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August 2009 |
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A monthly e-newsletter for people interested in Florida philanthropy |
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Headlines |
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FPN Members Among 2009 "People To Watch"
Debra Jacobs, president and CEO of The Patterson Foundation in Sarasota, and Kelly Morrell, program manager at the
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, are among the 25
"People To Watch" in 2009 according to a recent
issue of Biz941, the monthly business magazine for Sarasota and Manatee counties. Jacobs
tells the magazine that she looks forward to sharing The Patterson Foundation's grantmaking plan later this year,
and Morrell describes her efforts to change the way young people
think about philanthropy. |
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Economy Matters |
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Troubling Trends Threaten Florida’s Well-Being
In its first annual examination of Florida’s key
economic indicators, the Florida Center for Fiscal and
Economic Policy concludes that the numbers add up to
disturbing trends that threaten the well-being of the
state and its people. Personal income, how that income
is distributed through the workforce, the nature of jobs
in the state, the level of spending by Florida
government and the outcomes of that spending all paint a
cloudy picture. The findings raise the question of whether Florida is where it needs to be for the best interests of its people – and what can be done to improve the situation. |
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| Find More Resources at FPN's
Economy Matters page.
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Focus On: Federal Stimulus Funding in Florida |
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Education Department Gears Up for "Innovation" Grants
As U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Florida to shine a light on innovative education initiatives, his department was preparing to kick-start a $650 million grant competition for school districts that can best execute his vision of school reform. |
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Stimulus Funding News From Across Florida: |
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Environment: Florida received four of 50 stimulus grants awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for
environmental restoration.
Coral reefs along the state's southern coast and the U.S. Virgin Islands will get $3.3 million to expand four
coral nurseries and establish two new ones.
Tampa's Ecosphere Restoration Institute received $750,000
for the restoration of Cockroach Bay, the Northeastern Florida Wetlands Restoration project will get $2.7 million,
and the Indian River Lagoon's oyster beds will be restored with $4 million. |
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Health Care: Florida clinics received a total of $17.6 million in federal stimulus dollars to
expand health care access in Florida. The largest grant went to
Manatee County Rural Health Services Inc., a Manatee-based network of 17 community health sites, which
received $1.2 million over two years. The next largest grant, for $995,000, went to Community Health of
South Florida Inc. |
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Housing: Martin County is expecting more than $3.5 million in federal stimulus funds for its
Neighborhood Stabilization Program, established by the Dept. of
Housing and Urban Development for communities with high foreclosure rates. The funds will help county agencies
buy foreclosed properties for lower-income families and help homeowners make their homes more energy-efficient. |
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Human Services:
With Florida seeing a 39% increase in its food-stamp caseload over the past year, more than 1.8 million Floridians will receive an
increase in food stamps
through the Recovery Act. |
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FPN News |
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FPN, Florida Attorney General Co-Sponsor Gang Prevention Convening
More than 30 representatives of philanthropy,
nonprofits, government, education and law enforcement
gathered in Tampa for a July 16 convening to engage in a cross-sector discussion on how to create effective youth gang prevention and intervention strategies in Hillsborough County. FPN co-sponsored the pilot convening with the
Florida Office of the Attorney General and the David C. Anchin
Center at the University of South Florida. (Photo L-R:
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum; Katie Ensign,
President of FPN; Dr. Bruce Jones, Director of the David C. Anchin Center.) |
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Giving Trends |
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Education Fundraising Expected to Decline 4% in 2009
Philanthropic donations to educational institutions will decline by an estimated 3.9% for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a new report by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE),
but are expected to make a modest recovery the following year. |
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Legislative Update |
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Senate Committee Votes to Fully Fund Obama's National-Service Budget
A key Senate subcommittee voted to provide the Corporation for National and Community Service with $1.15 billion,
approximately the amount President Obama requested in his proposed 2010 budget. The
subcommittee recommended spending $50 million on a new Social Innovation Fund, $8 million for a new Volunteer
Generation Fund and $2 million for a new Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. A week earlier the House
Appropriations Committee voted to
cut $90 million from the National Service budget - including trimming the Social Innovation Fund to $35 million. |
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New Resources |
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Philanthropy In/Sight
The Foundation Center has launched a data visualization tool to help grantmakers, policymakers, researchers and others better understand the impact of philanthropy around the world. Subscribers can create customized Google maps to explore giving patterns,
emerging trends and funding relationships globally, nationally or at the community level. |
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Central Florida Nonprofit Survey Finds Gender-Based Wage Gap
A Rollins Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center survey of central Florida nonprofits found that the average annual compensation in 2009 for male CEOs and executive directors was $110,962 versus $80,987 per year for females. And while more of the surveyed CEOs and executive directors are women,
there are more males in top positions at the largest organizations. |
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Calls for Proposals |
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Community Foundation of Broward
Capacity Building Mini-Grants for Child-Serving Organizations
The foundation will offer capacity-building grants to child-serving nonprofit organizations in Broward County to address critical needs, infrastructure
development and other opportunities to maximize organizational effectiveness. Deadline: August 17.
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Health Foundation of South Florida
The foundation invites Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe County nonprofits to submit preliminary proposals for grants supporting programs to improve the health status of residents. The foundation’s priority areas include: Healthy Lifestyles; Oral Health; Preventive Health Measures and Primary Care. To apply for a grant,
complete and submit an electronic preliminary proposal form by August 14.
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Jobs |
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New job postings on
FPN's Jobs Board: |
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Welcome New FPN Members |
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