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THE SOUL OF PHILANTHROPY Continued S S

Three of our early supporters were India

Pierce Lee, Senior Vice President, Program, and

Lillian Kuri, Senior Vice President for Strategy

at the Cleveland Foundation; and Robyn

Minter Smyers, Thompson Hine LLP. They were

instrumental in securing funding for the SUPPORT

project.

And so, in 2018 UBF took on the awesome

responsibility of acting as fiduciary agent for

The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland. “UBF is a

small, but mighty powerhouse and a substantial

institution, not only in Cleveland, but among the

Black community on a much broader geographic

basis,” says Thomas.

The exhibit was planned as a three-month

residency at the Cleveland History Center of Robyn Minter Smyers

the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS). Thompson Hine LLP

The groundwork for hosting the exhibition (with daughter, Shannon Smyers)

at WRHS was a direct outcome of Cecil’s

connection with Kelly Falcone-Hall during the

Mission to Israel.