Mentors make the difference

January is National Mentoring Month, and for good reason: mentoring is linked to improved academic, social and economic prospects. Young adults who had mentors are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college, more than twice as likely to say they held a leadership position in a club or sports team and 78% more likely to volunteer regularly...

Open Season for the Artist

Please note I said open season FOR the artist.  The first round of Fellowship grants to 20 local visual artists was delivered recently by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.  The second round, for performing and literary artists, is now in the application stage and will be delivered this fall.  Cleveland is becoming a...

Celebrating the Faces of African American Philanthropy: Teamwork and Giving

Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper, entrepreneur and philanthropist, places teamwork at the heart of both her professional and philanthropic pursuits. With the belief that we can accomplish more together than alone, Dr. Burts-Cooper follows her passion for youth mentorship by contributing to the Our Hope, Our Future Giving Circle fund and awarding...

Lamont S. Johnson Memorial Scholarship in Speech Pathology

Purpose: To support and encourage the formal education of African-American male speech pathologists. About the Fund: The scholarship honors the lifetime contributions of Lamont S. Johnson and was conceived after Lamont’s sudden passing in 2008 and formally established in 2012. The fund was seeded by contributions from his parents...

How I Spent My Summer: Jennie Ford

First, let me explain my picture. I was inspired by the art posted on a building in Collinwood during a professional development seminar hosted by North East Shores Development, another host site. I couldn't resist incorporating the unique art I experienced into my blog post because it was beautiful. I don't think I will ever forget...

Now Recruiting: Summer Interns

For fifteen years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has stayed true to its goal of connecting undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful, career-related experiences in nonprofit and public sector agencies. The program adds value to the agencies by recruiting the talent and providing funding to pay the interns...