By Briana Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow They say experience is life’s greatest teacher. For Karen Murray, an Adult Reference Associate at East Cleveland Public Library (ECPL), the theme of helping and learning...
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Most years, Common Ground is a single-day initiative where people gather at locations across Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties to share a meal, connect with one another, build community and take action on the issues they care about. This year was different...
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By Bri Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow What does it mean to build Common Ground? One Cleveland multi-media artist answers this question by highlighting the issue of plastic pollution and putting words into action...
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In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the national reckoning on systemic racism in America that has been at the forefront in recent weeks, Common Ground has adapted this year to give existing registered and multi-year hosts the flexibility to take...
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By Bob Brown, Common Ground Host, Spirit Corner Kudos to the small group of dedicated neighbors who have planted and maintained perennial flowers and flowering trees for the past several years at the site of a demolished house at the corner of Hampshire...
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#OurCGStories blog series highlights Cleveland Foundation staff who participated in our 2019 Common Ground day of community conversation on June 30. In today's blog, we hear from Rosanne Potter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who attended...
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#OurCGStories blog series highlights Cleveland Foundation staff and interns who participated in our Common Ground day of community conversation on June 30. In today's blog, we hear from Jason Guo, 2019 Cleveland Foundation Summer Intern, who attended a Common...
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#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...
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By Kimalon Dixon, Senior Project Director, Cleveland Purpose Built Communities & Makela Hayford, Cleveland Foundation 2018-2019 Public Service Fellow Launched in 1995, Purpose Built Communities is a national model for implementing holistic change in...
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Our third annual Common Ground day of community conversation brought together over 3,500 Greater Clevelanders this summer at more than 100 Common Ground events across Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties. This one-day initiative connects individuals, builds...
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