By Kathleen MarincicWest Side Market
Storytelling is something I have always been passionate about. I love recounting events in as much detail as I can, hoping to prompt a few laughs and share nice memories with those I encounter. Stories help define us, give meaning to context and connect generations. I decided to major in public...
August Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Weekend at Cinema at the Square on Aug. 21-24
Foundation to provide nearly 2,700 free tickets to each of five classic film screenings at PlayhouseSquare
RELEASE DATE: 8.4.2014
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced its August centennial gift to the community – Cleveland...
By Noha BecharaEsperanza, Inc.
Throughout my senior year at John Carroll University, as classmates were narrowing job opportunities and planning their futures, I found myself stuck in the mindset that I still wanted to have my last summer before the “big-girl world” hit me full force. I wanted more experience before delving into the...
Cleveland Foundation announces $5 million centennial legacy grant for Lake Link Trail
“Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail” will increase public access to Lake Erie, connecting the riverfront to the lakefront
EMBARGOED UNTIL 11 a.m. 8.19.14
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced an additional...
By Caroline WoznickiThe MetroHealth System
When you think of a hospital, you might think of a place to go when you’re ill or hurt. You might envision doctors and nurses with stethoscopes ready to help. You might hear the sirens and imagine the flashing lights of an ambulance. But what about the other side, the business side of a...
By Mark NowakCity of South Euclid
As I was growing up, many people told me to “follow my passion” when planning a career. I’ve come to believe this advice is at best misleading … but more on that later.
Several years ago, I earned an engineering degree in a field directly related to my biggest passion of all: music. I spent a...
November Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day of Theater
Foundation to provide free tickets to five holiday performances on Sunday, Nov. 30 by Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Public Theatre and Great Lakes Theater at PlayhouseSquareOnline lottery system created to accommodate overwhelming interest in monthly centennial...
Cleveland Foundation receives $1.7 million from Geis Foundation to support youth
RELEASE DATE: 2.11.14
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the first major gift of its centennial year: $1.7 million from the Erwin & Katherine Geis Charitable Foundation. The gift will be used to establish the Erwin & Katherine...
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...