In this podcast, Grassroots Grantmakers’ Rachel Oscar sits down with Blaine Griffin, a flagship member of the Neighborhood Connections Grantmaking Committee in Cleveland, OH. Neighborhood Connections is the small grants program affiliated with the Cleveland Foundation. Since leaving the committee, Mr. Griffin has become the Executive Director of the Community Relations Board for the City of Cleveland. He shares insights on what makes a good committee member and how acting as a Grantmaking Committee Member has influenced his role with the City of Cleveland.
