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June 5, 2013

Train-The-Trainer
TIME: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
LOCATION: United Way of Manatee County
McClure Center
4215 Concept Ct.
Lakewood Ranch
RSVP: Sandra Holmes 

(941) 748-1313
[email protected]
More Information  

June 17 and 18, 2013

Florida Master Money Mentor Train-The-Trainer
TIME: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: United Way of Manatee County
McClure Center
4215 Concept Ct.
Lakewood Ranch
RSVP: Manatee County - Samantha Kennedy 

(941) 722-4524 or [email protected]

Sarasota County - 

Maria Rometo (941) 861-9804 

or [email protected]
More Information  

July 1, 2013

Train-The-Trainer
TIME: 10 AM - 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Catalyst Miami 

1900 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 200 Miami, FL 33132
RSVP: Catalyst Miami 

305-576-5001 
More Information  

July 2, 2013

Train-The-Trainer
TIME: 10 AM - 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Workforce Alliance 1951 N Military Trail #D West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
RSVP: Bill Mills 

Bill@

FloridaProsperityPartnership.org
321-209-4377
More Information


THE FLORIDA PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP (FPP)
The Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP), was formally established in March 2009, evolving from a number of parallel and earlier efforts to create a statewide coalition dedicated to improving the financial stability and capability for low-to-moderate income Floridians.

FPP PURPOSE: To convene individuals and organizations with the desire to leverage their talent, resources, and passion to improve the prosperity of Florida's families.


FPP VISION:  All Floridians have equal opportunities to attain financial stability.


FPP MISSION: Establish a statewide collaboration holistically focused on providing life-enhancing services to Floridians. 

FPP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

 

Janet Hamer, Chair  

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 

Daniella Levine, Vice-Chair  

Catalyst Miami

 

Sandra Bernard-Bastien

Children's Services Council of Broward

 

Ted Granger, Treasurer  

United Way of Florida

 

Evan Goldman 

CSC of Broward County

 

George Owen 

Regions Bank

 

Maureen Quinlan 

United Way of Marion County

 

Mike Smith 

TD Bank

 

   

FPP BOARD MEMBERS

 

Ron Albert  

IRS    

 

Anika Coney 

Hillsborough County Dept. of FAS

   

Dr. Michael Gutter 

University of Florida, IFAS

 

Valerie Jenkins 

Wells Fargo

   

Iris Jones 

BB&T Bank

Mike Kennedy
Suncoast Community Capital 

   

Roger Mercado 

Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc.


Katie Metz

National Disability Institute

  

Rosa Morgan 

Community Assets Inc. 


Joan Nelson

Heart of Florida United Way

  

Kasha Owers  
United Way of Palm Beach County

 

Felipe Pinzon  

Hispanic Unity of Florida
 

Rob Sansome 

TrueWealth Ventures

   

Ron Sharpe 

United Way of Northwest Florida

 

Ellen Stoffer 

United Way Suncoast


Barbara Travis

Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas 

 

Jeff Winkler

Real$ense Prosperity Campaign, an initiative of United Way of Northeast Florida 

 

    

FPP STAFF 

 

Kaye Schmitz  

President and CEO
 

Bill Mills
Director of Strategic Initiatives
 

 

Penny Zaphel
Coordinator of Special Projects

 

Emilie Pennington

Graphics Designer

 

Lynn Gill

Bookkeeper

 

 

 

THANK YOU

TO OUR FUNDERS

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT
By Kaye Schmitz

Greetings!

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KAYE SCHMITZ

The Fifth Annual Florida Prosperity Partnership State Training Conference held at the Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando during May 29-31 was a huge success. Please join us on our web page to view the photo gallery to either relive the experience or to see what you missed. If you took any pictures at the conference, please share them with us! Send them to [email protected].  

 

Bill Mills and Mark Batchelor  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you were with us, thanks so much for contributing to the success of the gathering.  If you weren't able to make it, please add it to your calendar right now to join us at the Sixth Annual Conference to be held in 2014. We are still researching the best prices and the best dates to accommodate the maximum number of FPP members.

 

Mollie Johnson Gail Hillebrand  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We plan to seek workshop presentations for the 2014 conference before the end of 2013, so be thinking about what you would like to see or present at the next conference.

 

Joyce O'Dongo Karen Broussard  

Please keep reading about updates in other FPP initiatives and an FDIC/Federal Reserve Bank forum coming up at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Orlando on June 25.

 

Have a great summer!
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DISABILITY NEWS
By Michael Rousch MS, National Program Director of the National Disability Institute & Katie Metz, Regional Specialist
 
Mike and Kate
MICHAEL ROUSCH AND KATIE METZ

Integrated Service Delivery: Defining the spectrum of options to integrate Asset Development strategies

 

Join National Disability Institute as we explore "Integrated Service Delivery" and learn how to integrate financial services and asset development strategies to assist individuals and families build financial security. This webinar will define the integrated service delivery concept, the spectrum of options to integrate services and provide best practices from two organizations that have effectively integrated financial services and asset development strategies in to their programs.

Presenters:

  • Paula Kelley, Client and Business Management Executive, U. S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Chair, Disability Advocacy Network, NDI Board Member
  • Kate Griffin, Service Program Manager, Savings & Financial Security, CFED
  • Carolyn Seward, President/CEO, FWCA/MET Center - St. Louis, Missouri
  • Christa Brown, Program Specialist, United Way of the Bay Area - San Francisco, California

This webinar is made possible by:

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Date: Wed, June 12, 2013


Time: 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT

Register Now

 

MEMBER NEWS
 
FDIC FRBA CCANB
Community Investing: Understanding Community Development and the CRA 
 
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 
9:30 am - 3 pm 
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida 
411 Mercy Drive, Orlando, FL 32805-1019 
 
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) invite all financial institutions and community based organizations in North and Central Florida to a one-day forum on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and community and economic development opportunities. 
 
Financial institutions (senior management, bank compliance and CRA staff), nonprofit organizations, community and economic development professionals, CDFIs, intermediaries and other service providers are invited to attend. 
 
This forum will include opportunities for networking and joint learning on specialized topics for bankers and community organizations. Sessions will include CRA and economic updates and two break-out sessions: one for financial institutions and the other for community based organizations. A joint session in the afternoon will highlight case studies and real-life CRA scenarios that emphasize best practices and collaborative efforts between banks and community based organizations to meet community needs. Attendees will be encouraged to share their experiences and ask questions of CRA experts. 
 
This event is free but limited to the first 75 registrants. Registration must be completed by Tuesday, June 11, 2013. To register, click here or go to http://www.fdic.gov/news/conferences/index.html. 
 
For more information, please contact April Atkins at [email protected]
 
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NOTICE - Anyone interested in joining FPP or if you would like to submit an article for publication in subsequent newsletters, please send an email to Penny Zaphel, Coordinator of Special Projects - [email protected] .

Sincerely,


Kaye Schmitz
Florida Prosperity Partnership