What’s Your Word #2
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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Apr
2016
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Apr
2016
What’s Your Word #1
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...
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Apr
2016
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Apr
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation launches Fund for the Environment
Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation has launched the Fund for the Environment in Southwest Florida. All monies raised through this multi-donor fund...
07
Apr
2016
CAUSE & EFFECT: SPRING 2016
Have you hugged the earth lately? In the month of April the world celebrates the planet. Here in Southwest Florida, our natural environment gives us so much unique beauty. ...
07
Apr
2016
Bonita Springs Community Fund grants $20,000 to local nonprofits
The Bonita Springs Community Advisory Committee recently presented four local nonprofits with $5,000 each. Recipient nonprofits included the Bonita Springs Assistance Office, New Horizons of Southwest Florida, Bonita Springs Middle School...
02
Apr
2016
Brett & Driscoll to receive 2016 Sheppard Award
Jay Brett and Dawn-Marie Driscoll will be presented with the 2016 John W. Sheppard Award by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation board of trustees at the Foundation’s board meeting and...
28
Mar
2016
Owen elected chair of the Community Foundations of Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 28, 2016) – Sarah Owen, president and CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, has been elected chair of the Community Foundations of Florida for 2016. A...
25
Mar
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation hosts last Legacy Society reception
As part of its three-event Legacy Society Member series, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted donors, who either have a fund at the Foundation or have an estate gift...
24
Mar
2016
Collective impact capacity building: Finding gold in Southwest Florida
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation is leading an emergent process of collective impact and capacity building. The Foundation’s regional initiative and collective impact work, including the FutureMakers Coalition, is explored...
FGCU VETERAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM GRADUATES CAN COMPETE FOR START-UP FUNDING UPON COMPLETION OF PROGRAM
8-week Online Educational Program in Entrepreneurship Almost Fully Subscribed FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mar. 11, 2016 - Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Institute for Entrepreneurship announced this week that the FAR-MAR...
10
Mar
2016
Florida Weekly: Symphonic Delight
Gulf Coast Symphony and Heights Foundation bring kids’ music to life...
02
Mar
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation grants more than $550,000 to local nonprofits
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 2, 2016) - The Southwest Florida Community Foundation announces it has awarded $551,500 to both established and new programs that are designed to increase the quality...
17
Feb
2016
OUR COMMUNITY WINTER 2016
INSIDE: Roadmap to Sustainability and Sustainability at a Glance. Sustainability is at the center of everything we do and it has been for 40 years. No single entity can create...
01
Feb
2016
Southwest Florida siblings open fund to help future generations
The next generation of philanthropists, those who fit into “Gen X” (born 1964-1980) or “Gen Y/Millennial” (born 1981-2000), will wield more philanthropic power than any previous generation, according to Nextgendonors.org....
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Jan
2016
Coming Abstraction
“Coming Abstraction” Featuring one-of-a-kind hand pulled prints and painting by Barbara J. Yeomans Please Join Us for an Artist Reception...
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Jan
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation hosts Legacy Society event
As part of its three-event Legacy Society Member Exclusive series, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted donors who either have a fund at the Foundation or have an estate...
18
Jan
2016
Southwest Florida Community Foundation hosts Prima Donors
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted more than 20 of its Women’s Legacy Fund’s Prima Donors for a dinner on Jan. 7....
12
Jan
2016
Learn how to begin a career in health care at informational event
Numerous local openings for Certified Nursing Assistants and tuition assistance available CareerSource Southwest Florida, Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers Technical College and...
07
Jan
2016
Community Foundation scholarship application process begins Jan. 15
More than $500,000 available through 50 scholarships for students seeking post-secondary education The Southwest Florida Community Foundation’s scholarship application process for the 2016-2017 school year will begin on Friday, Jan. 15....