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A monthly e-newsletter for people interested in Florida philanthropy |
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Headlines |
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The Miami Foundation: New Vision, New Name
Dade Community Foundation has unveiled a new vision and
a new name: The Miami Foundation. The John S. and James
L. Knight Foundation announced a $6 million gift to The
Miami Foundation during the unveiling of The Miami
Foundation name and vision. The name change reflects The
Miami Foundation's plan to invest in and "help grow a
greater Miami." |
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Chartrand Foundation Helps Fight Anti-Gay Bullying in Schools
The Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network (JASMYN) received an $85,000 grant from The Chartrand Foundation to encourage safer school environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
The grant will allow JASMYN to hire a director of student support services to help high school students build a network of gay-straight alliances. |
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Grants Will Help Nonprofits Boost Revenues, Cut Costs
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice awarded more
than $200,000 in operating grants to help seven local
nonprofits diversify their revenue streams or cut costs
through new efficiencies amid the tough economy. |
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Knight Foundation Supports South Florida's Creative Spirit
27 ideas received $3.8 million as part of the 2010 Knight Arts Challenge Miami, a community-wide contest to bring South Florida together through the arts,
created by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. |
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Bank of America Recognizes Jacksonville Nonprofits, Community Leaders
Bank of America recognized community-based organizations, local heroes and student leaders in Jacksonville working to improve their communities. Two nonprofits received Neighborhood Builders awards of $200,000 in unrestricted grant funding and training through the Neighborhood Excellence Leadership Program: the Youth Crisis Center and Community Connections. |
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Performance-Based Scholarships Help College Students Stay in School
A pilot program in Ohio, which is being replicated in Florida, found that low-income college students who received scholarships based on classroom performance took more classes, earned more credits and were more likely to enroll full-time. The one-year pilot was coordinated by MDRC
and funded primarily by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. |
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Quantum Foundation Helps Close Digital Divide |
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Wells Fargo Supports Neighborhood Revitalization in Jacksonville |
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FPN News |
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Giving Trends |
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U.S. Foundation Giving Likely to Increase Modestly in 2011, New Survey Finds
Giving by the nation's foundations is likely to
post modest growth in 2011, although it will probably be several years before giving matches the peak levels
of 2008, according to a new advisory from the Foundation Center. About 21% of foundation respondents to a Sept. 2010 survey indicated that their giving will rise next year, with corporate
foundations being most likely to anticipate an increase. Most
foundations (59%) expect their giving to remain about the same as in 2010. |
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Wealthy Donors Remain Strongly Committed to Nonprofits, Though Giving Levels Declined, New Research Shows
High net worth households continued to support charitable organizations in 2009 at levels consistent with those seen in 2005 and 2007, with 98% of wealthy households donating to charitable causes in 2009, according to the 2010 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy.
But wealthy households' average gift amounts decreased 35% from 2007.
Wealthy donors contributed just over 9% of their income to charitable causes last year, compared to approximately 11% in 2007. |
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Survey Offers "Cautious Optimism" for Charitable Giving Outlook
For the first time in two years there's cause for "cautious optimism" about the nonprofit sector and the economy, according to a new survey by The Nonprofit Research Collaborative. The proportion of charities reporting decreased contributions
dropped from 51% in Oct. 2009 to 37% in Oct. 2010, while the percentage reporting increased contributions grew from 23% to 36%. |
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Holiday Giving Expected to Surpass $48 Billion, Study Forecasts
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults plan to give this holiday season, with holiday giving expected to total $48.4 billion, according to a survey by Convio,
a fundraising software company. Online contributions are expected to grow more than 30% from 2009, to more than $6 billion. |
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Policy Matters |
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Cities' Attempts to Seek Payments From Nonprofits Could Backfire, Study Finds
At least 117 municipalities in 18 states are collecting payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) from nonprofits, according to a new study by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The study says that although PILOTs can provide cities with crucial revenue, they are often "haphazard, secretive and calculated in an ad hoc manner that results in widely varying payments among similar nonprofits."
The report warns that a
municipality's attempt to collect PILOTs can prompt a battle with nonprofits and lead to years of "contentious, costly and unproductive litigation." |
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People |
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Aleksandar Milojica
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Beth Doyle named director of grant services for Conn Memorial Foundation
in Tampa, effective Jan. 2011. She comes to the foundation with 25 years of
experience in the nonprofit sector with expertise in fund development, board development,
strategic planning, capacity building, volunteer management, marketing and public relations. |
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George T. Elmore, Virginia H. Smith, Katherine P. Goldsmith and Roy J. Zuckerberg appointed to board of directors for the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. |
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Aleksandar Milojica appointed senior director of marketing and communications for the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. He has more than eight years of experience in marketing, including brand development, graphic design, email marketing, advertising, media buying and public relations, most recently at Nonprofits First in Boynton Beach. |
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Jonathan Sotsky named strategic assessment officer for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Sotsky
most recently worked as a consultant at
Mission Measurement, a Chicago-based
social sector consultancy, where he
helped foundations, corporations and
nonprofits measure and communicate the
impact of their social initiatives. |
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Jobs |
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Recent job postings on
FPN's Jobs Board: |
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Call for Proposals |
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