Our Civic Engagement Strategist is here to answer your questions about the Equitable Civic Engagement Fund.

Gloria Craig (front row in orange shirt) with the 2024 ECEF Grantees

In this video, Cleveland VOTES' Communications + Narrative Strategist Brianna Zgodinski talks to her teammate Gloria Craig about the Equitable Civic Engagement Fund (ECEF), our annual grantmaking program. Gloria covers the ECEF story, the benefits and commitments of applying, the 2025 grant cycle timeline, and more. Both first time applicants and veteran ECEF grantees will learn something new and come away excited about doing civic engagement work in their communities.

You can learn more about the Equitable Civic Engagement Fund here.