April 18, 2024
Free North Port Hurricane Expo is set for Saturday
With hurricane season beginning June 1, North Port is hosting an informational Hurricane Expo to help prepare and educate residents.
The free event is set for April 20 from 9 a.m. t…
April 11, 2024
Get in on the Giving Challenge
The Community Foundation of Sarasota's annual Giving Challenge runs through Wednesday at noon. For a 24-hour period, the Patterson Foundation provides a dollar-for-dollar match on all unique d…
April 9, 2024
Double your nonprofit donation; Patterson Foundation to match $25-$100 gifts
This year's 24-hour online Giving Challenge is off to a record-setting start well before the clock strikes noon Tuesday - with more than a half-million dollars already committed to help hundre…
April 9, 2024
Giving Challenge at The Bay returns
Nearly 700 nonprofits from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties will be raising funds during the 2024 Giving Challenge on Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to noon. The fundraising m…
April 8, 2024
Ready. Set. Give!/OPINION
Philanthropy is like a sport in Sarasota-Manatee. It is no surprise that Sarasota has its own Superbowl. On GivingChallenge.org a countdown clock ticks off the days, hours, minutes and second…
March 28, 2024
A Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Will Boost Choral Artists Production of Considering Matthew Shepard
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently granted $20,000 from the Dallas and Elizabeth Dort Charitable Fund to Choral Artists of Sarasota to help fund its April 2024 concert &ldquo…
March 28, 2024
Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation's Heritage Awards Celebrated Achievements in Preservation
The 2024 Heritage Awards, hosted by the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation (SAHP) and the History & Preservation Coalition of Sarasota County (HPCOSC), at the Sarasota Art Museum…
February 15, 2024
Circus Arts Conservatory raises over $400,000 during Royal Gala
Proceeds from CAC's annual gala will support signature youth training, education and outreach programs In early February, 350 supporters of the Circus Arts Conservatory (CAC) gathered at the…
February 12, 2024
Season of Sharing raises more than $4 million for Sarasota, Manatee residents in crisis
Following what was possibly one of its most critical fundraising campaigns ever, this year's Season of Sharing campaign saw $4.21 million in community donations – the second-highest amou…