Florida Philanthropic Network is a statewide association of grantmakers working to strengthen philanthropy through research, education and public policy.

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Sarasota Is a Growing Test-Bed for Innovative, Community-Oriented Thinking on Demographic Change

In an FPN webinar on May 1, Tom Esselman from the Institute for the Ages and Debra Jacobs from FPN member The Patterson Foundation, both based in Sarasota, led a discussion on community-oriented thinking about demographic change, using the Institute for the Ages as an example. The Institute was incubated in 2009 to position Sarasota County as a test-bed community for collaboration by corporate, philanthropic and government institutions around innovation and ideas for improving the world for a rapidly aging population. [View the Archived Webinar]

  
Are Grantmakers Prepared for Florida's Silver Tsunami?

In late April Dr. James H. Johnson followed up his highly rated presentation at FPN's 2013 Summit with an in-depth look at Florida's current demographics and projections for the future, with a specific emphasis on the aging population in Florida. The demographic trands are startling, and will impact all grantmaker in Florida - no matter what areas you fund. [View the Archived Webinar]

Florida Foundations Blanket Capitol Hill to Raise Awareness of Philanthropy; Urge Congress to Preserve Charitable Deduction

Florida Philanthropic Network led a team of 12 Florida grantmakers for visits with Florida’s representatives and senators as part of the annual Foundations on the Hill event on March 19-20, 2013. The team blanketed the Hill, making contact with all 29 members of Florida’s congressional delegation and their staffs, to stress to legislative leaders the important role that philanthropy plays in our state. [Read More]