August 2012           A monthly e-newsletter for people interested in Florida philanthropy      Headlines        Children and Teens in Port St. Joe Find New Summertime Opportunities Summer has a whole new feel for young people in the small coastal town of Port St. Joe, Florida. A partnership between the Jessie Ball duPont Port St. Joe Capacity Building Fund at The Community Foundation in Jacksonville and Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board, Inc., has led to a bustling summer day camp for children and teens, and a summer job internship program for older youth in Port St. Joe, a community where opportunities historically have been few.             Mosaic Company Foundation Announces New Investments in Florida Community Organizations The Mosaic Company Foundation announced community investments totaling $2.79 million to organizations serving Florida's Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Hardee, DeSoto, Sarasota and Charlotte counties, as part of a global launch of its new online grant system. Mosaic awarded grants to Florida organizations implementing initiatives focused on hunger relief, agricultural research and development, water conservation and stewardship, and community enrichment.     > CSX Highlighted in Chronicle of Philanthropy's Corporate Giving Survey CSX Corporation's charitable giving was highlighted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy's coverage of its latest corporate giving survey. In a study of large companies (see Giving Trends below), CSX posted the second-largest increase in giving between 2010 and 2011: nearly 70%.      > Community Foundation of East Central Florida Leads Food Summit in Volusia County The Community Foundation of East Central Florida was a key player in organizing a Food Summit in Volusia County to bring together local nonprofits, community organizations and churches that operate food assistance programs. Participants examined how existing programs could work together to maximize resources so more hungry families can be fed.     > Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation Invites Sapphire Award Nominations The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation invites applications and nominations for its 2013 Sapphire Awards, which recognize excellence in community health. Award-winning organizations, programs and individuals will have demonstrated leadership, success, high merit and impact improving access to health-related services for, or the health-related outcomes of, Florida's at-risk populations and communities. Application/nomination deadline: Aug. 31.      > Knight Foundation to Focus on Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Miami The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is adding a major new focus to its philanthropic efforts in Miami: entrepreneurship. While the initiative is still in its infancy, the foundation plans to make grants in six areas: space; mentorship and training; regular gatherings; annual gatherings or signature events; communications and funding, which continues to be a major challenge for South Florida entrepreneurs.      > UCF Students Learn About Philanthropy With Help of Community Foundation Students in a new philanthropy course at the University of Central Florida's School of Public Administration helped the Community Foundation of Central Florida direct $96,500 to local nonprofits. The course was designed in partnership with the foundation.     > Tampa Bay Lightning Launches 2012-2013 Season of Community Heroes The Tampa Bay Lightning has launched the second season of its program that seeks nominations for local, grassroots Community Heroes who are using their lives to make the greater Tampa Bay community a better place. Each Hero receives $50,000 to designate to worthy causes, with the goal of distributing $2,050,000 over the course of the season. First nomination deadline: Aug. 15.      Focus On: Education Funding         Miami Foundation & Knight Foundation Help Bring Digital Learning Resources to Miami-Dade College Miami Dade College is teaming up with NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, to provide digital learning resources that significantly expand learning opportunities at the college. The collaboration provides subscription access to NBC News' resources to students, faculty and staff at the college, beginning with the fall 2012 semester, and was made possible through support from The Miami Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Marlins Foundation.   > Countywide Literacy Efforts Get Boost From Community Foundation of Sarasota County The Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded $618,286 in grants to support organizations that are part of the Literacy Empowers All Families (LEAF) program, which is a Sarasota countywide collaborative effort that brings organizations together to close the language and achievement gaps in the county's communities.     > Community Foundation of Central Florida Helps Students With Post-Secondary Education The Community Foundation of Central Florida has invested nearly $84,000 toward scholarships during the 2011-2012 academic year to help high school seniors attend colleges, universities and Orange County Public Schools Career and Technical Education programs.      From the Blogosphere         Maximizing Philanthropic Impact Through Associations Nancy Henry at The Patterson Foundation writes about why the foundation joins membership associations like FPN. "By joining forward-thinking organizations such as these, numerous opportunities to engage, learn and share unfold," she writes. "Bottom line? New realities emerge when organizations engage in innovative collaboration with others." We couldn't agree more!           A Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: How Do We Build the Teaching Profession? At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Impatient Optimists blog, teacher Anthony Cody engages in a dialogue and the Gates Foundation's Irvin Scott, deputy director in the College Ready program, to discuss the foundation's work around education reform. Cody, who has been critical of the impact of the foundation's reform agenda, shares his perspectives on effective teaching, and Scott responds.      People        Susan Towler          > Anson McCook Beard, Jr., Judge Kathleen Kroll and Peter Matwiczyk have joined the board of directors of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Beard is a former managing director and inside board member of Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. Kroll is a Circuit Court Judge in the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. Matwiczyk is a partner at the law firm Matwiczyk & Brown, LLP.     > Alberto Ibargüen, president & CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, was named to the NonProfit Times' "Power & Influence Top 50" list for 2012.     > Susan Towler, vice president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation and executive director of community affairs for Florida Blue, has been elected chair of Leadership Florida for 2012-13. Towler is a graduate of Leadership Florida's Class XXII and has served the organization since 2004.      Jobs Recent job postings on FPN's Jobs Board:      > Community Investment Manager, Community Foundation of Central Florida.     > Director of Community Investment, Gulf Coast Community Foundation.     > Director of Development, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties.     > President & CEO, Community Foundation of Collier County.      Giving Trends     Most Big Companies Expect Flat Giving, Despite 2011 Gains, New Chronicle Study Finds Charitable giving by America's largest corporations grew by 4% in 2011, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy study, which is far less than the 13% rise the previous year. More than 7 in 10 corporate leaders anticipate their philanthropy budgets will be roughly the same this year amid continued worries about the economy. Three FPN members are among the study's list of the 10 companies that gave the most cash in 2011: Wells Fargo (No. 4), Bank of America (No. 6) and JPMorgan Chase (No. 7).      New Resources     Policy Report: Will Work, For Change - Demand-Driven Workforce Solutions for Florida's Future If Florida is to supply the future workers so vital to businesses, then its workforce investment system must become more responsive to business, better coordinated, and able to demonstrate a direct return on investment, according to a new policy report by Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The report calls for a shift in the workforce system from the current "supply-side" focus on workers to a "demand-driven" model that meets business needs.         Four Essentials for Evaluation This new guide from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) offers grantmakers a practical perspective on how to increase the capacity of their organizations to tap the transformative power of evaluation for learning. With key questions, guidelines and action steps, the guide equips grantmakers to tackle evaluation for learning with "four essentials": Lead, Plan, Organize and Share. The guide is geared to champions and supporters of evaluation who want to embed these practices more deeply in the work of their organizations.      Funding Opportunities   > Gulf Coast Community Foundation: 2012-2013 Grant Guidelines Gulf Coast Community Foundation has released its grant guidelines for its 2013 fiscal year (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013). This year, Gulf Coast will fund Leveraged grants and Transformative grants greater than $10,000, and Community grants of $10,000 and under. First deadline for Leveraged and Transformative grants: Aug. 30.     > Women's Fund of Miami-Dade: 2013 Community Grants & Women of Color-Led Reproductive Justice Grants The Women's Fund's Community Grants support programs that are female-specific and serve women and girls living in Miami-Dade County, with awards ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Proposal deadline: Sept. 10. The Women's Fund's Reproductive Justice Grants support nonprofits serving women and girls in Miami-Dade County that are committed to creating long-term social change for women and employ organizing strategies to reach a targeted legislative goal. Organizations that are part of this initiative must be led by women of color. LOI deadline: Aug. 17.      Welcome New FPN Members     > Children's Services Council of Broward County, Lauderhill.     > Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, North Palm Beach.     > Palm Healthcare Foundation, West Palm Beach.        Follow FPN on Twitter @flphilanthropy    Follow FPN on our Facebook page      Follow FPN's New Blog: The Florida Philanthropy Blog      Florida Philanthropic Network is a statewide association of grantmakers working to strengthen philanthropy through research, education and public policy.      Join Florida Philanthropic Network.