The CSU Foundation is proud to serve our students and University, helping to ensure that the promise of success and accomplishment becomes reality.
The CSU Foundation is proud to serve our students and University, helping to ensure that the promise of success and accomplishment becomes reality.
The future of engagement arrives at CSU
May 15, 2025
Ava, part of the future of fundraising, arrives at Cleveland State University this week. Powered by artificial intelligence, she is...
Today’s students will one day join a talent pool and workforce that includes thousands of CSU graduates who have been influencing and advancing society’s collective good for the better part of 50 years.
First generation student has sights set on Hollywood
As a child, Angela Xayavong taught herself how to draw from books she’d get from the library. Over time,...
Your support helps alleviate the pressures that can cause some of our students to simply give up, only a few short steps away from obtaining a college degree.
Destigmatizing postpartum depression
It was only when Eugenia Sweet’s coworkers suggested that she was suffering from postpartum depression that she sought help....
Thank you for investing in our students. Your support is transforming lives, igniting hope and pulling dreams within reach.
Foundation Relations links the targeted interests and funding opportunities of the foundation community with the philanthropic needs of the campus community. While advancing the missions and strategic initiatives of foundations and the University, these partnerships also advance economic development and quality of life in Northeast Ohio.
Foundation funding significantly impacts the engaged learning experience for students at Cleveland State, as well as research and scholarship opportunities for faculty. Gifts and grants provide much-needed financial support for:
Foundation Relations helps match the funding interests of foundations with campus needs through coordinating grant/sponsorship/partnership information, planning efforts, proposal development and stewardship activities.
Foundation Relations works with foundations to ensure their goals are met by:
Your investment and partnership with CSU on social issues and community challenges furthers your Foundation’s impact – today and in the future.
We look forward to working with you to build new strategic partnerships -- and strengthen existing collaborations – between Cleveland State University and the corporate community.
Nancy R. Starner
Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
216.687.3550
Brenda Driscoll
Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
216.687.5538
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