#CG2018 Stories: From Intrigued Participant to Enthusiastic Host

Follow our “#CG2018 Stories” blog series for updates, information and stories about Common Ground 2018 and related events. This guest blog from Julie Tamarkin, a resident of Beachwood and member of a small community garden, reflects on her experience at a 2017 Common Ground conversation and her role this year as host of her own...

Ronald A. Ratner

Appointed 2018 by the Bank Trustees Committee Ronald A. Ratner is a Partner of RMS Investment Group, a closely held family investment company. Mr. Ratner served as Chief Development Officer responsible for oversight of Forest City Realty Trust’s national development program until September of 2018. His career at Forest City began in...

Summer of Purpose: Diona James

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 Diona James, who spent her summer at United Way Services of Geauga County, where she helped to build a planned giving...

#FellowFriday: Jordan Lopez’s Fellowship Experience

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 our #FellowFriday blog series, hear from members of the 2017-18 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship cohort about their year-long...

#SummerOfPurpose: Nathan Pflaum

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 Nathan Pflaum, who spent his summer working with the Alliance for Working Together Foundation (AWT) where he helped to...

Summer of Purpose: Kerrigan Ponsart

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they reflect on 11 weeks spent working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Kerrigan Ponsart, who spent her summer at May Dugan Center, where she worked with their food distribution...

October Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Weekend in Lake County

October Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Weekend in Lake County Foundation will provide free admission to Holden Arboretum Oct. 11 and Lake Metroparks Farmpark Oct. 12 Visitors encouraged to bring a food donation for the "Feed Lake County" campaign   RELEASE DATE: 10.3.2014 CLEVELAND –The Cleveland Foundation today announced...