Cleveland’s Inaugural Juneteenth: Freedom Fest presented by Metrohealth

UPDATE:June 24, 2021 – Thanks for making Cleveland’s Juneteenth: Freedom Fest a huge success! See you next year! Ingenuity Cleveland is thrilled to launch the inaugural Juneteenth: Freedom Fest in downtown Cleveland with our partners Karamu House and Downtown Cleveland Alliance, along with 30+ Presenting Partners. Event Photos HERE! Event Recap HERE! . . .…

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Mikayla Preston, Experience the People

Mikayla Preston is a multi media artist (visual & recording) from Cleveland, Ohio and the Founder and President of EXPERIENCE THE PEOPLE CAMPAIGN. This project merges Mikayla’s passions for art expression, activist work and community collaboration. She believes that creators have the power to impact communities by sharing experiences through art forms that shed lights…

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Participatory Democracy and YOU!

In 2020, making your voice heard is more important than ever. Today’s challenges – from the novel Coronavirus to the current political atmosphere – are both new, and the same as always. At every period in history, it is the brave voices that fight systemic inequality, fear, ignorance and marginalization who change our lives and…

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Special Announcement: #VoicesofCLE

What is #VoicesofCLE? Amplifying voices in our community, especially those of color, is more important than ever. Based on the ideas for activism and activation that some of our followers submitted a few weeks ago, and inquiries from business owners downtown, we have joined ranks with our friends at  Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Karamu House, Destination Cleveland, LAND Studio, Cleveland…

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Igniting Hope!

We bet you remember hearing about (and hopefully attending!) ourĀ informal, come-as-you-areĀ Ignite! Entrepreneurship Lecture Series. Did you know that in 2019 we expanded theĀ Ignite!Ā program to includeĀ theĀ Ignite! Impact Awards? Created to help aspiring entrepreneurs get started, these awards offer seed funding, workshop space (both private and shared), 1-on-1 consulting, and grant writing assistance or fiscal agency specifically…

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Black Lives Matter

We want to be part of the solution. Please note that the Minnesota Freedom Fund has requested that donations be redirected to the family of George Floyd, Black Visions, Reclaim The Block, and local organizations, such as the Columbus Freedom Fund.  Lastly, we are always here to listen and provide a platform, and we continue…

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A Letter to Our Community Amid COVID-19

Please take a moment read our letter to the Ingenuity Community about our hopes, ideas, and plans during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope you and yours are healthy and safe during these difficult times! Find out more about how you can be a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel here!

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Join Us & Be a Light at the End of the Tunnel!

Why Do You Need My Support? Like all nonprofits across the nation, Ingenuity Cleveland is confronted with overcoming challenges as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, but more importantly, we are focused on supporting the entrepreneurs, educators, creatives, and public initiatives that can help our immediate neighborhood and all of Cleveland recover swiftly and become…

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