June 9, 2022
Speed of Trust
By Kirsten Russell, Vice President, Community Impact For more than a decade, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has been building trust among small cohorts of parents to improve the l…
May 9, 2022
Nashville housing model might help thousands in Sarasota-Manatee
Amid skyrocketing rents and surging calls for help, local housing advocates are pursuing an innovative Nashville model for increasing housing access that could potentially assist thousands of…
May 6, 2022
2022 Giving Challenge raises $16 million for nonprofits
The one-day fundraising event — held from noon April 26 to noon April 27 — attracted around $16 million for various nonprofits.
March 24, 2022
As rents go up and evictions increase, Sarasota's seniors struggle to find places to live
Most government-subsidized senior housing complexes in the area have no availability. But driving the crisis is that low-cost units on the private market are now disappearing – with land…
May 19, 2019
Legacy Giving: The Ira and Patricia Strauss Fund For Children's Literacy
During 47 years of married life, Ira and Patti Strauss built three homes: a beach house in Fire Island, New York; a farm in Schooley’s Mountain, New Jersey; and another beach home on Boc…