April 6, 2021
Community Voices: Arts & Healing
Editor’s Note: This article was inspired by the insights shared during a Spring 2021 session of “Community Voices,” a series of virtual panel discussions that was created by…
April 6, 2021
Robots, Collections, and Healing Connections at The Ringling
Laura Steefel-Moore is Head of Educational Programs at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The newest tour guide at The Ringling weighs only 18 pounds and is made of metal, 3-D printed…
March 31, 2021
The Building Blocks of Nonprofit Capacity
Dear Friends: Childhood favorite toys like a box of LEGO® or Lincoln Logs gave many of us our first taste of complex thinking. Between sorting shapes, sizes, and colors, we also had to thi…
March 25, 2021
Serving Food for the Spirit al Fresco with the Sarasota Orchestra
Guided by a belief in the arts’ vital importance to the community’s well-being, Sarasota Orchestra has sought to share delightful, uplifting, and joyous musical experiences in a co…
March 1, 2021
One Year Through the Looking Glass
Dear Friends: There is real comfort in knowing. Knowing when our next paycheck will be delivered, where our next meal will come from, what the next step in our lives will bring us. Knowledge…
February 16, 2021
My College Journey in the Age of COVID-19
Editor's Note: Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sharing dispatches and sentiments from students receiving scholarships from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Our fou…
February 1, 2021
Paths of Possibilities
Dear Friends: There is a lot of talk right now about terms like equity and inclusiveness. That’s a good thing. The moment demands it. But not just this moment. And while we need to talk…
January 28, 2021
A Legacy of Love Lives On: The Father Connie Dougherty Memorial Scholarship Fund
When Tammi (Cowan) Peters was growing up in Sarasota, Father Connie Dougherty was a household name. Her mother would fondly recall stories about the priest who once divided his time between In…
January 1, 2021
Completing the Circle
Dear Friends: Most of us crave clean-cut beginning and end points throughout life. Traditions guide us, or at least mark stages in our lives, helping us reflect on who we were, who we are, and…