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FUND FOR OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE IN NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
June 17, 2013
National Journal and new book highlight philanthropy’s work to advance growing, opportunity-rich economy in Northeast Ohio
FUND FOR OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE AWARDS NEARLY $2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT FIVE REGIONAL STRATEGIES
June 11, 2013
The Fund for Our Economic Future approved $1.99 million in grants to support regional strategies and initiatives to strengthen Northeast Ohio’s economy during its June 10 Funders Committee meeting at the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron.
New Fund for Our Economic Future Research Finds Growth is Not a One-Size Fits All Solution for Mid-Sized Metros
May 03, 2013
A new analysis of 115 mid-sized metropolitan areas between 1990 and 2011 suggests that local and regional stakeholders would benefit from a reassessment of what it means to grow and to thrive in a post-recession economy, according to an economic research report released today by the Fund for Our Economic Future.
Fund for Our Economic Future Elects Deborah Hoover to Serve as Chair
March 20, 2013
Members of the Fund for Our Economic Future elected Deborah Hoover, president and chief executive officer of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, to chair the regional philanthropic collaboration. The Fund also welcomed other regional leaders to its board.
EGNet Wins LGIF Award
December 12, 2012
The EfficientGovNetwork (EGNet), a collaboration among public officials, business groups and philanthropy that is working to promote more efficient and effective local government in Northeast Ohio, was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Ohio Development Services Agency Local Government Innovation Fund. The EGNet work builds upon nearly a decade of efforts by the Fund for Our Economic Future to promote more efficient, effective local government as part of its mission to strengthen the region’s economic competitiveness.
THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION COMMITS TO NEXT PHASE OF FUND FOR OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE
July 16, 2012
$4 Million Gift Will Support Fund’s Phase 4 Work to Transform Northeast Ohio’s Economy
Fund for Our Economic Future Awards $5.035 Million in Grants to Regional Economic Development Organizations
June 08, 2012
The Fund has awarded seven grants to regional economic development organizaitons collaborating to improve Northeast Ohio's economic competetiveness.
Government Collaboration the Focus of Oct. 13 Conference
September 13, 2011
Public sector leaders to learn practical ways to implement collaborative efforts in local government.
Fund for Our Economic Future Awards $5.3 Million in Grants to Regional Economic Development Organizations
June 13, 2011
The Fund has awarded six grants to regional economic development organizaitons collaborating to improve Northeast Ohio's economic competetiveness.
Northeast Ohio’s Rate of Local Government Spending is 70 Times the Region’s Population Growth, 2.8 Times its Inflation Rate and 2.4 Times its Economic Output
May 26, 2011
Efficient, effective local government’s role in improving Northeast Ohio’s economic future is the focus of a new report issued today by Advance Northeast Ohio, the economic competitiveness agenda of the Fund for Our Economic Future.