CAUSE & EFFECT: September 2019
As the fall is upon us and the Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee creamers, donuts, pancakes and candles start to make their way to the forefront, and as the vibrant fall...
As the fall is upon us and the Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee creamers, donuts, pancakes and candles start to make their way to the forefront, and as the vibrant fall...
In everything we do, we know it's all about people. Daily we are reminded that it's people we serve. It may be those who are seeking ways to give their...
It feels like summer because things are heating up outside and inside Collaboratory. Last week alone we attended a cocktail party for the LGBT Community Fund of Southwest Florida, hosted a...
The Foundation team and our co-collaborators in Collaboratory are coming together in celebration of Earth Day. Our staff has formed a Green Team as we seek ways to continually have...
Springing Into Action. Spring has definitely sprung at the Foundation and we are seeing lots of action and collaboration happening in our region. This season we partnered with our Midwestern...
Happy New Year from our team. We hope your 2019 is off to a great start, and we also hope to see you more this year helping to create change...
Holiday Greetings That Stand the Test of Time. My love and nostalgia for stories and words prompted me to invite our foundation trustees and team members to share their thoughts...
With all the ways modern technology connects us, whether through email, social media or a universe of online communities, it’s easy to forget there was a time when the platform...
So much has happened since the Women's Legacy Fund met this past spring at the WLF Contributors Spring Luncheon. To recap: the 2018 Contributors to the Women’s Legacy Fund...
We just passed the longest day of the year last week and our team and the recipients of our grants are energized by the summer solstice as evidenced in their...
Scholars, veterans, entrepreneurs and philanthropists have been hard at work in the region these past few months creating exciting progress in the areas of scholarship funding, and designing pitches for...
As we countdown to Earth Day, our foundation team is all about finding little ways that each of us can help save the planet. We have each made a pledge...
Springtime. The season when days get longer and temps start to climb. But Spring isn’t the only thing heating up the Southwest Florida landscape. There’s a new type of heat...
HOME IS WHERE YOUR COMMUNITY IS…. Miami, Mexico City, Washington DC, Michigan, Immokalee, Fort Myers, Naples, LaBelle……. As you will see in Cause & Effect this month, members of my team and...
Dear WLF Contributors, Prima Donors and Friends. There is no doubt that Hurricane Irma has impacted everyone's schedules but you will be pleased to know that the work of the...
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....
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Catching up with former scholarship recipients who are changing the world. Recently at the Southwest Florida Community Foundation we’ve begun following the lives and successes of the...
Milestones like these make us smile Sarah Owen, Pres & CEO Southwest Florida Community Foundation The Women's Legacy Fund is celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary this year. That's 10 years of grants...
Happy Valentine’s Day. To our donors, past and present, our fundholders, supporters, and friends. Thank you to those in our community and our Foundation family who give to make Southwest...
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...
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...
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...
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...
INSIDE: What I've Learned as a FutureMaker, Investing inb our Community...
The New Philanthropy: Two leading innovators tell how it will affect us all....
The power of the force not only applies to the Star Wars movies but also to what is happening throughout Southwest Florida through the work of the FutureMakers Coalition, which...
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. ...
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...