Is the Cleveland Foundation’s New Headquarters the Future of Place-Based Philanthropy?

Is the Cleveland Foundation’s New Headquarters the Future of Place-Based Philanthropy?

The Cleveland Foundation’s new building is anchoring a developing innovation district in an underserved part of the city. Lililan Kuri, the new president and CEO, explains how it could redefine the role of institutional philanthropy.

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This Foundation Keeps a Huge Extended Family United While Helping Other Families Thrive

This Foundation Keeps a Huge Extended Family United While Helping Other Families Thrive

From the very start, the secret to the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation’s success has been an unwavering emphasis on family — both engaging its own far-reaching family tree, and moving money to help others. 

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How This Dedicated Cleveland Funder Is Backing the City’s Cultural Institutions

How This Dedicated Cleveland Funder Is Backing the City’s Cultural Institutions

For close to 70 years, the Mandel Foundation has been a supporter of organizations in Cleveland, Israel and beyond, dropping some big recent grants. The foundation’s president explains how and why it backs local institutions.

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Seven Questions for Ronn Richard, President and CEO of the Cleveland Foundation

Seven Questions for Ronn Richard, President and CEO of the Cleveland Foundation

Ronn Richard has led the nation’s oldest community foundation since 2003. We caught up with Richard to discuss his biggest influences, what advice he’d give his younger self, and how philanthropy has evolved in recent years.

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How the Cleveland Foundation Is Backing Journalists and Community Members to Bolster Local News

How the Cleveland Foundation Is Backing Journalists and Community Members to Bolster Local News

The Cleveland Foundation and partner grantmakers recently announced the launch of a nonprofit newsroom. Vice President Dale Anglin explains how the initiative came about and how community members will be involved.

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From Microgrids to Wind Farms, the Nation’s First Community Foundation Is Acting on Climate

From Microgrids to Wind Farms, the Nation’s First Community Foundation Is Acting on Climate

The Cleveland Foundation began taking steps in recent years to address climate change in its community while also taking on racial inequities. It’s one of several local funders in unexpected locations taking the issue head on.

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Red State, Blue Causes: The Local Foundation Pursuing an Equity Agenda in Ohio

Red State, Blue Causes: The Local Foundation Pursuing an Equity Agenda in Ohio

Ohio helped swing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, and the GOP controls both the governorship and state legislature there. But the Gordon Gund Foundation keeps working against the tide to advance a progressive agenda.

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