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FPN Helps Launch Florida
Charitable Advisory Partnership to Advise State Charity
Regulators |
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Florida Philanthropic Network, in partnership
with the Florida Nonprofit Alliance (FNA),
launched the Florida Charitable Advisory
Partnership (FCAP) in February with a kick-off
meeting in Tallahassee. Comprised of
philanthropic, community and charitable leaders
in Florida, FCAP will advise state charity
regulators on matters pertinent to Florida's
charitable nonprofit sector. A primary focus of
FCAP's work will be on advising the Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
which regulates charitable solicitations in the
state, but the group will also seek to work with
the Florida Department of State and Florida
Attorney General.
At the kick-off
meeting in February, FCAP members met with representatives
from the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services and the Florida Department of
State to discuss ideas for working together in
the future to ensure that Florida maintains a
positive environment for charitable donations.
They also reviewed some questions that have
arisen following last year's revisions to the
state's charity laws.
As part of this new
partnership, FPN and FNA are co-hosting a
webinar on February 17 in which representatives
from the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services will review the key changes to
Florida's Solicitation of Contributions Act and
how they are being implemented. The webinar will
be of interest to any charitable organizations
that solicit funds from the general public and that utilize professional solicitors,
and will also be of interest to
foundations and other grantmakers that want to
stay abreast of how the recent revisions to
Florida's charity laws might impact their grantees.
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If you have any questions about the Florida
Charitable Advisory Partnership, please contact FPN
President & CEO David Biemesderfer at 813-983-7396,
dave@fpnetwork.org. |
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