Community Foundations of Florida
Merges With
Florida Philanthropic Network
The merger of FPN and CFF, which was announced at Florida Philanthropic Network's first statewide summit on philanthropy, brings together the two largest statewide philanthropy organizations in Florida, creating an association of over 50 of the state's largest grantmaking foundations. The merged organization will maintain the Florida Philanthropic Network name and logo. The merger will greatly expand FPN's collective voice on behalf of Florida, and will provide many new opportunities for FPN members to learn from each other Click here for press release.
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| Florida Philanthropic Network
Becomes a Member of the
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
FPN was recently accepted into the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, a distinguished national network of 33 regional associations of grantmakers around the United States. This new affiliation allows FPN members to tap into a large national network of resources, educational opportunities, networking and collaboration. FPN's membership in the Forum will also provide FPN staff and board members with new opportunities to interact with their regional association colleagues and to share information and resources that can help improve our efficiency and effectiveness in serving our members. To learn more about the Forum, click here. |
A Guide To Evaluating Foundation/Nonprofit Communications
Few foundation communicators claim they regularly - if at all - formally evaluate their work.
To help, the Communications Network has published Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide. Created by Asibey Consulting, and made possible by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the guide walks users through a nine-step process for creating plans for monitoring and measuring their communications. Click here for report.
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Thank you for joining us
at our first statewide philanthropy summit. All materials, photographs and video will be available on our Web site soon.
Florida philanthropists Henri Landwirth, Lisa Landwirth Ussery,
Gary Landwirth
Florida Attorney General, Bill McCollum
FPN President, Katie Ensign, Leadership Florida President, Wendy Abberger, Florida Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink, Florida Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, George Sheldon
Foundation Liaison for the State of Michigan, Karen Aldridge-Eason,
Senior Program Officer, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Edward King Jr.,
Public Relations & Communications Consultant, Yasmin Green
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| Upcoming Events
The Census is Coming: What Foundations Need to Know
Thursday, February 19, 2:00 p.m.
Free webinar for FPN members. Join a panel of experts on the 2010 Census to discuss what foundations need to know and how they can help to ensure a full and accurate count in their community. The webinar is presented by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the Population Resource Center. For more information, click here.
Foundations on the Hill
March 24 - 25, 2009
Washington DC
Join us for this opportunity to meet with federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C. If you are interested in participating in this event or would like more information, contact Dave Biemesderfer,
2009 Council on Foundations Annual Meeting
May 4 - 6, 2009
Atlanta, GA
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Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults: Insights From the Ready4Work Reentry Initiative
This report explores mentoring as a tool for supporting the successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals within the context of a larger reentry strategy-in this case, the Ready4Work model. Ready4Work
was a three-year national demonstration project. This report describes Ready4Work's mentoring component; it examines the extent to which mentoring was attractive to participants, the types of adults who volunteered to serve as mentors and how receipt of mentoring was related to participants outcomes, including program retention, job placement, and recidivism.Click here for report. |
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2008 Report of Independent Living Services for Florida's Foster Youth 
Each year the Independent Living Services Advisory Council provides a report on the status of independent living services for youth who live outside of their birth families in foster families, group homes and institutions and are among those at greatest risk. Over the past year the Legislature, Department of Children and Families, the Florida Coalition for Children, the providers of services, the judiciary, advocates, the private philanthropic community and the citizens of Florida have continued to work together to identify and meets the needs and challenges of youth who age out of the foster care system. Click here for report.
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Asset Declines and Investment
Strategy Changes by Family,
Independent, and Public Foundations
Results of a Survey by the Council on Foundations
Survey results just released by the Council on Foundations at the Family Philanthropy Conference in Indianapolis showed that family, independent, and public foundations experienced a 28 percent decline in their asset values over the course of 2008. Many foundations have not made major changes to their investment strategies, but a substantial proportion are making changes in their investment managers, their diversification, and aggressiveness of their investment strategies. Click here for survey findings.
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