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A monthly e-newsletter for people interested in Florida philanthropy |
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Headlines |
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New Nonprofit News Site, Florida Independent, Launches in May
The Florida Independent launched in May as a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide news site providing daily investigative reporting and analysis of state and local issues that affect Florida communities. It was established with a $352,000
grant to Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of the Knight Community Information Challenge. |
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Health Foundation Helps Puppets Teach Healthy Living to Kids
MicheLee Puppets, Inc. has received a $15,000 grant from
the Health Foundation of South Florida to support EXTREME Health Challenge in 45 Broward and
Miami-Dade elementary schools,
teaching children how to make positive choices about nutrition and physical activity. |
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Reinhold Foundation Awards Honor Clay County Nonprofits
The Family Nurturing Center of Florida won top honors at this year's Celebrate Clay awards ceremony, receiving the Paul E. Reinhold Community Service Award.
The ceremony was created by the Paul E. & Klare N. Reinhold Foundation to recognize, reward and encourage community service in Clay County. |
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AT&T Supports Orlando Science Center's Youth Technology Program
The Orlando Science Center received a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation
to help the center engage underserved students in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
through a digital media and simulation festival and Summer Teen Academy. |
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Knight Arts Challenge Names Finalists
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the finalists in the third round of an annual contest that aims to bring together South Florida's diverse community through the arts. The 41 finalists of the Knight Arts Challenge
- which include festival organizers, a recording studio,
theater groups, museums and municipalities - were picked
from a wide-ranging field of applicants.
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Economy Matters |
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Southeast Florida Nonprofits Still Feeling Impact of Tough Economic Times, New Survey Finds
Many nonprofits in Palm Beach and Martin counties and surrounding areas are struggling to keep their organizations running at full capacity at a time when needs have increased dramatically, according to a new report by the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties and Allegany Franciscan Ministries. But tough times have also sparked ingenuity in the sector,
the study shows, as organizations collaborate more with other nonprofits
and build endowments to weather future storms. |
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Donations Fizzle for Polk Charities
The economy may well be on the rebound, but charitable giving in Polk County remains below average for a number of basic-needs agencies.
As in Palm Beach and Martin counties (see above), donations
in Polk County continue to lag in the face of increasing demand,
according to several agency executives, who say they remain hopeful of a return to pre-recession giving. |
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Legislative Update |
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New Florida Law, Resolutions Promote & Protect State's Philanthropy
Gov. Crist signed a new law on May 27 that will help
private foundations honor donor intent and will prevent state or local governments from placing reporting requirements on private foundations and charities that many consider onerous. The Florida Legislature also passed resolutions in the 2010 session to support the formation and operation of charitable foundations in Florida free from undue bureaucratic burden,
and to recognize Florida's charitable foundations for their important and innovative work to advance the
state's quality of life. The resolutions recognize FPN's research and work. |
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Many Florida Nonprofits At Risk of Losing Tax Exemption
Thousands of Florida nonprofits are in danger of losing their federal tax exemptions,
including smaller nonprofits that previously were not required to file an annual return.
These nonprofits now must file Form 990-N
(e-Postcard) that the IRS created in response to the Pension Protection Act of 2006;
the first filing deadline was May 17. The IRS says it will help small nonprofits keep their tax-exempt status and urges
those affected by the law to file the e-Postcard - even though the May 17 deadline has passed.
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Florida Arts Groups Starved of State Funds
As Florida reduced spending during the recession, arts programs have been the target of such severe cuts that the state now ranks almost last in the nation in funding for cultural programs.
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analysis by the Florida Cultural Alliance
shows that the state's 2010-11 budget just signed by
Gov. Crist allocates $950,000 for the
competitive grants program through the Division of Cultural Affairs, down from $2.5 million in 2009-10 and down more than 90% from 2006-07. |
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FPN News |
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New Report Highlights FPN's Work in Strengthening Philanthropy-Government Relationships
A new report by the Philanthropy Awareness Initiative (PAI) tells the story of how FPN's Statewide Summit on Philanthropy helped accelerate the conversation between philanthropy and state government leaders in Florida. The report,
"Not Exactly Retiring in Florida," holds up FPN's cross-sector efforts as a model of how foundations can better engage with influential Americans. PAI is a project supported by five of the nation's largest foundations. |
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Gulf Oil Spill News |
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Gulf Coast Community Foundation Helps Mote Respond to Oil Spill
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice awarded a
$60,000 grant to help Mote Marine Laboratory respond to
potential impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Mote will use the grant to begin five important
activities, including conducting sampling of water, sediments, bottom
dwelling organisms, sea grass and mollusks, and activating
underwater robots to patrol the coast from south Tampa
Bay to the Florida Keys for oil. |
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For more information, visit FPN's
Oil Spill Relief & Recovery Resource Page
on our website. |
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People |
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Tamara Felton Irvin
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Eric Kelly
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Sherry Magill |
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Janell Benzaquen named Development Assistant for Dade Community Foundation. |
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Kerry Diaz has been appointed President of
the Quantum Foundation. A West Palm Beach native, Diaz brings 18 years of successful leadership experience in public policy, nonprofit management and philanthropy to the foundation. Most recently, she was Executive Director of Omega of Palm Beach County. |
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Tamara Felton
Irvin named Chairwoman of
the Pinellas Community Foundation and Maria Edmonds named
Vice Chairwoman. Felton
Irvin is a lawyer in St. Petersburg; Edmonds is
Chairwoman of the Hispanic Leadership Council in Pinellas County. |
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Emily Gresham named Vice President of Development for Dade Community Foundation. |
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Eric Kelly, Allegany Franciscan Ministries' Vice President, Palm Beach Region was honored by the Palm Beach County Medical Society Services as a 2010 Hero in Medicine. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that utilize their skills in the field of health care to provide outstanding services that meet the needs of people in local, national and/or global communities. |
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Sherry Magill, Ph.D.,
President of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, received the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree during Randolph-Macon College's Commencement on May 29. |
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Brian Presley elected
Chairman and President of the Charlotte Community Foundation. Presley is
President of Presley Advisory, Inc. in Punta Gorda. |
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Raquel Lee-Sin named Fiscal Agency Manager for Dade Community Foundation. |
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Jobs |
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New job postings on
FPN's Jobs Board: |
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Grant Opportunities |
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Capacity Building Mini-Grants
Community Foundation of Broward
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: June 7. |
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Welcome New FPN Member |
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Steele Family Philanthropy/Oakstone Foundation
Orlando |
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