…er was unable to land a job as a high school coach after applying to more than three dozen area school systems. The secretary to the president of Baldwin Wallace empathized with the plight of this talented African American struggling to break into a segregated job market. She put him in touch with her sister who worked as the secretary to the director of the Cuyahoga County Welfare Department, where he was hired as a caseworker. Within nine…
…es. In addition to requesting basic contact and operational information, the survey solicits information delineating each community foundation’s work and effectiveness. It concludes with an opportunity for each foundation to share a recent success story. CommunityFoundationAtlas.org website “We hope that community foundations will seize this unprecedented opportunity to speak directly about their work to a worldwide audience,” says Nick…
…errelated problems of the central city. Johnson regretted that the foundation’s astounding growth, although gratifying, gave him little time to think and act other than mechanically. He retired in 1967, the year after Hough erupted in violence, becoming a symbol, known around the world, for the anger of African Americans toward the inequities of opportunity their country afforded them. He graciously stepped down to allow a younger leader with a…
…d distributed more than $4 billion in annual grants. But the intrinsic value of Goff’s concept goes beyond the amassing and awarding of financial resources. As evidenced by the spread of community philanthropy throughout the world, from Astrakhan, Russia, to Mozambique, to New Zealand, the concept’s universal appeal lies in a community foundation’s ability to bring people together around a common cause. From the asset-rich cities and towns of…
…63 1963 Annual Report John Sherwin Start-up of Cuyahoga Community College The Cleveland Foundation ranks as the country’s largest community trust 1964 1964 Annual Report Assets surpass $100 million Establishing a Groundbreaking Interracial Forum First significant bequest for arts and culture received 1965 1965 Annual Report Bringing Public Television to Cleveland Police and Tax Base Reform Preserving Mentor Marsh 1966 1966 Annual Report…
…East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville, Little Italy and Hough. Fueled by the Cleveland Foundation’s commitment of $1.6 million toward planning, the Greater University Circle Initiative, a multipronged strategy to transform the lives and environment of those who live, work and spend leisure time in or near the Circle, was launched in 2006. The deteriorated condition of the Circle’s transit infrastructure was the first project to be tackled. The…
…th federal law and the guidelines set up by the Federal Trade Commission regarding youth privacy, the Cleveland Foundation will not knowingly collect any personal information from young people under the age of 13. Electronic Newsletter We may share information with service providers solely for the purpose of producing and disseminating foundation information to our constituents. You may remove yourself from our mailing list at any time. If you…
…isbursement of endowment income. Goff insisted that a community trust’s income must be distributed by an independent group of citizens, of which a substantial number were to be named by the holders of positions of honor and trust in the community. Breaking with the practice of setting up foundations as private corporations with self-perpetuating boards, he proposed that only two of the five members of the Cleveland Foundation’s grantmaking body…
…in partnership with the anchor institutions, the business formation campaign represents a new paradigm for neighborhood economic development. The partners have committed to creating a network of for-profit businesses that recruit their workforces exclusively from the pool of residents who live in neighborhoods surrounding the Circle. The businesses offer their recruits on-the-job training and award them a living wage and full health benefits….
…the strategy for environmental grantmaking, which began in 1990 as part of his program portfolio. On the national level, Eckardt sparked the creation of professional associations aimed at helping philanthropic organizations share expertise and resources, set standards and speak with a collective voice. Among those he helped to establish and lead are Grantmakers in Aging, Funders Concerned about AIDS and Grantmakers in Health. Eckardt also…