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Jeff Johnson - NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology - January 2011

Jeff Johnson, executive director of the NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology, talks about this exciting arts-education and job-training facility in Cleveland's Midtown area.

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Duration: (Select):08:38 Published: 1/13/2011


Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program - January 2011

Cleveland Foundation Program Officer Nelson Beckford discusses the foundation's popular Summer Internship Program along with former interns Victor Ruiz, Jessica Dillworth, and Stephen Love.

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Duration: (Select):23:20 Published: 1/5/2011


Caprice Bragg and Ginger Mlakar - IRA charitable rollover provisions - December 2010

Caprice Bragg and Ginger Mlakar talk about recent legislation reinstating the option for donors age 70 1/2 and older to make tax-free transfers of individual retirement account assets to charitable organizations.

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Duration: (Select):08:06 Published: 12/22/2010


Ted Howard - Evergreen Cooperatives update - November 2010

Ted Howard, the Steven A. Minter Fellow for Social Justice at the Cleveland Foundation, provides an update on the wildly successful Evergreen Cooperatives and their impact in Cleveland and beyond.

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Duration: (Select):12:54 Published: 11/22/2010


Caprice Bragg and Terri Eason - Why organizations should consider a planned giving program - September 2010

Planned giving is a powerful way for donors to support a nonprofit organization. Caprice Bragg and Terri Eason describe reasons why organizations should consider establishing a planned giving program.

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Duration: (Select):08:31 Published: 9/15/2010


Ginger Mlakar & Tom O'Brien - Donor bus tour and Cleveland neighborhoods - August 2010

The Cleveland Foundation's Ginger Mlakar and Tom O'Brien recap a recent bus tour of Cleveland's neighborhoods taken by some of the foundation's donors, touching on a number of exciting things going on in the inner city.

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Duration: (Select):13:36 Published: 8/30/2010


Ann Fairhurst - Vital issues in Lake and Geauga counties - August 2010

Ann Fairhurst, the Cleveland Foundation's Lake-Geauga Officer, discusses some of the vital issues affecting Lake and Geauga counties.

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Duration: (Select):10:04 Published: 8/16/2010


Caprice Bragg and Ginger Mlakar - Trends in donor services - July 2010

More and more, charitable donors are taking advantage of technology and quick access to information to help shape their philanthropy. The Cleveland Foundation's Caprice Bragg and Ginger Mlakar discuss these and related trends.

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Duration: (Select):08:20 Published: 7/12/2010


India Pierce Lee and Lillian Kuri - Greater University Circle Initiative and Evergreen Cooperatives - June 2010

The Cleveland Foundation's India Pierce Lee and Lillian Kuri provide an update on the Greater University Circle Initiative and the groundbreaking Evergreen Cooperatives, also known as the "Cleveland model" for economic development.

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Duration: (Select):12:40 Published: 6/17/2010


Caprice Bragg and Terri Eason - Organizational funds - June 2010

Caprice Bragg and Terri Eason talk about important items for nonprofits to consider when establishing an organizational fund.

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Duration: (Select):09:25 Published: 6/14/2010


Lisa Bottoms - MyCom update - May 2010

Two years into its existence, the MyCom youth development initiative is benefitting young people around Cuyahoga County. Lisa Bottoms, program director for human services and child and youth development, gives the details.

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Duration: (Select):11:02 Published: 5/18/2010


Bob Paponetti - Literacy Cooperative and the SPARK program - May 2010

Bob Paponetti, executive director of the Literacy Cooperative, describes the Cooperative and the impending arrival in Cuyahoga County of the heralded SPARK program for kindergarten readiness.

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Duration: (Select):11:56 Published: 5/13/2010


Bob Eckardt - 2010 Distinguished Grantmaker of the Year - May 2010

Bob Eckardt, winner of the Council on Foundations' prestigious Distinguished Grantmaker of the Year award, talks about that honor and the changing face of philanthropy in Cleveland.

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Duration: (Select):10:01 Published: 5/11/2010


Jennifer Thomas - Civic Innovation Lab - May 2010

Jennifer Thomas, director of the Civic Innovation Lab, describes the Lab's unique approach to creating a culture of entrepreneurship in Cleveland.

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Duration: (Select):09:35 Published: 5/11/2010


Tom O'Brien - Neighborhood Connections - May 2010

Tom O'Brien, program director of Neighborhood Connections, talks about the highly successful small-grants program and its impact in Cleveland.

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Duration: (Select):12:12 Published: 5/6/2010


Kathleen Cerveny - Creative Fusion - April 2010

Artists from Turkey, Egypt, and South Africa, among other countries, are coming to Cleveland for extended residencies thanks to the Creative Fusion program. Learn more in this discussion with the Cleveland Foundation's Kathleen Cerveny.

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Duration: (Select):09:16 Published: 4/26/2010


Caprice Bragg and Ann Fairhurst - The Lake-Geauga Fund

Caprice Bragg and Ann Fairhurst describe the work of the Cleveland Foundation's Lake-Geauga Fund and how it serves to improve the lives of people in those counties.

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Duration: (Select):12:38 Published: 4/12/2010


Caprice Bragg and Ginger Mlakar - Why community foundations are ideal places for charitable funds - March 2010

The Cleveland Foundation's Caprice Bragg and Ginger Mlakar talk about reasons why community foundations are such attractive vehicles for charitable giving.

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Duration: (Select):11:04 Published: 3/10/2010


Caprice Bragg and Terri Eason - Importance of future gift planning - February 2010

The Cleveland Foundation's Caprice Bragg and Terri Eason discuss the process and importance of planned charitable giving and ways you can help the community well into the future

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Duration: (Select):09:13 Published: 2/10/2010


Lisa Bottoms - Project Access - January 2010

The Cleveland Foundation's Lisa Bottoms describes Project Access, a sort of "MBA for nonprofits" that helps faith- and community-based organizations improve their skills in leadership, management, programming, and community advocacy.

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Duration: (Select):09:54 Published: 1/7/2010


Caprice Bragg - Year-end philanthropy - December 2009

As we head into 2010, charitable gifts are more vital than ever to sustain important nonprofit institutions in our community. Caprice Bragg, vice president of gift planning and donor relations at the Cleveland Foundation, talks about things charitable donors should keep in mind as well as philanthropic trends to expect.

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Duration: (Select):06:43 Published: 12/16/2009


Annette Gordon-Reed - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - September 2009

Annette Gordon-Reed was selected to receive a 2009 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in the nonfiction category for her work, "The Hemingses of Monticello." In this podcast, she discusses the acclaim that has come with the book's publication and the vital message it offers for 21st-century Americans.

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Duration: (Select):07:54 Published: 9/11/2009


Louise Erdrich - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - September 2009

Louise Erdrich discusses "The Plague of Doves," a novel for which she was selected to receive a 2009 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in the fiction category.

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Duration: (Select):08:39 Published: 9/10/2009


Nam Le - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - September 2009

Nam Le talks about "The Boat," a collection of short stories for which he was honored in the fiction category of the 2009 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

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Duration: (Select):07:32 Published: 9/10/2009


Paule Marshall - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - September 2009

Author Paule Marshall discusses her career and what her mentor Langston Hughes would have said if he had been told she would receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards jury.

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Duration: (Select):10:00 Published: 9/10/2009


Bob Eckardt - Greater University Circle update - September 2009

Bob Eckardt gives a rundown of positive developments happening in the Greater University Circle area, including the launch of two cooperative businesses.

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Duration: (Select):09:23 Published: 9/3/2009


Kathleen Cerveny - SmART in the City and Creative Workforce Fellowships - August 2009

Kathleen Cerveny provides a recap of the third year of the SmART in the City summer arts and education program, and also discusses Cleveland's exciting new Creative Workforce Fellowships.

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Duration: (Select):10:06 Published: 8/26/2009


Lisa Bottoms & Robin Martin - MyCom summer activities - August 2009

Lisa Bottoms (program director for human services and child and youth development at the Cleveland Foundation) and Robin Martin (executive director of Cuyahoga County Family and Children First Council) discuss youth employment and other recent successes achieved by the MyCom program.

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Duration: (Select):12:07 Published: 8/12/2009


Caprice Bragg - Giving circles - July 2009

Caprice Bragg talks about the growing philanthropic phenomenon of giving circles.

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Duration: 00:07:07 Published: 7/14/2009


Kathy Hallissey - Cleveland nonprofits and the economic downturn - May 2009

Kathy Hallissey, director of community-responsive grantmaking, describes what the Cleveland Foundation is hearing from its nonprofit partners as they cope with the recession, and what the foundation is doing to help.

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Duration: (Select):08:09 Published: 5/29/2009


Kathleen Cerveny and Jennifer Petz - SmART in the City - May 2009

Kathleen Cerveny and Jennifer Petz, respectively the director and coordinator of SmART in the City, talk about this exciting Cleveland Foundation summer arts and education program.

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Duration: 00:07:42 Published: 5/7/2009


Bob Eckardt - Philanthropy and the current economic situation - April 2009

Bob Eckardt talks about ways in which the recession is forcing foundations and grantees to adapt.

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Duration: (Select):08:17 Published: 4/16/2009


Bob Eckardt - The Cleveland Foundation and the recession - March 2009

Bob Eckardt, senior vice president for programs and evaluation at the Cleveland Foundation, gives an overview of how the economic downturn is affecting the foundation and its grantees, and what the community can expect from the foundation over the next several months.

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Duration: (Select):09:15 Published: 3/5/2009


Caprice Bragg - Charitable gift options in a low-interest environment

The Cleveland Foundation's Caprice Bragg offers ways in which donors can continue making charitable gifts even in the current economic climate.

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Duration: (Select):09:15 Published: 2/2/2009


Lisa Bottoms - MyCom - January 2009

Lisa Bottoms talks about MyCom, a movement designed to help Cuyahoga County youth from kindergarten through graduation reach their full potential.

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Duration: 00:09:47 Published: 1/30/2009


Jill Paulsen - Social enterprise

Jill Paulsen, Cleveland Foundation program officer, describes social enterprise and how nonprofits are creating revenue streams to help support their missions.

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Duration: (Select):11:17 Published: 12/3/2008


Caprice Bragg - Charitable Gifts in Challenging Economic Times

Caprice Bragg discusses charitable gifts you might consider in today's difficult economic climate.

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Duration: 00:09:30 Published: 10/10/2008


Lisa Bottoms - Youth Development Initiative, Part 4

Program Director Lisa Bottoms talks about the latest developments and near-term plans for the exciting Youth Development Initiative in Cuyahoga County.

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Duration: (Select):08:56 Published: 8/18/2008


Bill Strickland - Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology

Bill Strickland, president and CEO of Pittsburgh's Manchester Bidwell Corporation, talks about the effort to replicate the Manchester Bidwell model in the proposed Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology.

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Duration: 00:07:32 Published: 4/8/2008


Lisa Bottoms - Youth Development Initiative, Part 3

Lisa Bottoms describes the Youth Development Initiative, which when launched later in 2008 will help Cuyahoga County youth grow socially, mentally, physically and professionally.

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Duration: (Select):09:40 Published: 2/18/2008


Caprice Bragg - Transfer of Wealth

Over the next 50 years, more than $1 trillion is expected to change hands in Ohio as it is passed from one generation to the next. What does this unprecendented transfer of wealth mean for individuals? For charitable organizations? For our community? Caprice Bragg, vice president of Gift Planning and Donor Relations, discusses the issue.

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Duration: (Select):09:07 Published: 2/4/2008


India Pierce Lee - Greater University Circle housing initiative

India Pierce Lee describes an effort to provide quality, affordable housing for employees of some of University Circle's largest institutions near their workplaces.

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Duration: (Select):07:11 Published: 1/25/2008


Kathy Hallissey - Director of community responsive grantmaking

Kathy Hallissey, the newly appointed director of community responsive grantmaking at the Cleveland Foundation, talks about her position and ways in which the foundation responds to ever-changing needs in the community.

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Duration: (Select):09:34 Published: 1/24/2008


Caprice Bragg - Year-end charitable giving

As 2007 winds down, Caprice Bragg offers tips for making effective charitable gifts.

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Duration: (Select):08:58 Published: 11/29/2007


India Pierce Lee - Manchester Bidwell in Cleveland?

India Pierce Lee describes the proposed Cleveland Arts & Technology Center, which would replicate Pittsburgh's acclaimed Manchester Bidwell Corporation and provide job training for Clevelanders.

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Duration: (Select):06:56 Published: 11/19/2007


Lisa Bottoms - Youth Development Initiative, Part 2

Lisa Bottoms continues her discussion on the Cuyahoga County youth development initiative. Bottoms describes what "youth development" is, why it matters, and how the foundation and its partners will implement it.

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Duration: 08:38:(Select) Published: 10/31/2007


Charitable IRA Rollover

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 contained a provision allowing charitable donations to be made directly from Individual Retirement Accounts. Caprice Bragg, vice president for gift planning and donor relations at The Cleveland Foundation, guides donors through the rules governing these “charitable IRA rollovers.”

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Duration: 00:03:07 Published: 9/26/2007


Greater University Circle Initiative

The Cleveland Foundation is one of several area organizations leading revitalization efforts in Cleveland’s “Greater University Circle.” Find out more about this unique initiative from India Pierce Lee, program director for neighborhoods, housing and community development.

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Duration: 00:07:03 Published: 9/12/2007


Youth Development Initiative

Many are familiar with The Cleveland Foundation’s work in early childhood development, particularly through the successful “Invest in Children” program. But the Foundation is also formulating a youth development initiative that has been taking shape throughout 2007. Program director Lisa Bottoms describes the process and why a youth development initiative is needed in Cleveland.

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Duration: 00:07:23 Published: 9/12/2007


Changing role of community foundations

The Cleveland Foundation is a prime example of how community foundations have changed in the past several years. Ronn Richard, president and CEO, has helped to lead these changes in the ways community foundations work and how they go about fulfilling their missions.

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Duration: 00:03:45 Published: 9/7/2007