Arts & Ideas Blog by Kathleen Cerveny May 16, 2013Last 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... More
Arts & Ideas Blog by Kathleen Cerveny April 26, 2013A very important report just came across my desk: Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising A joint project of CompassPoint and the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, it documents what grantmakers and, I suspect, most nonprofit leaders have known... More
Arts & Ideas Blog by Kathleen Cerveny April 11, 2013It 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... More
Arts & Ideas Blog by Kathleen Cerveny April 9, 2013Our next group of international artists arrived last weekend and are here for a three-month stay. Creative Fusion, the Cleveland Foundation’s global artist-residency program, has welcomed seven artists who will be hosted by six local arts organizations. They will learn about our city,... More
Grantmaking Blog by Seeds of Literacy March 15, 2013Do You Remember Polynomials and Quadratic Equations? The GED is getting overhauled. Starting in January 2014, the GED will be based on the national Common Core state standards, designed to better prepare grades K-12 for the workplace and higher education. The GED is accepted nationwide as... More
Grantmaking Blog by Nelson Beckford February 4, 2013While the Cleveland Foundation’s Intern program benefits the host site organizations by providing the talent to help them complete important short-term projects, we have found that interns also benefit: First, through the weekly professional development seminars, interns are exposed to... More
Grantmaking Blog by Nelson Beckford January 11, 2013For 14 years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has provided undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful work experiences in nonprofit and public sector work. In addition, they also get to see and experience Cleveland in a whole new light. Our internship... More
Grantmaking Blog by Nelson Beckford December 27, 2012In early October, we issued a call to our nonprofit and public sector partners to apply to host a Cleveland Foundation intern for the summer of 2013. Out of a pool of 90 applications, we selected 17 projects (see list below) that address a variety local challenges and opportunities,... More
Arts & Ideas Blog by Kathleen Cerveny December 19, 2012More than a year ago, the Cleveland Foundation sponsored the residency of George Seremba, Ugandan actor, playwright, and scholar, as part of our Creative Fusion program. George was co-sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library and the Baker Nord Humanities Center at Case Western... More
Grantmaking Blog by Nelson Beckford November 21, 2012We are now accepting host site applications for the 2013 Cleveland Foundation summer intern program. The deadline to apply to be a host site is Nov. 30. Get more information here. To give you an idea of what the internship program is about, we are reposting past interns’ reflections... More
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