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December 2012 |
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A monthly e-newsletter for people interested in Florida philanthropy |
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FPN News |
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FPN Blog
Community Foundations Have A Notable Year in Growing Florida's Philanthropic Legacy
The past year has seen a number of particularly inspiring stories of Floridians who have made significant contributions to strengthening
the state's philanthropic assets, working in partnership with their local community foundation. Florida community foundations received nearly $151 million in new gifts from donors last year,
according to information gathered by FPN, which will result in about $7.6 million in new charitable dollars each year. |
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FPN Co-Hosts Philanthropy Leadership Symposium in Pensacola
In November FPN co-hosted a Philanthropy Leadership Symposium
in Pensacola for more than 80 nonprofit representatives, in
partnership with Gulf Power Company and the West Coast chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. FPN President & CEO David Biemesderfer gave an
overview of Florida philanthropy trends and issues, and FPN Vice President Maggie Osborn
led a session on how nonprofits can tell their story.
Osborn also moderated a panel on how to engage effectively with funders,
featuring FPN members Jared Skok from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation and Paul Young from the Community Foundation of Northwest Florida. |
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FPN in the News
Effective Giving in Era of Socially Aware, Passion-Fueled Philanthropy
With the Internet making it easier than ever to showcase
causes and fund projects directly, a new breed of
socially aware, passion-fueled philanthropy has emerged.
But what is the standard for effective giving in this
era? The Miami Herald explored this question in its annual philanthropy issue, which featured FPN and several FPN members. |
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The staff and board of Florida Philanthropic
Network wish all of friends and colleagues a safe and happy holiday
season! |
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Headlines |
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Delores Weaver Makes Historic Gift to The Community Foundation in Jacksonville
Former Jacksonville Jaguars co-owner Delores Barr Weaver made a gift of $50 million
in November to establish the Delores Barr Weaver Fund at The Community Foundation in Jacksonville. The gift ranks among the largest charitable gifts ever made to any Jacksonville-based institution, and is the largest gift to the community foundation in its 48-year history. The Fund's first grant - and likely its largest - is a three-year, $6.6 million award
for a center
that will provide research, training, education and advocacy
to support the needs of girls in the juvenile justice system. |
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Wells Fargo Grants to Help Stabilize Miami Neighborhoods
Wells Fargo awarded grants totaling $1.15 million to four Miami-based
nonprofits to help further the local recovery of
neighborhoods deeply affected by the housing crisis.
Grant recipients were Camillus House, $400,000 for its
efforts to help Miami's homeless community; Neighborhood
Housing Services of South Florida, $550,000 for its work
in homebuyer education and support, affordable housing
development, and neighborhood beautification; Chapman
Partnership, $100,000 for workforce development programs; and United Way of Miami-Dade, $100,000 for
a small business assistance program for early learning centers. |
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Walt Disney World Supports Groups Helping the Homeless in Central Florida
Walt Disney World Resort donated $50,000 each to two organizations that provide services for people who are homeless in Central Florida: the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, a public/private partnership of community leaders who are working to end homelessness in Central Florida within 10 years;
and the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, which provides food, shelter, housing options, education, advocacy and support services. |
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IBM Tops List of America's Most Community-Minded Companies
FPN member IBM took the top spot in The Civic 50, a new scorecard on America's most community-minded companies, which was produced by Bloomberg LP in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship and Points of Light. The rankings identify the companies that make the best use of their time, talent and resources to improve the
quality of life in their local communities and beyond. FPN member Bank of America is No. 15 on the list.
View the full rankings here. |
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Community Foundation's Match Day Raises $103,000 for
North Florida Nonprofits
The Community Foundation of North Florida's inaugural Match Day at
FindLearnGive.org raised more than $70,000 for local
nonprofits, which will receive matching funds totaling
$30,000 from the foundation. |
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Nicklaus Foundation Helps Open New Pediatric Outpatient Care Center
Jack and Barbara Nicklaus helped celebrate the grand opening of the Miami Children's Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The new center, the result of a partnership between Miami Children's Hospital and the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, offers urgent care services; physical,
occupational and speech-language therapies; a sensor therapy room and a therapeutic climbing wall. |
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Jim Moran Foundation Funds New Job Training Initiative at Boca Helping Hands
A recent $100,000 grant from The Jim Moran Foundation will support Boca Helping Hands' new Job Readiness
Catering Program, which will allow carefully screened clients
to earn a small stipend while gaining skills and experience
in the food service industry. At the end of the three-month
program, participants will be guided in their search for
employment. |
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Arts Funding News |
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Community Foundation Awards Grants to Jacksonville-Area Artists, Arts Groups
Area artists and arts organizations were among
the recipients of more than $100,000 in grants awarded
recently by The Community Foundation in Jacksonville. Grants
included $10,000 to Opera Jacksonville for its work in Duval County Public Schools
and $10,000 to Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to provide middle and high-school students access to performances and workshops. |
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Policy Update |
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Foundation-Funded Report Shows Florida Can Expand Medicaid Without Incurring New Costs
A new study by the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University reports that Florida could institute the expansion of Medicaid
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and provide coverage to an estimated 800,000-1.3 million uninsured Floridians without assuming any new net costs. Moreover, the researchers estimate that the state could save as much as $100 million a year because expanded Medicaid coverage will reduce the financial costs of other state-supported safety net programs and new coverage is financed almost entirely by the federal government. The research was commissioned and funded by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the Winter Park Health Foundation. |
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Jacksonville Council Member Eyeing Changes to City's Charity Grants
Jacksonville Councilwoman Lori Boyer has met with local nonprofit executives to explore the possibility of revamping the city's system for awarding grants to nonprofits. From a high of $11 million in 2005, the city's yearly grants have dropped to $2.3 million for 2013. |
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People |
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Andrea Bradley |
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Kerry Diaz |
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Eric Kelly |
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Sandi Scannelli |
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In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. George C. Bedell. The trustees and staff of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund mourn the loss of The Rev. Dr. George C. Bedell, trustee emeritus of the Fund, who died Nov. 28 in Gainesville after an extended illness. He was 84. Dr. Bedell
served as the clerical trustee of the Fund from 1985 to 1998 and was instrumental in guiding the Fund as it made the critical transition from the first to second generation of trustees. |
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Andrea Bradley has been named president and chief executive officer of Palm Healthcare Foundation. Bradley, an attorney and healthcare leader in South Florida,
was previously vice president of development and marketing for Holy Cross Hospital, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale.
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Kerry Diaz will step down as president of the Quantum Foundation in June 2013, the foundation announced. Eric Kelly, the foundation's vice president of programs, has been promoted to executive vice president and
will assume the role of president after Diaz steps down. Diaz will continue serving as a foundation board member.
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Erin Jones has been named controller for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Previously, Jones spent nine years at Kerkering Barberio & Company CPAs, most recently as tax supervisor, responsible for providing consulting services on tax law, compliance and implementation of accounting policy.
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Sharon Kunkel has been named director of marketing & communications for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Kunkel
has two decades of marketing and
journalism experience, and most recently served as
director of development & marketing at
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and
Central Florida.
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Sandi Scannelli, president/CEO of the Community Foundation for Brevard, was honored as 2012 Business Leader of the Year-Nonprofit
by Spacecoast Business Magazine.
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Jane Soltis, vice president programs for the Eckerd Family Foundation, received the first-ever Jim Casey Philanthropic Partnership Award from Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative at the organization's annual meeting in November.
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Jobs |
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Recent job postings on
FPN's Jobs Board: |
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Funding Opportunities |
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Community Foundation of Broward: Innovative Programs Addressing Elderly Issues
The foundation seeks funding proposals for innovative programs that address elderly issues, such as housing, adult day care, educational resources, improved social services, medical care and disaster assistance.
The funding will come from the foundation's Erwin M. Vasquez, M.D. and Elaine Vasquez Family Foundation Fund. Deadline: Jan. 4. |
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