#SummerOfPurpose: JD Smith

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from JD Smith, who is working with Slavic Village Development Corporation, where he facilitates a “Village Market,”...

#SummerOfPurpose: Cheyanne Martin

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series followed this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Cheyanne Martin, who worked with the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, where she researched, created materials, and...

#SummerOfPurpose: Ebony Kennedy

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns and Porter Cleveland Fellows as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Ebony Kennedy, a Porter Cleveland Fellow who worked with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland...

Cleveland Foundation EVP Robert E. Eckardt Announces Retirement

Cleveland Foundation EVP Robert E. Eckardt Announces Retirementrelease date: 10.10.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation has announced that Executive Vice President Robert E. Eckardt will be retiring on Dec. 31, 2016 after nearly 35 years of exceptional leadership and dedicated service.Eckardt was recruited to the foundation by...

Announcing a new grant opportunity in Lake and Geauga counties

More than 25 years after its launch, the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation redefines its strategic focus and announces a new opportunity for organizations serving Lake and Geauga counties. How do you define a community? How best can philanthropy address community needs? As the world’s first community foundation, these...

Summer of Purpose: Shaylei Willadsen

What I Know Meets Who I Know   My mother has always told me, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” While sometimes I believe that’s the case, I’ve come to the conclusion that 99% of the time it’s a hefty dose of both. I am a “people person” by nature. Not only has The Cleveland Foundation connected me with...

Cleveland Foundation announces $16.8 million in March grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $16.8 million in March grantsFoundation awards $21.3 million to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in Q1 2016 RELEASE DATE: 3.18.16 CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $16.8 million in grants for the month of March, bringing the foundation's first-quarter grantmaking...

Cleveland Foundation announces two new members of its Board of Directors

Cleveland Foundation announces two new members of its Board of Directors   RELEASE DATE: 7.29.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Carrie Carpenter, Senior Vice President, Regional Director of Public Affairs for Citizens Bank (formerly Charter One)...

Summer of Purpose: Kevin Gebura

As I reflect on my experience with this program, it is hard to imagine succeeding my undergraduate education any other way. I feared that entering the workforce would completely strip me of my self-worth. On the contrary, this summer has taught me, if nothing else, the importance of staying true to myself. As an intern, the challenges I...