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 Shneur Kushner, who is working with Union Miles Development Corporation (UMDC), where he is assisting with various...
It is just a week since our Creative Fusion artists arrived, and they’ve already begun to connect, frenetically, with the community. After orientation at the Cleveland Foundation, a Lolly the Trolley tour of Greater Cleveland, a docent tour of the Art Museum, and an informal dinner at the Rainey Institute (all this between Tuesday...
Cleveland’s anchor institutions pledge $3.2 million to continue Greater Circle Living program in University CircleCleveland Foundation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals partner to sustain successful ‘live near work’ programRELEASE DATE: 12.15.2015CLEVELAND –...
Cleveland Celebrates Historic Day That Will Change the Lives of Its Children and Alter the City’s Future
CLEVELAND (Jan. 18, 2019) – There’s no more asking “what if?” Today, Cleveland officially became the fourth Say Yes to Education community-wide chapter in the nation, upping the city’s game for thousands of children –...
Since 2008, more than 2,500 refugees have come to Northeast Ohio to resettle. Many have fled intense conflict in their home countries and are met with a series of obstacles – from learning a new language and customs to navigating unfamiliar employment, housing and education systems – as they try to acclimate to their new home.
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The Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship offers emerging young leaders the skills and networks needed to create the community they envision and jumpstart a career in public service. In this #FellowFriday blog, 2018-19 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellow Courtney Hutchinson talks about her year-long experience working...
#OurCGStories blog series highlights Cleveland Foundation staff who participated in our Common Ground day of community conversation on June 30. In today's blog, we hear from Jason Weiner, Donor Relations Officer. On Common Ground day, Jason hosted "Plastic Surgery: Cutting Plastic Out of Your Life" at Distill Table in Lakewood. Here’s...
Jack Ulman
Jack Ulman knew from an early age that you don’t need to be a John D. Rockefeller or a Bill Gates to make a sizable impact.
The retired Bedford High School teacher, who has been spreading his generosity across multiple beloved Cleveland institutions, remembers visiting the Cleveland Museum of Art as a child with his mother...
As Black History Month comes to a close and we prepare to kick off Women’s History Month, the board and staff of the Cleveland Foundation recognize the inspiring leadership of Constance Hill-Johnson, who made history as the first African American woman elected chairperson of the foundation’s board of directors. Connie joined the board...
From August 31 through September 4, thousands of people joined us for a week-long series of virtual events to celebrate an annual meeting unlike any other in the Cleveland Foundation’s history. Dozens of speakers, including foundation staff members, community partners and national thought leaders, shared their expertise and led timely...