Cleveland Foundation announces inaugural Public Service Fellows

Cleveland Foundation announces inaugural Public Service FellowsMillennials from across the country to be partnered with six Greater Cleveland agencies for year-long fellowships designed to inspire the next generation of public sector leaders Release Date: 5.5.16CLEVELAND – In an effort to create a pipeline of new talent for...

How I Spent My Summer: Stephanie Pedicini

I think I've heard the word "partnership" more in the past week and a half than I ever have in my entire life. Just to be clear, this type of "partnership" that I am referring to is defined as "a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal." This partnership is...

Three Clouds Coming Together

Last week, a privileged number of us were given the gift of a private concert by Pham Thi Hue, a (perhaps the) world master of ancient ca tru music of Vietnam. Hue is here as one of the Cleveland Foundation’s Spring 2013 group of Creative Fusion artists.  She is hosted by Young Audiences. The concert was in a private home with about 25...

Meet Place.Maker Robert Madison

Last year, the Cleveland Foundation commissioned a series of 17 portraits by local artist Billy Delfs of those who are making our region a better place. We call them Place.Makers—the people behind the buildings, programs and places who are making our community a better home for all. We unveiled them at our 2018 Annual Meeting, and...

Will we wither or winnow, or will our world be transformed?

In a recent article in The Nonprofit Quarterly headlined "Four Futures," Paul Light, professor of public service at New York University, projects four future scenarios for the nonprofit sector in responding to the economic crisis: A "Rescue Fantasy," in which a magical, massive source of funding appears A "Withering Winterland," in...

Spotlight #EncoreCLE: Women Over 50 Dominate the Small Business World!

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go behind-the-scenes to...

Schedule Announced for Cleveland Book Week 2017

Schedule Announced for Cleveland Book Week 2017Colson Whitehead, Professional Book Nerds Podcast and 82nd annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards among events promoting Cleveland as a literary destinationRELEASE DATE: 08.16.17CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the schedule for the second annual Cleveland Book Week. This...