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Saint Luke's Foundation gives $1 million grant for Buckeye Neighborhood CLEVELAND, November 19, 2007 The Saint Luke's Foundation will continue its investment in the Buckeye neighborhood with a $1 million grant announced today. The grant to ParkWorks, a nonprofit group that promotes civic vitality through parks and public spaces, will be used to create walking trails, an outdoor reading garden, public-art displays and performance areas for community residents. Click here for more.
Denise San Antonio Zeman presents keynote address at Microedge Conference MIAMI, Florida, November 12, 2007 Click here to see Denise San Antonio Zeman's presentation on the Fund for Our Economic Future from the Microedge Conference.
Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker: LaTida Lester, Saint Luke's Foundation CLEVELAND (originally presented 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. Watch the video»
LaTida
Lester recognized by Crain's Cleveland Business as a LaTida Lester, senior program officer for The Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, has been named a 40 under 40 business leader by Crain's Cleveland Business. Click here for more.
Homeless
problem needs regional approach, Cleveland Cleveland officials and social service experts called Thursday for a regional approach to dealing with the 20,000 or more homeless people in the region, according to the Plain Dealer. The City Club panel was sponsored by the Saint Luke's Foundation. Click here for more.
Clinic,
University Hospitals join talks on easing load at MetroHealth ER A $150,000 grant from Saint Luke's Foundation will be used to create a business case the community can use for treating the needy. Click here for more.
Fresh Water CLE launches new section - Fresh Water (www.freshwatercleveland.com) is an innovative online magazine produced by Issue Media Group (IMG) that focuses on all that is new and progressive related to economic development issues, lifestyle and the sense of place in Cleveland. Launched more than a year ago in this market, the publication's editors have been busy telling the good news. Now, the publication is excited to announce the launch of two new content sections: "For Good" and "Fresh Filter," which provide additional publication space for stories on the non-profit and arts and culture scenes. The Saint Luke's Foundation is a funder of "For Good," in partnership with the United Way of Greater Cleveland and LIVE Cleveland.
The mission of Fresh Water Cleveland is to promote our region’s assets and growth in a lively, engaging format while working with a coalition of community stakeholders in a coordinated effort to attract new talent, tourism and business investment while advancing key regional issues. Each week, the local editorial team writes original content, pulling together progressive news stories in a format that is hip and well designed. By focusing on our region’s high-T.I.D.E. (Talent, Innovation, Diversity, Environment) assets, Fresh Water serves as a resource for all Cleveland stakeholders to tell “new” stories.
Fresh Water Cleveland is read by foundation heads, presidents of banks, CEOs of companies, directors of non-profits and organizations, new economy workforce, architects, engineers, attorneys, politicians, advertising execs, artists and creative types, young professionals and college students - in short, those who are passionate about Cleveland’s future, its neighborhoods and who support our wealth of arts and culture.
Have an interesting nonprofit story to tell about what your programs or services are doing to enhance the community? Reach out to the Fresh Water "For Good" team at feedback@freshwatercleveland.com. (1/27/2012)
Big Brothers Big Sisters responds to youth crisis Recent news across Greater Cleveland has focused on "flash mobs" in inner-ring suburbs. In response to this issue, as raised in a letter to the editor in the Plain Dealer, Big Brothers Big Sisters board member Joe Kubic shares his thoughts on how Big Brothers Big Sisters can play a role in this community challenge. To read Joe's letter, click here. (7/18/2011)
Congratulations in order for program partner Barbara Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University, received this year's Sam Miller Goodness Award from the Project Love, Remember the Children Foundation. Ms. Snyder referenced the Healthy Smiles Dental Sealant Program among her many accomplishments. The Saint Luke's Foundation is a long-time supporter of the Healthy Smiles program. To learn more about the Healthy Smiles program, click here for our 2008 annual report story on the program. (6/29/2011)
Ohio funders receive national grant Grantmakers in Health (GIH), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has awarded $15,000 to a group of Ohio funders to offer grant writing support to the Ohio Department of Health as it implements the Affordable Care Act. The George Gund Foundation, Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Kaiser Permanente, Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio are providing the match dollars required by the GIH grant.
The award is the first step taken by a larger, emerging coalition of Ohio Grantmakers Forum members who fund health-related issues. OGF will coordinate the coalition’s work, which is yet to be identified. OGF President George E. Espy commented that “This is yet another example of public-private partnerships where government and private funders collaborate for the betterment of the state. I look forward to OGF’s work with the coalition.”
Ohio Grantmakers Forum is an association of foundations, corporate contributions programs and other grantmaking organizations. Its mission is to provide leadership for organized philanthropy in Ohio and to enhance the ability of members to fulfill their charitable goals. Learn more about the organization at ohiograntmakers.org. (2/21/2011)
>> IN THE NEWS ON TUESDAY, FEB. 8, 2011...
Saint Luke's Foundation staffer shares thoughts In June 2010, Kim St. John-Stevenson, communications officer at the Saint Luke's Foundation, was honored as the Communicator of the Year by the Cleveland Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. To read Kim's speech, click here. (2/04/2011)
Foundation gets "shout-out" from CIA! The Cleveland Insitute of Art (CIA), one of the Foundation's creative partners on its 2009 annual report, was noted on the CIA website in their "cia by the numbers: 2010 year in review" as well as in a profile piece on the report. The Foundation thanks the CIA team as well as web partner Yurich Creative for their hard work and awesome creativity! (1/19/2011)
Heath Brothers offer tips Dan and Chip Heath, co-authors of Made to Stick and Switch, recently sent out their "erratically-published newsletter" for their fans. Click here for tips on making your New Year's resolutions "really" work. According to Dan and Chip, "this is the year you're going to stick to it." (1/18/2011)
Berea Children's Home and Family Services has a new home in Midtown November 12, 2010 marked the grand opening of the Cleveland Campus of Berea Children's Home and Family Services. Berea's board and staff were joined by a bevy of community leaders gathered to celebrate the newest addition to the Midtown Cleveland neighborhood. Denise San Antonio Zeman, President and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, delivered the keynote address. (11/12/2010)
Foundation launches interactive report
Professional experience
is an important component of a Cleveland Institute of Art education and this program provides students with the
If you build it, they might come Foundation staffer Kim St. John-Stevenson has written an article about the Foundation's Make it Stick! grant program on the Ohio Grantmakers Forum blog page. To read the article, click here (click and scroll down to center of the page.) 8/16/2010
Disparities Profiled The Center for Community Solutions' Planning & Action publication for July features an eye-opening article about Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in Northeast Ohio. Click here to read the article. (7/26/2010)
Foundation announces Make it Stick! grants
CLEVELAND, June 23, 2010 The Saint Luke's Foundation has announced ten grants awarded as a part of its Make it Stick! communications initiative. Click here for details on the ten Make it Stick! grants! (6/23/2010)
Former Foundation intern featured on TV Shawnterra Glasgow, an East Tech High grad now attending the University of Toledo, was recently featured in a WKYC profile about her summer internship with four fellow East Tech graduates working as paid interns at Graftech in Parma. Shawnterra served as an intern at the Foundation from 2007 to 2009. Click here to view the WKYC profile. (7/8/2010)
Saint Luke's CEO featured on WJCU In case you missed her "live," click here to hear Denise San Antonio Zeman being interviewed by Dr. Yemi Akande on WJCU's show "Making the Case." (6/16/2010)
Foundation staffer named 2010 Communicator of the Year Kim St. John-Stevenson, Communications Officer at the Saint Luke's Foundation, has been selected as the International Association of Business Communicators - Cleveland's 2010 Communicator of the Year! Kim was honored at IABC Cleveland's Vision Awards on
Saint Luke's Foundation featured in local business mag Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, is featured in a recent issue of Cleveland Business Connects Magazine. She's also one of several local business leaders who will convene on May 26 at the Wyndham Cleveland and Playhouse Square to discuss the connection between the nonprofitand for-profit sectors. For more, click here. (5/13/2010)
Foundation CEO discusses economyDenise Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, shares her thoughts via podcast on the economy, grantmaking and the nonprofit landscape with the Foundation Center-Cleveland. To access the podcast and listen, click here. (5/5/2010)
Communications critical to program successCurious about the Saint Luke's Foundation's "Make it Stick!" program? Click here to read our post on the Communications Network blog! (3/4/2010)
Saint Luke's Foundation awards $1.4 million in grants The Board of Trustees of the Saint Luke’s Foundation has approved its first quarter grants for 2010, with 19 organizations receiving more than $1.4 milllion for safety net and basic needs organizations. “On the heels of the enactment of healthcare reform in America, many of the grants awarded in the first quarter respond to the needs of the under-insured and medically underserved in our community,” said Denise San Antonio Zeman, President and CEO of Saint Luke’s Foundation. “While providing healthcare to those in need is front-page news across the country, it has always been a major focus of our mission as we strive to transform the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities,” Zeman added. (4/23/2010)
Unique fellowship opportunity now available The Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities at MetroHealth, in partnership with the Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, seeks a full time Community Health Fellow. The Community Health Fellow will work in the Buckeye/Woodland Hills/Larchmere community to facilitate collaborative, neighborhood-specific planning and action around healthy community lifestyles to improve indicators of health and well-being in the community.
The fellowship is the newest transformational initiative in the Saint Luke's Foundation's grant portfolio.
Working with an advisory team, the Community Health Fellow will develop infrastructure to design new or enhanced strategies to engage and empower the community to identify, plan and implement actions around healthy lifestyles, leveraging existing programs in the community. This unique position will receive joint supervision and mentoring by Center for Reducing Health Disparities faculty and Saint Luke’s Foundation staff. The position is funded by a three-year grant.
To review the job description, click here. Interested applicants may send their resume and cover letter to the Center for Reducing Health Disparities to reducedisparity@gmail.com. An online MetroHealth application must also be submitted at www.metrohealth.org/jobs.
Foundation Awards Special In-Kind Grant for Rent CLEVELAND, November 12, 2009
The Saint Luke’s Foundation has announced a special in-kind grant – office space until the end of 2012 – to The Center for Community Solutions’ Family Health Team. This grant comes in addition to the 20 previously announced third quarter grants totaling over $1 million and supplements the Foundation’s efforts to provide critical support and services to the region’s nonprofit agencies during this time of economic hardship. For more on the in-kind grant, click here. (11/12/2009)
Grants Totaling Over $1 Million Awarded; Supports Vital Development, Support Initiatives During Economic Crisis
CLEVELAND, October 16, 2009
The Saint Luke’s Foundation this week announced its Board of Trustees has approved 20 grants totaling more than $1 million in support of several of the region’s leading health and human services agencies. The funds, which will support agencies’ operating, capacity and program efforts, were awarded as part of the Foundation’s third grantmaking cycle of 2009. For more on this grant announcement, including the list of recipients, click here. (10/16/2009)
Saint Luke's Foundation Debuts Online, Interactive Annual Report
In the interest of "going green," the Saint Luke’s Foundation has chosen to use an interactive electronic format for its annual report. We decided to do this for a number of reasons:
In the report, we highlight the Saint Luke’s Foundation’s Transformational Initiatives, the large-scale, longer-term community investments aimed at creating “transformational” change. These projects are not for the faint of heart, for the issues are deep and the work is hard. But with each investment, the Foundation commits to an end-game that will make a difference. To access the report, click here.
Saint Luke’s Foundation awards $776,000 in community grants CLEVELAND, July 14, 2009
The Saint Luke’s Foundation has announced grants totaling $776,000 to several Cleveland-based health and human services organizations. A total of 13 grants were announced as part of the Foundation’s second grantmaking cycle of 2009, and half were made as general operating support in order to allow the organizations providing critical safety net services to use the funds in whatever way best supports their operations. For more, click here.
Federal Grants aim to strengthen nonprofits WASHINGTON, D.C. May 18, 2009 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced $50 million in grant funding is now available through the Strengthening Communities Fund, a new fund created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. HHS will grant two-year awards of up to $1 million to strengthen nonprofit and faith-based organizations that aid struggling families and communities in the economic downturn. Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved cost of the project from non-federal funds. For more information, click here.
Senior Outreach Services brings new life to historic facility CLEVELAND, OH May 10, 2009 In 2007, Senior Outreach Services (SOS) came to the Saint Luke's Foundation with a capacity-building request to provide technical assistance to the organization in the areas of financial planning and new construction planning. SOS was working to renovate an Andrew Carnegie Library in the Fairfax Neighborhood in partnership with the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation. The site would ultimately become the home for the Senior Outreach Services Wellness Center serving mature adults and their families in Fairfax and surrounding neighborhoods.
That work is now done, and SOS can proudly call the Langston Hughes Center home. For coverage in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, click here. (5/10/2009)
Foundations grapple with economy CLEVELAND, OH March 31, 2009 Nonprofits that receive money from local foundations likely will need to find other sources of income as traditionally generous foundations grapple with their financial losses. Click here to read comments in Crain's Cleveland Business from local foundation leaders, including Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke’s Foundation.
Cleveland Foundation CEO Takes Feds to Task For local foundation leader's comments on federal spending, click here. (3/16/2009)
Ohio's foundation assets shrink; giving could also Click here for comments on how the economic downturn is impacting local foundations and the nonprofits they support. (11/17/2008)
Over $1.2 million in new grants announced Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, has announced grants in its third grantmaking cycle for 2008, awarding over $1.2 million to 23 Cleveland-area organizations. This final grantmaking cycle of the year focused strongly on supporting housing and children services, underscoring the Foundation’s mission to improve and transform the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities throughout Greater Cleveland. For more, click here. (11/13/2008)
MyCom program focuses on youth development A new initiative has been launched in Greater Cleveland that will provide various programs and tools to help Greater Cleveland’s children become productive and self-sustaining adults. The program is called MyCom: My Commitment. My Community. Under MyCom, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Center for Community Solutions, Partnership for a Safer Cleveland, Starting Point, Voices for Ohio’s Children, and Youth Opportunities Unlimited will provide jobs for teenagers, out-of-school activities and help for children as they transition to higher grade levels, such as from middle school to high school. Financial supporters of MyCom include the Cleveland Foundation, the City of Cleveland, Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners, Saint Luke’s Foundation, and the Sisters of Charity Foundation Cleveland. For more on this from Crain's Cleveland Business, click here. (posted 10/15/2008)
Saint Luke's Refocuses Mt. Pleasant Funding The Saint Luke’s Foundation Board of Trustees voted recently to suspend further funding to KidzHealth 2020, one of the Foundation’s eight “transformational initiatives,” based on the Foundation’s review of outcomes and changing needs in the community. For more, click here. (10/9/2008)
Towards a Healthier Cleveland: MetroHealth partners with WZAK 93.1-FM for national health observance Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling R&B singer Eric Benet and 93.1 WZAK are joining forces with MetroHealth to encourage Clevelanders to take better care of their health at a special community health fair. Free health screenings will be held at the MetroHealth Buckeye Health Center (2816 East 116th St.) on Tuesday, September 16 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Local radio personality Kim Johnson will broadcast live during the event. For more on "Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day," click here. The MetroHealth Buckeye Center is supported through the "Closing the Gap" partnership between MetroHealth and the Saint Luke's Foundation.
Foundation awards nearly $800,000 in community grants In its second grantmaking cycle for 2008, Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, awarded nearly $800,000 to 15 organizations – several of which are dedicating efforts to foreclosure prevention and low-income housing in various Cleveland neighborhoods. Saint Luke’s Foundation also announced support of the East Cleveland Public Library, a unique opportunity to advance the mission of a valuable community resource. For more, click here. (7/22/2008)
Foundation makes "transformational" grant The Saint Luke’s Foundation has announced a $916,000,
From left to right: Carla Harwell, M.D., Medical Director of the Otis Moss, Jr. - UH Medical Center; Dr. Richard Grant, Edgar B. Jackson, Jr., M.D. Endowed Chair, University Hospitals; Timothy L. Stephens, Jr., M.D.; Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.; Edgard Jackson, Jr., M.D., Chief of Staff Emeritus, Senior Advisor to the President and CEO of University Hospitals and UH Case Medical Center; Denise San Antonio Zeman, President and CEO, Saint Luke's Foundation; and Fred Rothstein, M.D., President, UH Case Medical Center. (7/8/2008)
Government too costly? According to Crain's Cleveland Business, among all the data in the Cost of Government Study for Northeast Ohio released July 14 by the Fund for Our Economic Future, two numbers stand out. The first is that the money spent on public administration in Northeast Ohio from 1992 to 2002 grew 2.3 times faster than inflation, while the population has stood still. The second is that 38.3% of all government spending — $6.03 billion in 2002 — is spent on education. For more, see links below:
2006 Annual Report receives award "10th and Progress," the 2006 annual report of the Saint Luke's Foundation, has been recognized with a Vision Award by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Cleveland chapter. The Vision Award recognizes excellence in Northeast Ohio's communications community. To see the winning report, click here. For more on the award program, click here. (added 6/23/2008)
The YWCA Greater Cleveland has announced the 2008 recipients of its 2008 Women of Achievement awards. Stephanie McHenry, President, Shorebank, Cleveland Region, and a Saint Luke's Foundation board member is among the distinguished group of recipients, who will be honored at the 32nd annual YWCA Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon on Monday, May 12 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Grand Ballroom. Click here to read about all 2008 award recipients. (added 4/8/2008)
Denise San Antonio Zeman Will Sing Out for Rape Crisis Center
Foundation leader serves as Principal for a Day On April 8, dozens of community leaders, including Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke’s Foundation, participated in a community engagement project that paired them with a school in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. For the day, Ms. Zeman and others served as the school’s top administrator. The Principal for a Day witnessed the type of decisions that must be made to keep the school moving toward academic success. By the end of the day, Principals for a Day gained a greater appreciation of the excitement and challenge of educating students in Ohio’s largest school system. (added 4/8/2008)
Nonprofit organizations and foundations alike are beginning to stagger under the weight of a grant application and reporting system that needs fixing, according to Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted from Purpose, a new report commissioned by Project Streamline, a coalition of organizations representing both grantmakers and grantseekers. Click below to:
Project Streamline, a collaborative initiative of the Grants Managers Network in partnership with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Small Foundations, Council on Foundation, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, the Foundation Center, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and the National Council of Nonprofit Associations. To learn more about Project Streamline, go to www.projectstreamline.org. Project Streamline is funded by The Saint Luke's Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Frey Foundation, Harold K. Castle Foundation, Kansas Health Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Foundation announces grant awards The Saint Luke's Foundation has awarded nearly $1.8 million in grant support to local organizations and community projects. For more, click here. - Click here to read coverage in Crain's Cleveland Business. (added 4/7/2008)
Economic Fund selects Abbott; CWRU signs on with Fund David Abbott, executive director of the George Gund Foundation, is the new board chairman of the region's largest economic development philanthropy. And in one of his first acts as chair, Abbott announces Case Western Reserve University has committed $100,000 over three years to join the organization that is working to bolster the region's economic competitiveness. Click here to read:
Foundations concerned about foreclosure crisis According to the Wall Street Journal, some of the nation's wealthiest philanthropies are turning their attention to the growing foreclosure crisis, and Cleveland is one of the cities that could benefit from their efforts.
Vision shapes Fund Rob Briggs is stepping down as the chairman of the Fund for Our Economic Future, saying it's time for another to lead the four-year-old initiative. His successor will be elected at the group's March 4 meeting. Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, currently serves as vice-chair of the Fund. For more, click here. (2/23/08)
The Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, has announced it will provide nearly $1.8 million in grant support to 19 community programs and initiatives through its first grantmaking cycle for 2008. Click here for more. Grants made during the first grant cycle for 2008 were also featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. To see list, click here.
CWRU becomes Fund for Our Economic Future partner Case Western Reserve University has committed $100,000 over three years to join the organization that is working to bolster the region's economic competitiveness. Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, currently serves as vice-chair of the Fund. For more, click here.
Fund for our Economic Future picks Abbott David Abbott, executive director of the George Gund Foundation, is the new board chairman of the region's largest economic development philanthropy. Click here to read the press release from the Fund. (3/5/2008)
Rob Briggs got nonprofits to cooperate, focus on Northeast Ohio economy
Vision shapes Fund Rob Briggs is stepping down as the chairman of the Fund for Our Economic Future, saying it's time for another to lead the four-year-old initiative. His successor will be elected at the group's March 4 meeting. Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, currently serves as vice-chair of the Fund. For more, click here. (2/23/08)
Foundations concerned about foreclosure crisis According to the Wall Street Journal, some of the nation's wealthiest philanthropies are turning their attention to the growing foreclosure crisis, and Cleveland is one of the cities that could benefit from their efforts.
Foundations triple spending for economic development According to the the Foundation Center - Cleveland, in 2005,
Fairhill Center Hosts Safety Fair Fairhill Center hosted a Safety Fair on Wed., Feb. 27, 2008
Denise San Antonio Zeman, President and CEO of the Saint Luke's Foundation, recently served with local community leaders on a Cleveland State University panel on Creating and Sustaining Communities of Choice. Ms. San Antonio Zeman was joined on the panel by Naomi Sabel, co-founder of Sustainable Community Associates, Justin Glanville, Project Director for Building Cleveland By Design and Kevin Dreyfuss-Wells, Project Manager at City Architecture. Click here to read Ms. San Antonio Zeman's opening remarks. (2/08/08)
What is the blogging community saying about creating and sustaining communities of choice? Click here to see the latest discussions on "Save our Land," a blog site created and maintained by the Brooklyn Centre Historic District in Cleveland. (2/01/08)
Communications officer to speak as part of PR series
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Today's Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that "A Cleveland landmark that witnessed decades of births and deaths will finally see new life, as a long-awaited project begins in the Buckeye neighborhood. Construction will start this week on apartments in the former 
