What’s Your Word #38
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
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2017
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30
Jan
2017
Chautauqua Newsletter
This FGCU publication, the Chautauqua, is focused on collaboration in our efforts to address the economics, equity, and environment that are the “triple bottom line” of sustainability. The Southwest Florida...
26
Jan
2017
Southwest Florida Community Foundation hosts Prima Donors and Impact Dunbar
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted more than a dozen of its Women’s Legacy Fund’s Prima Donors for dinner and conversation on Impact Dunbar, a new fund established by...
24
Jan
2017
What’s Your Word #37
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
19
Jan
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: January 2017 issue
Happy "NEWS" Year Perhaps you are still getting used to writing or even saying "2017," but the calendar doesn't wait and things are off to a great start in the community...
17
Jan
2017
What’s Your Word #36
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
11
Jan
2017
Florida Repertory Theatre establishes agency endowment fund with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The Florida Repertory Theatre’s board of directors recently established a nonprofit agency endowment fund with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. Established by nonprofit organizations,...
06
Jan
2017
Community Foundation scholarship application process begins in January
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation’s scholarship application process for the 2017-2018 school year will begin this month, and need-based scholarships require the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form...
05
Jan
2017
Southwest Florida Community Foundation announces $10 million New Markets Tax Credit project
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2017) – The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently closed on a $10 million New Markets Tax Credit deal to be used to restore the historic...
03
Jan
2017
What’s Your Word #35
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
27
Dec
2016
What’s Your Word #34
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
20
Dec
2016
What’s Your Word #33
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
14
Dec
2016
CAUSE & EFFECT: Holiday 2016 issue
As we wrap up the year filled with generosity and hard work on the part of all of our supporters, friends, trustees and partners, our team reflects on so much...
13
Dec
2016
What’s Your Word #32
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
08
Dec
2016
WHAT’S YOUR WORD #17
What’s Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation’s 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
06
Dec
2016
What’s Your Word #31
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
29
Nov
2016
What’s Your Word #30
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
23
Nov
2016
Gratitude in the Present Tense
My sister-in-law has a decorative plaque hanging in her house that begs the question, “What if tomorrow you had only the things you gave thanks for today?” Inspirational quotes show up...
22
Nov
2016
What’s Your Word #29
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
16
Nov
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation’s Annual Report now available -Record $5 million granted to community
Record $5 million granted to community FORT MYERS, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2016) –Celebrating its 40th anniversary as leaders in philanthropy in our region, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation is now sharing...
15
Nov
2016
What’s Your Word #28
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
10
Nov
2016
2016 Southwest Florida Community Foundation Annual Report
In 2016 the Southwest Florida Community Foundation celebrated its 40th anniversary as change makers in our community. The community foundation of today is only possible because of the partnerships that were...
09
Nov
2016
Community Foundation showcases Wide Open Spaces exhibit
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted more than 50 guests at its Community Hub for the launch of its new art display “Wide Open Spaces”...
09
Nov
2016
Some Records Are Made to be Broken
I recently heard a story in which a man was trying to break a Guinness World Record by rowing the distance in a boat made out of a huge, human-sized...
08
Nov
2016
Veranda hosts Southwest Florida Community Foundation to celebrate Philanthropy Month
To kick off Philanthropy Month, the Veranda restaurant in downtown Fort Myers recently hosted the Southwest Florida Community Foundation’s board of trustees and guests....
08
Nov
2016
What’s Your Word #27
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
07
Nov
2016
What We are Reading: The Philanthropy Outlook 2016 & 2017
Philanthropy is undergoing significant transformation. These changes are bringing both challenges and opportunities for nonprofits to recalibrate their approaches to engaging, stewarding, and retaining donors, as well as structuring overall...
03
Nov
2016
What’s Your Word #26
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
02
Nov
2016
FutureMakers partners with FGCU to establish Student African American Brotherhood chapter
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 31, 2016) – The FutureMakers Coalition has partnered with Florida Gulf Coast University to establish a local Student African American Brotherhood chapter. More than a dozen advisory...
02
Nov
2016
FutureMakers extends deadline for RFP for foundational skills curriculum for post-secondary institutions
Goal to transform Southwest Florida’s workforce FORT MYERS, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2016) – The Persistence and Progress Regional Action Team of the FutureMakers Coalition is working to develop a foundational skill...
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Oct
2016
Community Foundation’s Women’s Legacy Fund hosts fall luncheon – New fund, grant funding and ‘Angels’ announced
The Women’s Legacy Fund hosted more than 130 attendees at its annual fall luncheon on Oct. 20 at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club....
26
Oct
2016
United Arts Council of Collier County helps make Arts:Work
Through music, performing and visual arts, the UAC works with our community to make real and positive change. by Laura Burns, Executive Director What’s your definition of success? Or how about economic...
25
Oct
2016
What’s Your Word #25
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
22
Oct
2016
CAUSE & EFFECT: OCTOBER / November 2016
It’s so exciting to see our seasonal friends return from their summers up north and out west. With their return, we start to see more and and more happenings...
21
Oct
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation establishes Impact Dunbar Women’s Legacy Fund
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 21, 2016) – The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has established the Impact Dunbar Fund as part of the Women’s Legacy Fund, a fund of the Southwest...
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Oct
2016
WISE Women Project at Happehatchee exposes women to employment and self-employment skills
by Julie Gerhard, Happehatchee Center The WISE Women Project (Working to Improve through Self Employment) at Happehatchee Center is helping local women and families learn many important skills. The Southwest Florida...
18
Oct
2016
What’s Your Word #24
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
17
Oct
2016
Community Foundation hosts It’s a Wrap reception for Faces of Philanthropy exhibit
Exhibit celebrated outstanding philanthropist faces from the region FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2016) – The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently celebrated the closing of its 40th Anniversary “Faces of Philanthropy”...
14
Oct
2016
And It’s a Wrap….
The Faces of Philanthropy Photo Art Exhibit has wrapped up and those featured in the photos were invited to a reception on October 11 to celebrate our 40 years of...
12
Oct
2016
Opera Brings Harmony Choir to the Region
by Steffanie Pearce, general director, Gulfshore Opera The Gulfshore Opera Harmony Youth Choir program started with only one location in partnership with Artis-Naples. After receiving a grant from the Southwest Florida...
11
Oct
2016
What’s Your Word #23
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
08
Oct
2016
Region’s first multi-donor LGBT fund awards grant
Multi-donor fund supports unique challenges and opportunities facing local LGBT community The LGBT Community Fund of Southwest Florida, a fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, has awarded its first grant. Presented...
06
Oct
2016
Community Foundation to showcase Wide Open Spaces exhibit
Coming off the successful “Faces of Philanthropy” exhibit celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2016, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation will launch a new art display at its Community Hub in...
05
Oct
2016
Glades County Regional Training Center Will Stimulate the Economy
by Paul Carlisle, Glades County Manager The Glades County Regional Training Center located in Moore Haven Florida has just signed leases for two training classes. The grant that the training center...
04
Oct
2016
What’s Your Word #22
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
03
Oct
2016
CAUSE & EFFECT: What a Difference a Season Can Make
One of my favorite questions over a cup a coffee with a friend, colleague or new acquaintance is, “What’s on the horizon in your world that you are most excited...
28
Sep
2016
Bridging the Gap
The room was already filling up with first grade parents when Mrs. Sanchez arrived. She sported the standard attire of soiled jeans, long sleeve shirt and a loosely knotted kerchief...
27
Sep
2016
What’s Your Word #21
What's Your Word? Every week we will feature one of our Faces of Philanthropy in honor of the Foundation's 40th anniversary. Everyone has something to share in our community. Please engage...
22
Sep
2016
Community Foundation’s Women’s Legacy Fund to hold fall luncheon
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2016) – The Women’s Legacy Fund will host its fall luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 11:15 a.m. at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club...
21
Sep
2016
OUR COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 2016
INSIDE: What I've Learned as a FutureMaker, Investing inb our Community...