Categories for Community Foundations
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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The initiative, Give Where You live 30, is the first annual event of its kind to raise awareness and money for 30 nonprofit organizations that serve Collier County residents.
The event is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Collier County and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation.
The Community Foundation of Collier County is a tax-exempt, public and charitable fund, established in 1985 to increase and focus private philanthropy within the county. The Foundation supports education and basic human services, helping grantees to make strategic contributions that achieve specific measurable outcomes.
The Community Foundation and the Schulze Family Foundation are partnering to offer a $300,000 matching fund. After the event ends, the Foundation will determine each nonprofit’s proportionate share of the match by dividing the total amount each charity raised by the total amount raised by all participating nonprofits.
New Horizons of Southwest Florida is one of the 30 nonprofit charities chosen from over 450 to participate in the 24-hour event. Here, students in Estero are given new book bags and school supplies.
“Our goal is to raise $200K,” said Debra Haley, Executive Director for New Horizons of SWFL.
New Horizons is dedicated to helping at-risk children and teens who are growing up in an environment of poverty, academic failure and hopelessness. When New Horizons began in 2002, there were only 20 children in the program.
Today, New Horizons reaches over 350 children and teens annually in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero. New Horizons offers young mothers and toddlers a mentoring and English skills readiness program.
New Horizons offers students a multitude of services, including after-school tutoring.
Future plans for New Horizons include opening a fifth site in North Naples, enabling an additional 40 students to be enrolled in Super Kids Club.
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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Philanthropic giving is expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2016, exceeding the average rate of growth in gifts since the recession, according to a forecast released Tuesday.
Corporate giving is expected to rise 6 percent this year and 4.8 percent in 2016; gifts by individuals are projected to rise 4.4 percent and 4.1 percent during the next two years.
Gifts by estates, which are much more variable, are expected to increase 2.7 percent this year and 6.3 percent in 2016.
The projected growth, which is adjusted for expected inflation, is higher than the 3.1 percent average annual rate of growth in the years since the recession tabulated by “Giving USA” study, which is produced by the Lilly School and the Giving USA Foundation.
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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Burlington Community Foundation seeking philanthropist of year nominations
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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14 teachers at Mount Dora High School will participate in the school’s “Dancing with the Teachers” March 6r
Fourteen teachers at Mount Dora High School will participate in the school’s sixth annual “Dancing with the Teachers” fundraiser.
The event, scheduled for 7 p.m. Dickson, who taught at Mount Dora High for more than 25 years and participated in the first dancing competition, died in 2011.
The public is invited to watch the dance-off, modeled after the television show “Dancing With the Stars.”
The contestants have been paired and have been learning dances from Amanda Warren, a professional choreographer from the Bay Street Theatre in Eustis.
Some of the celebrity judges will include Lake County Superintendent Susan Moxley, Lake County School Board Chairwoman Debbie Stivender, state Sen.
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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Blue Bell raises $10,000 for cats in need – Coastline Pilot
The recent Cats Meow fundraiser generated $10,000 for the Blue Bell Foundation for Cats in Laguna Beach.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the facility’s Community Cat Fund, which provides money for cats placed by the Laguna Beach Animal Shelter and animals placed under qualifying hardship circumstances.
The event also featured a new category of recognition for volunteers called the Blue Bell Cat awards.
Attendees included Rick Balzer, chairman of the Laguna Beach Community Foundation; Ruben Flores, chairman of the Laguna Beach Beautification Council and owner of Laguna Nursery; Larry Nokes, past president of the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce; Jorja Puma, president of the Laguna Beach Garden Club; and Laura Tarbox, Laguna Beach Community Foundation board member.
Blue Bell board Chairwoman Susan Hamil and her husband, John, received a commemorative placard honoring them for more than 25 years of service to the nonprofit organization.
For more information about Blue Bell, located at 20982 Laguna Canyon Road, visit bluebellcats.org.
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February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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This year’s award recipients include:
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc., Business Philanthropy Award: For businesses that have provided philanthropic service beyond the scope of normal business activity.
Ritter Investments, LLC, Excellence in Business Award: For businesses that have made a positive impact in the Pleasanton community through their achievement within the scope of normal business activity.
Bob Silva, Distinguished Individual Service Award: For individuals who have contributed to Pleasanton through exceptional service to the community or philanthropic efforts.
Oracle and Nuubia, Green Business Award: For businesses (large and small) that promote sustainable environmental business practices throughout their organization for the benefit of employees, customers or the community.
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette Director, Marketing and Programming: +1 (617) 492-0800 x236
Cambridge, MA The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) announced today that Mary Kay Leonard has joined the organization as its first director of advisory services. Under her leadership, CEP’s advisory services practice will expand and build upon CEP’s existing work in the areas of foundation-grantee relationships, performance measurement, operational benchmarking, and information sharing among foundations.
“CEP has contributed to meaningful, documented change in foundation practice with our benchmarking data delivered through our assessment tools and research, as well as through our programs focused on foundation effectiveness,” said CEP President Phil Buchanan. in urban studies from Colgate University.
About the Center for Effective Philanthropy
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness and impact. For more information on CEP’s work, including its research, publications, and assessment tools, see www.effectivephilanthropy.org.
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Improving foundation performance through data and insight.
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The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness and, as a result, their intended impact.
February 23, 2015 5:00 pm
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Otsego County Community Foundation taking scholarship applications – Gaylord Herald Times: Community