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COVID 19: Caring for your community
Our ioby community is full of helpers. Neighborhood leaders, unofficial mayors of the block, people like you who have always stepped up to do what’s right and to lend a hand. We know that many of you are now trying to figure out how to step up to support your neighbors. We’re here to help. There are two things you can do on ioby right now to support your community: You can start a project on ioby, or check out a list of resources in Cleveland we've compiled to help you plan a project.
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 200 resident leaders as they plan, crowdfund, and build positive change in neighborhoods across the city. With a median donation of $35, these leaders have raised over $500,000 in small donations to make ioby Cleveland neighborhoods greener, safer, more livable, and more full of opportunity for all residents.
Meet Dawn Arrington, ioby Cleveland Action Strategist!
As a Cleveland Action Strategist, Dawn Arrington is working to help even more leaders like you in Cleveland make positive change across the city. When you share your idea for positive change in your Cleveland neighborhood, Dawn will walk alongside you as you build your crowdfunding campaign page, make your first donation asks, and build your project.
Dawn is a born and bred Clevelander with a love for helping others and her community. With years of experience in community network building, customer service, and project development, Dawn sees her life’s mission as one of service.
Learn more about our City Action Strategists and how we work on-the-ground to support resident-led change.
Get your donations doubled!
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
It's back! The 2020 Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match fund is now open to artists and neighbors looking to make Cuyahoga County more creative and vibrant. Are you dreaming of a public art project with your neighbors? Or are you a dancer who needs money for a performance in a park? Maybe you're a film buff looking to host community movie screenings? Double your donations and get tailored fundraising training when you crowdfund with ioby for arts & culture projects in Cuyahoga County. Get up to $3,000 of your donations matched, dollar-for-dollar, for projects that make Cuyahoga County more vibrant and creative through the arts.
National COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Match Fund
Have an idea to respond to COVID-19 and its impacts in your community? We're here to help. When you crowdfund with ioby for a COVID-19 related project, we'll double what you fundraise dollar-for-dollar up to $8,000. Plus, we'll waive our $35 platform fee and our 5% fiscal sponsorship fee. Ready to get started?
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
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Welcome to Parma Mural
Join our grassroots effort to show that we are proud of Parma and that we support local art and artists.
NEEDS: $14,565 of 15,405 -
The Land: In-depth local reporting
Help us provide critical coverage of Cleveland's neighborhoods and inner ring suburbs by building a website and hiring a diverse team of editors and writers.
NEEDS: $8,465 of 16,780 + Volunteers -
POP-UP ROLLER RINK FLOOR
The pop-up floor enables us access into recreational centers and after school programming and funding. Access to more youth. Eliminates the fear of ruining costumers existing floor.
NEEDS: $4,575 of 5,265 + Volunteers -
Front Yard Concerts
In collaboration with W. Schaaf Gallery+Studio, Classical Revolution Cleveland & OPUS 216 are teaming to bring Front Yard Concerts to several of CLE's west-side neighborhoods during the summer of 2020.
NEEDS: $0 of 3,046 -
Battle of the Teal program virtual art panel forums
T.E.A.L. community art enrichment forums
NEEDS: $0 of 1,107 -
Support Bumper Crop Farm!
Reclaiming urban farmland to support the Buckeye-Woodland neighborhood amidst the covid19 pandemic by growing and providing free produce, garden education, and stipend supported work opportunities.
NEEDS: $27,212 of 27,212 + Volunteers -
Bring a TC2 Jacquard Loom to Praxis Fiber Workshop!
Support Praxis Fiber Workshop's campaign to acquire a digital jacquard loom, so we can continue to pioneer textile art education and production in NE Ohio and the US.
NEEDS: $11,152 of 17,562 -
Nouveau
Large Scale Public Art Installation that sparks joy and engages community inclusion, provides free space for performances, and explores unmeditated and meditated social experiences.
NEEDS: $0 of 5,100 + Volunteers -
Schoolyard Habitats for Outdoor Learning
School yard habitats foster outdoor learning for teachers & students by creating a diverse ecosystem of native plants to generate resilience and efficiencies.
NEEDS: $0 of 515 + Volunteers -
Help Refugee families affected by Covid-19
Providing financial support to the refugee families that have been affected by the lockdown.
NEEDS: $4,764 of 5,155 -
Talkin' Shorts: Cleveland Public Film Talk
A free community educational film talk and screening for Cleveland youth.
NEEDS: $1,559 of 4,299 -
Meals with Double Benefits
Support Lutheran Hospital Staff & Ohio City Restaurants!
NEEDS: $0 of 6,186 + Volunteers
Browse all ioby projects currently fundraising across the country
Upcoming office hours with Dawn
We don't have any office hours coming up just yet in Cleveland. Looking to meet with Dawn? Reach to her at dawn [at] ioby [dot] org.
Upcoming events with Dawn
We're not hosting any events in Cleveland right now, but all our staff are working from home and are ready to help you plan your project remotely. Want to chat with team ioby about a great idea you have to care for your community? Share your idea with us, and we'll reach out to give you tips, tricks, and resources so you can crowdfund to get good done in your neighborhood.
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:
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Receive one-on-one fundraising and implementation coaching
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Collect tax-deductible donations
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Have ioby act as your project’s fiscal sponsor
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Find new volunteers
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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.
Resources
We know that the best community projects are not solo endeavors - real change means collaboration, coordination, and teamwork. But we also know how daunting it can feel to work with city government for the first time. That’s why we developed this guide, to make it easier to connect and work with Cleveland officials to make our neighborhoods safer, greener, more livable and more fun!
Also, check out our resources page and our blog for stories and lessons from our nationwide community of local leaders.
Press
Cleveland.com: 'In Our Backyard' brings cutting-edge crowd-sourcing to Cleveland
CityLab: Rethinking the Bus Shelter
For more information on how ioby chooses the places where we work, and how we chose Cleveland, please read our blog posts:
"That Wonky Stuff: What's Phase 0?"
"ioby's Coming to Cleveland: Here's Why!"
Partners
