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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)

 

Foundation grants listed in Chronicle of Philanthropy

Grants made during the Saint Luke's Foundation's first grant cycle for 2008 were recently listed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. To see list, click here. (added 5/1/2008)

 

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)

 

Grant awards announced

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.

 

Trustee to be honored

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
On Mon., May 19, 2008, Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of The Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, will join voices with other local leaders to Sing Out Against Sexual Violence at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center's Biennial Benefit Concert honoring Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Judge K.J. Montgomery. Click here for more on Sing Out, or click here to access the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center website.

 

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
Rob Briggs -- high-powered lawyer and "chronic" volunteer -- will step down this week as the only chairman that the Fund for Our Economic Future has ever had. Click here for more. (3/3/2008)

 

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.


In its article, the Wall Street Journal says some foundation officials fear the foreclosure crisis could usher in the type of urban blight that devastated pockets of American cities in the 1970s and 1980s.”  Click here to read the Crain's Cleveland Business summary of the Wall Street Journal article -- includes an embedded link to the Wall Street Journal article. (2/28/02)

 

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 triple spending for economic development

According to the the Foundation Center - Cleveland, in 2005,
64 foundations gave $24.6 million in economic development grants to Ohio recipients. The Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio report includes statistical charts and data tables drawn from the Foundation Center's annual grants sample, lists of top grantmakers and recipients, and profiles of two unique Ohio grantmakers, the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Generation Foundation.  Click here to download the report. (2/21/2008)


 

Fairhill Center Hosts Safety Fair

Fairhill Center hosted a Safety Fair on Wed., Feb. 27, 2008
from 11:00 am – 3:30 pm at the Center.  Sponsored by the Saint Luke's Foundation, the Safety Fair focused on helping caregivers and older adults stay safe in their homes, on the street, and when using technology. Dr. Peter Whitehouse, internationally known Alzheimer’s disease expert and professor at Case Western Reserve University, discussed his new book, “The Myth of Alzheimer’s,” in the keynote address, and Kathryn Kilpatrick presented “Memory Fitness.” To read Plain Dealer highlights of the Fair, click here. For further details on the Fairhill Center, click here. (2/21/08)

 

Foundation President and CEO Serves on Panel Discussion on Creating and Sustaining Communities of Choice

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)

 

Those who can, do...

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
Kim St. John-Stevenson, communications officer for the Saint Luke's Foundation, will be one of several speakers addressing how to "Identify Audiences" on Tues., April 15 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The April session is part of the "Six Steps to PR Success for Your Nonprofit" series sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America, Cleveland Chapter, and the Center for Community Solutions. Cost is $30 each session or $120 for the full series. For more information or to register, click here.

 

A deeper look at Mt. Pleasant
The Plain Dealer and ideastream are running a series of interviews and reports examining Mt. Pleasant . Click here to access WCPN's "Poverty Series." To read
the series in the Plain Dealer, click here.

 

 

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
40 under 40 leader

CLEVELAND, November 6, 2007

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
panel says

CLEVELAND, November 2, 2007

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
CLEVELAND Plain Dealer, October 25, 2007

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.