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Start a project in Cleveland

On ioby, anyone with a great idea for creating positive change in their neighborhood can raise funds, find volunteers and promote their project. When you fundraise for your community project on ioby, you can:

  • Receive one-on-one fundraising and implementation coaching

  • Collect tax-deductible donations

  • Have ioby act as your project’s fiscal sponsor

  • Find new volunteers

  • Join us for grassroots fundraising trainings and workshops

Submit your idea and ioby will reach out to support you on your journey to making positive change in your Cleveland neighborhood. You can also email us at cleveland@ioby.org.

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About ioby Cleveland

We’ve got to admit: Cleveland is pretty amazing. When neighbors across the city set out to get good done in the neighborhood, Clevelanders are there to lend a hand. Since we began our on-the-ground work, ioby Cleveland has supported over 930 resident leaders as they plan, crowdfund, and build positive change in neighborhoods across the city. With a median donation of $50, these leaders have raised over $1.8 million in small donations to make Cleveland neighborhoods greener, safer, more livable, and more full of opportunity for all residents. Email cleveland@ioby.org to learn more!

 Meet Brianna Beck, ioby’s Cleveland Action Strategist 

As the Cleveland Action Strategist, Brianna Beck understands the importance of connecting through and within the Cleveland community in order to uplift the needs of the city and its people. Brianna believes in the power of unity and enjoys creating space for all to share, learn, and create. She has organized and led initiatives related to social justice, health equity, and DEI strategy through her past work. Public service is something Brianna values both professionally and personally. A creative nomad at heart, you can expect her to always be catching a flight while writing poetry along the way. You can reach out to Brianna at cleveland@ioby.org

 

Get your donations doubled! 

The Fowler Family Foundation Creative Arts Matching Fund

Individuals, artists, informal groups of residents, and nonprofits with budgets under $300,000 can all receive one-on-one fundraising coaching and dollar-for-dollar matching to your ioby crowdfunding campaign for a project that brings arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents. Donors are matched instantly up to $500, and projects can access up to $2,500 until the program ends. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOWLER FAMILY FOUNDATION CREATIVE ARTS MATCHING FUND

 

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Program

The Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund supports organizations and residents as they make our county more vibrant and creative. If you have an idea to make Cuyahoga County more vibrant through the arts, you could get your donations doubled up to $3,000 when you crowdfund your project with ioby. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE MATCH PROGRAM

 

Lorain and Elyria, OH Match Fund

The 2021 Lorain and Elyria, OH Match Fund can match donations to support communities in zip codes 44052, 44053, 44055, 44035 and 44036. By focusing on volunteer-led projects and small grassroots groups, this program will get timely funding to local resident-led projects as neighbors deepen their collaborations and relationships in Lorain City, Ohio and in Elyria, Ohio. Please note that 2020 Neighborhood Connections cohort members are not eligible.

Learn more about the Lorain and Elyria, OH Match Fund

 

Please note that you cannot participate in two match opportunities at the same time, but if you exhaust one fund and are eligible for another you may then participate in an additional match fund opportunity.

 

Donate to a project in your Cleveland neighborhood

  • VISION Board

    NOT Your Average Board Game

    NEEDS: $0 of 6,091
  • The welcome page for TheCLE.Land with a scrolling feed of news on the right, a picture of the Mall in the background, and an welcome box on the left with: The CLE Cleveland's online Public Square! Interact with the community and stay up to date on the latest events and news!

    TheCLE.Land

    An online Public Square for Clevelanders by Clevelanders provided as a public good to build social capital and engage people in their local communities

    NEEDS: $8,474 of 8,474 + Volunteers
  • Roberto Clemente Baseball League

    Roberto Clemente League

    Revitalizing the Roberto Clemente League in Cleveland, Ohio with quality baseball. Impact will be for 288 Cleveland Youth.

    NEEDS: $0 of 12,500 + Volunteers
  • Two smiling girls wear homemade bee costumes

    Upgrade Arts Impact's Studio Space

    Please help us equip our newly-renovated studio space to expand arts-based learning for Cleveland's students and educators!

    NEEDS: $0 of 5,856
  • Peer Support Student Services

    An app to connect students with student peer supporters who have lived experience of the common challenges faced while seeking a higher education

    NEEDS: $10,000 of 10,000 + Volunteers
  • Seeking Supervision Logo

    Seeking Supervision

    Supporting Community Health & Well-being. Reducing Waitlists. Increasing the Presence of Providers Through Centralized Access to Quality Supervision.

    NEEDS: $122,175 of 123,000
  • Trunk or Treat 2022

    Everyone Deserves a GREAT Trick or Treating Experience!

    NEEDS: $0 of 3,410 + Volunteers