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The George Gund Foundation Fellowship provides an opportunity for promising professionals to work inside the Foundation, a philanthropic organization that plays a vital role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national…

Hundreds of Local Organizations Come Together to Centralize Efforts and Launch Awareness Campaign (CLEVELAND) — Sept. 28, 2005 — Three of Cleveland’s largest foundations announced plans today to launch a collaborative effort to raise the level of literacy in Greater…

Participate in a Voices & Choices Citizen Interview The Fund for Our Economic Future has launched an initiative to involve tens of thousands of Northeast Ohio residents in creating a regional economic competitiveness agenda. The initiative — Voices &…

Two national conferences will bring foundation representatives from across the country to downtown Cleveland this fall. It’s So Easy Funding Green: The First National Conference for Funders on Green Building and Green Neighborhoods will take place October…

The George Gund Foundation made commitments at its September meeting to help develop plans for a “campus town” in University Circle, create a system for a universal pre-kindergarten program in Cuyahoga County and introduce environmentally sensitive…

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New Cleveland Festival Debuts Labor Day Weekend Cleveland’s arts and technology communities have joined forces to present Ingenuity: A Fusion of Arts and Technology, a unique festival with more than 200 performances and events celebrating creativity in…

Projects to stop the “brain drain” in Northeast Ohio, stage events on Cleveland’s lakefront and coordinate efforts to improve early childhood education in Ohio received funding from the George Gund Foundation at its June meeting. The…

Cathy M. Lewis, who has played a leadership role with many Cleveland organizations, has been named to the George Gund Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Lewis was a member of the Citizens’ Committee on AIDS/HIV that devised…