How I Spent My Summer: Thomas Corrigan

One of the founding principles of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its Cleveland replication NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology is that environment shapes behavior. When we dismiss people as victims they internalize it. Poverty and despair become self-fulfilling prophecies when we allow individuals to succumb to...

Summer of Purpose: Milo Schumann

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 Milo Schumann, who spent their summer with SPACES, where they assisted with the production, development, and...

Summer of Purpose: Arianna Killing

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns, who spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Arianna Killing, who worked with Cleveland Water Alliance, where she provided support for the launch of the Great Lakes One...

Cleveland Foundation Announces Cleveland Book Week 2016

Cleveland Foundation Announces Cleveland Book Week 2016Series of special events to celebrate the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and promote Cleveland as a literary destinationrelease date: 9.1.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced plans for Cleveland Book Week - a series of events scheduled from Sept. 10 – 16 that...

Common Ground 2019 – What’s Next?

Thank You for Building Common Ground with Us!  On June 30, thousands of Greater Clevelanders gathered at more than 100 events across our region to converse, connect, and build community. We are grateful to all who attended Common Ground events, along with the hosts who gave their time to build and convene these gatherings, for joining...

Summer of Purpose: Shneur Kushner

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Shneur Kushner, who is working with Union Miles Development Corporation (UMDC), where he is assisting with various...

The Power of a Neighborhood Parkย ย 

By Nelson Beckford P.S. 162 John Golden in Queens, New York and Fairview Park in Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio) are two neighborhood parks that hold a special place in my heart. At P.S. 162 in my hometown, I learned how to ride a bike, played tag and then handball, and simply hung out. It was the neighborhood backyard. Later in life...

Personal View: New Century, new challenges

By Ronn Richard President & CEO, Cleveland Foundation As 2014 came to a close, the Cleveland Foundation completed a yearlong centennial observance that surpassed our dreams. Thanks to dedicated donors, superb media partners like Crain's, generous corporate sponsors, supportive grantee organizations and more than 185,000 area...

Cleveland Foundation announces $13.1 million in grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $13.1 million in grants Education, economic development, new career and technical education strategy, among highlights of third-quarter grantmaking rELEASE DATE: 9.29.2014 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors announced  $13.1 million in grants for the third quarter of 2014. More than...