Thank you to WINK News for this beautiful story of connectivity at Collaboratory. If you haven’t driven by the train depot in Fort Myers recently, it has transformed into a community...
by Caroline Ridgway, Special to Florida Weekly You know it’s a worthy celebration if both cake and social good are on the agenda, and the Southwest Florida Community Foundation knows how...
By Abby Schultz May 1, 2019 5:39 p.m. ET As seen in Barron's, click here to read the online version. After the U.N. developed its Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, corporations and investors began...
What is the Collaboratory? There’s a literal answer to that. The Collaboratory is the new headquarters of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and, eventually, other local nonprofits and businesses....
In one of Fort Myers’ most historic structures on Sunday sprung one of its most forward-thinking initiatives—the Collaboratory, the new headquarters of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and, the organization...
A bit of Fort Myers’ past officially has a new, ambitious purpose. The transformation of the former downtown Fort Myers train depot from a museum of Old Florida to a...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has transformed the old downtown train depot while maintaining the site’s heritage. It will be open for public tours Sunday. Named the Collaboratory, the project is...
Southwest Florida Community Foundation has transformed the old downtown train depot while maintaining the site's heritage. It will be open for public tours Sunday. Named the Collaboratory, the project is...
It’s easy to think charitable giving is just for billionaires. After all, we study and work in buildings named after rich philanthropists, peek at the sponsor lists at our favorite...
Rosa was just 19 years old when she left Guatemala to start a new life in America. She has lived here since the early '90s, began working for a local...
Women have made progress over the past several decades; there are, however, significant areas for improvement for women in Florida.Since the publication of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research’s 2004...
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund has invested $3 million in a Jacksonville nonprofit that promotes affordable housing, community facilities and small business development in Jacksonville’s urban core and surrounding areas....
This is the fifth annual Southwest Florida workforce overview study providing key information about industries, occupations, employment gaps, and projected job growth. The study is divided into three major sections:...
Community Foundations and the Sustainable Development Goals. Community foundations, no matter where in the world they are based, share a major trait: they work with partners in their communities to solve...
U.S. taxpayers late last year poured money into charitable-giving vehicles known as donor advised funds that allow immediate deductions and gradual distributions to nonprofits, a sign that the new tax...
A successful eight-week push to match a $2.5 million endowment donation has erased worries of a struggle ahead in funding programs and collaborations for a regional technology hub in Fort...
by Christopher R. Hoyt, Professor of Law Univ. of Missouri (Kansas City) School of Law 2017 - THE LAST YEAR THAT I’LL GET TAX SAVINGS FROM MY CHARITABLE GIFTS For many of us,...
This report, a joint effort by the Council on Foundations and Foundation Center, examines the current state and recent trends in international giving and engagement by large U.S. community foundations....
This cookbook grew out of the Food Security Through Community Action project, funded by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and managed by Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. Focused on...
So many undocumented immigrants—collectively a force in our local economy—could win legal standing here if only they had proper guidance. Activists are working to make that happen....
David Rockefeller, who died last week at 101, was a giant among American philanthropists. He continued the tradition of giving that ran from his grandfather, John D., the founder of...
Over the last several years, I have met with hundreds of individual donors, businesses, the faith community and family foundations who are looking for ways to fund great ideas and...
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...
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...
It’s no secret that employees and leaders see the importance of purpose in business. What does it really mean to bring purpose to life for employees, and why does it...
Congratulations to the Southwest Florida Community Foundation board of trustees and senior advisors celebrating 40 years of philanthropy. The anniversary events were kicked off tonight with the awarding of the...
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...
Gulf Coast Symphony and Heights Foundation bring kids’ music to life...
