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Yearly Archives: 2016

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2016: A Year in Blog Posts

December 30, 2016 by

Throughout the year, we have been sharing news and stories from the foundation on our bi-weekly blog. As we close out 2016 and ring in the New Year, we’re celebrating a few of the top stories from our year of blogging:A foundation of leadership We started...

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A Look Back at our 2016 #CLECaucus Series

December 23, 2016 by

In a year when partisan politics dominated the headlines, the Cleveland Foundation – in partnership with The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Young Professional Senate, Neighborhood Connections, ideastream and Crain’s Cleveland Business – launched a...

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5 Smart Ways to Maximize Your Donor-Advised Fund

December 20, 2016 by

Guest blog by Cleveland Foundation Senior Vice President of Advancement Kaye Ridolfi Donor-advised funds have become a universally popular tool in charitable giving, and with good reason! With careful planning they can bring you great tax savings, flexibility...

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2016 Grantmaking in Lake & Geauga Counties

December 19, 2016 by

We are happy to announce a total of $741,781 in fourth-quarter grants to Lake and Geauga nonprofit organizations, bringing the foundation’s 2016 grantmaking total in those two counties to $2.5 million.*Among the Lake and Geauga grants approved this...

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December Grant Highlights

December 17, 2016 by

We’re ending the year on a high note! Our board of directors approved $18 million in grants for the month of December, bringing the foundation’s fourth-quarter grantmaking total to $30.7 million and the 2016 total to $91.2 million to date.* Here are a few...

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Tavis Smiley Brings #CourtingJustice to Cleveland

December 13, 2016 by

You can now view Courting Justice online, a forum held this month in Cleveland and hosted by Tavis Smiley of the national talk show "Tavis Smiley" on PBS. Courting Justice is part of a national series facilitated by Smiley on judicial reform.Watch "Part 1...

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Multiple Exposure: Cleveland students develop photography skills in year-round after school program

December 9, 2016 by

Earlier this month, we were thrilled to visit the Cleveland Print Room to see the opening reception of Multiple Exposure, a year-round, after school photography program and arts workshop for middle and high school students in the city of Cleveland. The program...

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November Grant Highlights

December 6, 2016 by

The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $9 million in November grants! Check out these highlights:Housing services for Greater Clevelanders in needThe Cleveland Foundation has approved a $120,000 grant to Enterprise Community Partners to...

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Important Dates for 2016 gifts to the Cleveland Foundation

December 2, 2016 by

Happy December! In this season of giving thanks and giving back, we are thrilled to begin a new series of stories about philanthropy. Stay tuned for monthly updates from our Advancement team, including donor profiles, ways to invest in your community, news you...

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Cleveland on Ice

November 29, 2016 by

On Nov. 26, 1,923 ice skaters joined us in Public Square for a free day on the newly opened Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink! The free day of skating coincided with the return of Winterfest to Public Square this year. We’re thrilled to see Greater...

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