To see archived events from all the Foundation Center library/learning centers, including videos, audio recordings, transcripts, and webcasts, visit the Events Archive.
Video
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Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker: Stephen Brick, the Joyce Foundation
Cleveland, OH
June 20, 2008
Stephen Brick of the Joyce Foundation discusses the foundation's work in protecting the Great Lakes through support for clean energy, combating global warming, and advocating investment in Great Lakes restoration.
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Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker: Richard Stuebi, The Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, OH
June 6, 2008
In this edition of the Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker series of programs, Richard Stuebi, BP Fellow for Energy and Environmental Advancement at the Cleveland Foundation, discusses how the foundation supports advanced energy and the environment in Greater Cleveland.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Jennifer Thomas, Civic Innovation Lab
Cleveland, OH
May 30, 2008
In this edition of the Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker series of programs, Jennifer Thomas, director of the Civic Innovation Lab, discusses how the lab supports and funds social enterprise in Greater Cleveland.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Kathleen Hallissey, The Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, OH
April 18, 2008
In this edition of the Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker series of programs, Kathleen Hallissey, director of community responsive grantmaking at the Cleveland Foundation, discusses the foundation’s interests, practices, and priorities for community support.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Catherine Boyle and Achala Wali, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture
Cleveland, OH
October 19, 2007
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) is a Regional Arts and Culture District in the State of Ohio with a dedicated revenue stream and is one of the largest local public sector funders of arts and culture in the country. The mission of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture is to promote and support arts and culture in Cuyahoga County by making grants, using public funds, to secure the excellence of our established arts and cultural sector and promote access to, and participation in, quality arts or cultural experiences for all residents.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Kathleen Cerveny, The Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, OH
October 2, 2007
Watch the video or download the audio of the Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker program featuring Ms. Cerveny's remarks about the Cleveland Foundation's support for Greater Cleveland's arts and culture sector. The Foundation's support focuses on helping organizations build their capacity to manage artistic risk and create effective arts in education, as well as increase public access to and improve awareness and support of the arts.
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Balancing Act: The Challenges and Benefits of Volunteers
Cleveland, OH
July 25, 2007
Over 80 percent of nonprofit agencies involve volunteers, and most nonprofit organizations lack the capacity to evaluate the effectiveness of volunteer involvement. In this session, Jeffrey L. Brudney, Ph.D., Albert A. Levin chair of urban studies and public service at Cleveland State University's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, shares a rigorous yet straightforward approach to evaluating volunteer performance based on the Volunteer Management Capacity Study, for which Dr. Brudney was a lead researcher. The study was launched by the USA Freedom Corps, conducted by the Urban Institute, supported by the UPS Foundation, and is now managed by the Volunteer IMPACT Fund.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Cristin Slesh, Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
Cleveland, OH
May 15, 2007
Watch the video of the Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker program from the Cleveland library/learning center featuring Cristin Slesh, program officer, Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: LaTida Lester, Saint Luke's Foundation
Cleveland, OH
May 8, 2007
Watch the video of the Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker program from the Cleveland library/learning center featuring LaTida Lester, senior program officer, Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Marcia Egbert, The George Gund Foundation
Cleveland, OH
May 1, 2007
Watch the video of the Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker program from the Cleveland library/learning center featuring Marcia Egbert, senior program officer, The George Gund Foundation.
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Transcripts
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Going Green: Chronicle of Philanthropy Online Discussion
July 1, 2008
Cynthia Bailie, director of the Foundation Center's Cleveland Office and Special Online Initiatives, and other guests address questions about steps nonprofit organizations can take to become more environmentally friendly and to raise funds for these initiatives. Ms. Bailie is joined by consultant Sarah S. Brophy, co-author of the book The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice, and Kimberly Austin of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, which recently launched its Grants to Green program to provide environmentally focused knowledge and financing to nonprofit groups in metro Atlanta.
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Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker: Lisa L. Bottoms, The Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, OH
February 2, 2007
Read an excerpt from the Coffee and Conversation With a Grantmaker program featuring Lisa L. Bottoms, program director, The Cleveland Foundation.
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Webinars
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Foundation Giving Trends: Focus on the Environment and Animals
Cleveland, OH
June 2, 2008
Learn about foundation giving for the environment and animals in this recording of a webinar conducted as part of the Foundation Center's 2008 Special Funding for the Environment Month.
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Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio
Cleveland, OH
March 14, 2008
A panel of Ohio grantmakers discusses findings from the Foundation Center's report, Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio, in a webinar that was recorded in March 2008. Watch the webinar recording to learn more about how foundation grants support economic development in Ohio and hear from grantmakers about how they determine where to place those dollars.
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