Keeping Our GEMS in STEM
by Laura Frost, Director, Whitaker Center for STEM Education at FGCU Meet Cecelia who as a fifth grader loved math and science. When she got to middle school, she started to...
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Aug
2017
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23
Aug
2017
Interwoven Works to Improve the Web
by Rachel Rainbolt, Development and Education Coordinator, Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. Nature has always entertained and enthralled me; being a Southwest Florida native, I had exposure to the...
18
Aug
2017
Crawford joins Southwest Florida Community Foundation board
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation announces Mary Beth Crawford has joined its board of trustees. Crawford is a principal in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group and is based in the...
16
Aug
2017
Reaching the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
by Emily Reese, REACH Program Specialist, Alzheimer’s Association - Florida Gulf Coast Chapter There are few life experiences that prepare a person for the challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s...
09
Aug
2017
Leveling the Playing Field
by Laura M. Perry, President, Glades Education Foundation, Inc. With baseball season in full swing, we savor the crack of the bat and the smell of popcorn and hotdogs, while relishing the...
07
Aug
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: Books, Backpacks and Behavioral Health
Brace yourselves for the onslaught of back to school promotions. For those of you who grew up when school started after Labor Day the abundance of ads for all things...
02
Aug
2017
College Tours Expose Students of Dunbar to Possibilities
by Dr. Janet James, I Will Mentorship College tours are traditionally a process of gathering information from various colleges and universities, geographical areas, landmarks, hotels, restaurants, and student clientele. My experience with...
26
Jul
2017
Cooking up Career Success
by Vickie Rydz, Grants Manager, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida For many Southwest Floridians, the mantra, “Season is over!” refers to reduced traffic, shorter waiting lines at grocery stores and shops,...
21
Jul
2017
Southwest Florida Community Foundation announces executive committee
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation announces its new executive committee. Dr. Larry Hobbs will serve as the Foundation’s new chairman of the board of trustees; Craig Folk will serve as vice...
19
Jul
2017
Minimizing The Inheritance of Loss
by Alan Keller, PhD, Conservation Chair, Audubon of the Western Everglades Recently I read The Inheritance of Loss, a novel portraying political conflict and war in northeast India. Afterwards, it occurred...
18
Jul
2017
WHAT WE ARE READING: Report on Community Foundations Giving Globally
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....
14
Jul
2017
What’s Your Word #39
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...
12
Jul
2017
Southwest Florida Autism Center Bridges Gaps for Families of Children with Autism
by David Brown, President, Family Initiative, Inc./Southwest Florida Autism Center Valonna French recognized the signs just a couple months after her son, Lucas, was born. “He was a great baby, quiet, stared...
11
Jul
2017
LGBT Community Fund’s annual call for letters of idea -Fund will grant $15,000 to an idea that promotes equality
A fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, the LGBT Community Fund of Southwest Florida is placing its annual call for letters of idea (LOI) to grant $15,000 to an...
06
Jul
2017
Shark Tank for Veterans Awards Grants to Top Veterans
FGCU Institute for Entrepreneurship Hosts Second Annual Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 28, 2017)– Florida Gulf Coast University’s (FGCU) Institute for Entrepreneurship concluded the second annual Veterans Florida...
The Growth of a Collaboration
by Nola Theiss, Executive Director of Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships and member of the former Rauschenberg Grant 2015 and the Community Impact Grant 2017. Our organization, Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, is...
03
Jul
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: Do-Overs Can Start with Appreciation
I want to bring back the Do-Over. When I was a kid this strategy was effective in many circumstances. An errant ball in a kickball game; no problem just call...
28
Jun
2017
New Life for Lost Treasures
by Kara Walter, Development Project Assistant I found myself in a panic two days before a dear friend’s wedding because I did not have a dress to wear! I confess, I...
21
Jun
2017
FutureMakers Coalition Baseline Report
Dear Friends and FutureMakers. Four years ago, a group of inspired stakeholders in our region took an important first step in planning for Southwest Florida’s future workforce. The early days of...
21
Jun
2017
DOWNLOAD: Cultivating Communities Harvesting Hope: Recipes Shared By Our Community Gardners
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...
21
Jun
2017
The Role of Creative Arts and Dementia
by Anne M. Chernin, MBA, MSW, Director of Client Services JFCS of Southwest Florida Last month I had the opportunity to travel to the University of Florida in Gainesville to participate in...
09
Jun
2017
Southwest Florida Community Foundation awards $800,000 in scholarships
150 scholarships awarded through 88 scholarships funds for high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently granted a record $800,000 and 150 scholarships through a...
05
Jun
2017
Community Foundation’s Women’s Legacy Fund announces annual call for grant applications
Grant cycle closes June 29, 2017 The Women’s Legacy Fund (WLF) of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation is placing its annual call for grant applications. This year, the WLF will be...
05
Jun
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: Love Actually or Love Mandatory?
When I walked into our office break room last week I was greeted by the aroma of bar-b-que, a beautiful bowl of tomatoes, fresh bread and a homemade Texas sheet...
04
Jun
2017
GULFSHORE LIFE: Potential in the Shadows: The Immigration Dilemma in Southwest Florida
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....
31
May
2017
A Foundation for Change
The end of a school year is always a milestone. Sometimes that milestone is making it to first or fourth grade, like it was in my house just days ago. ...
24
May
2017
The Right Fit
I have a great pair of shoes that I never wear. I bought them the night before a special event and did not have much time to decide. When I...
17
May
2017
It’s Personal and Personalized
My latest coffee shop order is an iced grande cinnamon almond milk macchiato with sugar free cinnamon dolce, hold the caramel drizzle. I practice saying it in my head before...
17
May
2017
$133,000 awarded to local nonprofits and scholarship recipient in memory of Jordan Ashley Gutheim
20-year-old graduate of Evangelical Christian School and a junior at Florida State University was killed one year ago in a car accident...
10
May
2017
Community Storytelling
When I was a little girl if someone said you were telling a story that usually signaled you might not be telling the whole truth on a particular matter....
The Land of Opportunity Fund established at Southwest Florida Community Foundation – Two pilot programs launched
The Land of Opportunity Fund, an endowed field of interest fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, has been established by an anonymous donor who will match donations of $50,000...
02
May
2017
Eat Local. Shop Local. Give Local.
He sat patiently in our waiting room. He didn’t have an appointment and I was tied up on a phone call. But he waited any way. When I greeted this...
01
May
2017
Kick-Off Event
Watch the Kick off event video of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation Collaboratory....
01
May
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: The Future Is Indeed Very Bright in Southwest Florida
Imagine the stories of 1800 students who have a dream for their future and are asking for support from generous strangers to help them get there....
30
Apr
2017
Community Foundation hosts thank-you reception for scholarship reviewer
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted 50 of its scholarship reviewers at a thank-you reception on April 20. Maria Valladares, a student of Nova Southeastern read a poem she...
28
Apr
2017
Were you there from the beginning?
Thank you to everyone who joined us Thursday morning, April 27 for History in the Re-Making....
26
Apr
2017
Throwback Thursdays Take on a Whole New Meaning
The gentleman at the monthly meeting of the Southwest Florida Historical Society had a twinkle in his eye as he shared the mischief he had created on the grounds of...
26
Apr
2017
OUR COMMUNITY SPRING 2017
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...
24
Apr
2017
Moon joins Southwest Florida Community Foundation board
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently added Frederick Moon to its board of trustees....
24
Apr
2017
Community Foundation’s Women’s Legacy Fund hosts spring luncheon for contributors
Nearly 100 Women’s Legacy Fund contributors and Prima Donors recently attended the Fund’s spring luncheon. The luncheon was complimentary and exclusively for WLF contributors and Prima Donors in celebration of...
19
Apr
2017
Thanks for the Memories
Early in my family’s history we moved numerous times. For a few years we moved so often due to job transfers my kids’ friends thought we might be in the...
14
Apr
2017
Community invited to construction kickoff of new Southwest Florida Community Foundation Collaboratory
The Board of Trustees of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and the City of Fort Myers City Council and staff will host a Construction Kickoff Community Celebration of the Foundation’s...
12
Apr
2017
Growing Up Together
Florida Weekly and I hit Southwest Florida right about the same time. I was a little bit ahead of them on the calendar but when they showed up on the...
08
Apr
2017
Southwest Florida Community Foundation Fund for the Environment Inspired by Earth Day
Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation is crowdfunding for the Fund for the Environment...
05
Apr
2017
You Make Your Community
April is upon us and that means a couple of things are top of mind in my household. First, it’s that time of year when the weather starts to shift...
03
Apr
2017
Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich
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...
03
Apr
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: Are We There Yet?
Today, for the first time, my youngest child will pull his car out of the garage and drive himself to school - without me in the car. You would think I...
29
Mar
2017
Memories
My friend had tears in her eyes as she shared her visit with a woman she hadn’t seen in years at an assisted living complex in town. The facility was comfortable...
22
Mar
2017
CAUSE & EFFECT: March 2017 issue
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...
22
Mar
2017
Stay Curious My Friends
Are you a student of wonder? One of the 5 values that guides our team’s work at the Southwest Florida Community Foundation is encouraging curiosity and exploration to promote learning and...