Welcome to the first edition of the Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement Newsletter from the Cleveland Foundation
Thank you for joining us at the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank and one of our live, neighborhood-focused breakout sessions on Sept. 1. We're pleased to share with you more information about neighborhood revitalization & engagement in Greater Cleveland in this inaugural issue of our new quarterly e-newsletter.
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Watch "A Complete Count in 2020"
Want to catch the conversation again? The Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting panel discussion moderated by Cleveland Foundation Program Director for Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement Nelson Beckford welcomed Juan Galeano, Cleveland Foundation 2020 Census Consultant; Cynthia Connolly, Lake Erie Native American Council Delegate; Leah D. Hudnall, Community Advocate and Strategist; Joe Cimperman, President of Global Cleveland; Nicole McGee, Co-founder & Executive Director of Upcycle Parts Shop. The session is now available on our YouTube channel.
Interested in learning more? Visit our YouTube channel to watch all 10 live breakout sessions from the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank. |
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Greater Cleveland coalition announces $47,000 in funding for 2020 census outreach
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, Saint Luke’s Foundation and two members of the Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition (OCAC) – Cleveland VOTES and the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio – have awarded $47,000 to 16 organizations in the fourth and final round of census microgrants aimed at increasing participation in the 2020 census among hard-to-count (HTC) populations. Nearly 70 Northeast Ohio organizations shared $250,000 in grantmaking across all four rounds. |
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Watch "The Power of Unexpected Neighborhood Partnerships"
Interested in learning more? Visit our YouTube channel to watch all 10 live breakout sessions from the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank.
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Neighbor Up Common Ground 'Count Me In' Grants
Every year, Common Ground shares a theme to help guide hosts as they build their events. This year, Common Ground invites Greater Clevelanders to explore what it means to be counted and what it means to count. Grants are available up to $2,500 to support nonpartisan "Get out the Vote" efforts by resident-led groups, small nonprofits, and small faith-based organizations in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Learn more about the grant opportunity here.
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Program Director of Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement |
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Keisha González
Program Manager for Social Impact Investing and Community Development Initiatives |
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Recent Neighborhood Revitalization grants
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MidTown Cleveland, Inc. ($600,000) – Two-year funding to help accelerate growth focused on equity and inclusion via a new master plan that will include catalyzing innovation, cultivating a mixed-income residential community, placemaking projects and strengthening AsiaTown.
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Neighborhood Connections ($3,792,000) – Three-year funding to continue to invest in the people and neighborhoods of Cleveland and East Cleveland via its small grants program and community building work.
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Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation ($1,183,737) – Two-year funding for the continued implementation of the Greater Circle Living initiative, which provides assistance to the employees of participating Greater University Circle non-profits and anchor institutions who wish to buy, rent, and/or rehabilitate housing in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Downtown Cleveland Alliance ($500,000) – To support the Downtown Cleveland Recovery Fund, which was established to provide grants and business support services to small independent businesses in danger of closing following the property damages suffered after peaceful protests turned violent on May 30, with a focus on vulnerable and minority owned small businesses.
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Group Plan Commission ($200,000) – To provide funding for the Group Plan Commission to continue to adapt and retool its operations, programming and maintenance in response to COVID-19 in Public Square and on downtown Malls A, B & C, including staff training, visitor education and awareness, installation of handwashing stations and virtual programming.
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