local leader who has demonstrated...