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A monthly e-newsletter for people interested in Florida philanthropy |
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High-Tech to Help Turn Students Into Engaged Citizens
The Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida received a $3 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
the Center's largest grant ever, to support new efforts
to encourage civic commitment among University of
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Sarasota Nonprofits Get Help to Improve Operational Strength
Thirty-eight nonprofits received a total of $500,000 in grants in the second year of
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County's "Building Organizations' Operational Strength Today" BOOST initiative,
to help them sustain their operations and improve their fundraising capacity. This brings total BOOST grants over the past two years to $1.5 million. |
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Jacksonville Nonprofits Receive Emergency
Support From Safety Net Fund
Thirteen nonprofits received grants totaling $387,929 from the Community Safety Net Fund at The Community Foundation in Jacksonville to help provide food and assistance with rent and utility expenses for area residents in need.
This was the second and final round of 2010 funding from the Fund, which was established by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and other community donors. |
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Winter Park Health Foundation Boosts Basic Needs Campaign
The Winter Park Health Foundation has given an additional $100,000 to Heart of Florida United Way's basic needs campaign, which was launched in partnership with Dr. Phillips Charities in May 2009 to provide assistance to Central Florida residents hurt by the economic crisis. |
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Allegany Supports
Health Improvement Projects in Underserved Communities
Allegany Franciscan Ministries awarded grants totaling $3,634,000 to 28 nonprofit community organizations in
six Florida counties to support projects that address access to health services and information
and improve the health status of underserved or marginalized communities. |
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Florida's Largest Community Foundation Refreshes Brand, Launches New Web Site
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice has refreshed its brand identity to more effectively tell the story of its work.
The brand refresh for Florida's largest community foundation includes a modern logo and a completely redesigned Web site at
GulfCoastCF.org. |
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Focus On: Philanthropy & Public Education in Florida |
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New FPN White Paper
Philanthropy & Public Education: Partnering in the Sunshine State
This 12-page white paper, developed by
FPN's Education Funders Affinity Group, describes the valuable role that philanthropy plays in public education in Florida. It explains how philanthropy can best help policymakers in improving public education - with expertise,
connections, reputation & convening power, and as risk takers - and provides some profiles of how foundations are working across the state to help strengthen public education. |
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New FPN Issue Briefs on Education |
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These new two-page Issue Briefs describe the perspectives of FPN's
Education Funders Affinity Group on key public education issues: |
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Focus On: Aging |
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FPN Receives National Funding for Aging Initiative
Florida Philanthropic Network has been awarded a grant from Grantmakers in Aging's EngAGEment Initiative to raise awareness of
aging issues and educate grantmakers about opportunities for funding in the field of aging in Florida. The two-year, $30,000 grant will be matched one-for-one with funding from Florida grantmakers. |
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Patterson Foundation Assesses How to Age With Dignity and Independence
A new initiative by the Patterson Foundation is in the early stages of gathering information from area seniors, as well as from those
who interact with older people, to determine what experiences contribute to dignity and independent living. |
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CEO Spotlight |
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FPN News |
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Olivia Cortez-Figueroa Joins FPN Staff!
FPN is
pleased to announce that Olivia Cortez-Figueroa has been
appointed FPN's new member services associate, a
position in which she will serve as a key point of contact for FPN members.
She previously was director of student finance for
Everest University Online in Tampa, and prior to that
was community liaison for Rural Social Services
Partnership Inc. She has served as a board member
for the Latino Coalition of Tampa Bay and has studied
nonprofit management. Olivia can be reached at olivia@fpnetwork.org,
813-983-7399. |
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Giving Trends |
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Biggest Gifts to Charity Falter in Bad Economy
Big donations from individuals and their foundations fell for the second consecutive year.
The 10 biggest gifts donated by Americans in 2010 totaled slightly more than $1.3 billion, compared with $2.7 billion in 2009 and $8 billion in 2008. |
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Policy Matters |
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Many Foundations Increase Their Public Policy Engagement
The Foundation Center's first report benchmarking the level of engagement of U.S. foundations in policy-related activities shows an increase in grantmaker support for research, public education, and resources to policymakers in recent years. The report finds that one-quarter of the more than 1,300
foundations surveyed either fund or are engaged in such activities, and more than half of those who engage in public policy-related activities increased their levels of support over the last five years. |
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Congress Extends IRA Charitable Rollover for Two Years
President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 on
Dec. 17. The bill includes provisions to extend
the IRA Charitable Rollover for two years through 2011,
retroactive to Jan. 2010, allowing individuals age
70.5 and older to take tax-free distributions from their
IRAs of up to $100,000 per taxpayer per taxable year. A special modification
in the bill allows taxpayers age 70.5 and older to make 2010 contributions through Jan. 31, 2011.
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People |
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George Hardy IV
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Cheri D. Wright-Jones
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George Hardy IV
named vice president and
chief financial officer for the
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.
He brings extensive experience in public and private sector accounting, finance and operations management to his new role,
and served most recently as tax executive and
tax senior manager for Crowe Horwath,
LLP. |
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Ray Rodriguez, former president and COO of Univision Communications, joins board of trustees of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. |
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Damian Thorman, national program director at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, named chair of National Fund for Workforce Solutions. |
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Cheri D. Wright-Jones appointed regional vice president, Tampa Bay region, for Allegany Franciscan Ministries, effective Jan. 10. She previously served as executive director of
the Tampa Bay Healthcare Collaborative. |
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Call for Proposals |
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Disney Helping Kids Shine
Grants, Walt Disney World Resort
Financial support is available
for nonprofits in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Polk and
Lake counties that can demonstrate how their efforts
improve children's lives in one or more of the following
areas: connecting with adults, character development,
constructive use of free time and compassion. Grants range from $5,000 to $100,000 and will be
distributed in spring 2011. Deadline: Jan. 31.
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Welcome New FPN Member |
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Emily Balz Smith Foundation, Jacksonville. |
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