As the nation’s only juried prize given to books that confront racism, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA) are closely linked to Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts to advance racial justice and civil rights. For more than 87 years, the distinguished books...
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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 Macin Sheeder, who spent her...
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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 Joey Leppo, who spent his summer...
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When financial consultants Meltrice Sharp and LaRese Purnell kept crossing paths after launching parallel firms, they knew they had to talk. It only took one business dinner for the pair to discover they had more than potential clients in common. “Our...
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The Equity in the Arts Fund (EITAF), formally known as the Minority Arts and Education Fund (MAEF), is a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation that seeks to strengthen and build the capacity of organizations that promote the arts and cultures of...
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Erika Anthony, co-founder and executive director of Cleveland VOTES Founded in 2014 by Erika Anthony and Crystal Bryant, Cleveland VOTES is a nonpartisan, democracy-building organization that works with local nonprofits and community partners to promote...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic and after the untimely murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the Cleveland Foundation responded to our nation’s largest civil rights movement since the 1960s by creating the Cleveland Black Futures Fund as well as a Senior...
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By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern August is Black Philanthropy Month. As we celebrate the power of giving in the Black community, we’re showcasing the work and talent of organizations that received grants from the...
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August is Black Philanthropy Month. As we celebrate this month, we’re sharing stories that honor and celebrate Black philanthropy and philanthropists. The Our Hope, Our Future Giving Circle embodies the power of people coming together. Inspired by a...
Read More By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern August is Black Philanthropy Month. As we celebrate the power of giving in the Black community, we’re showcasing the work and talent of organizations that received grants from the...
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