Community Care: Stories of Impact
May 16, 2020
Animal Welfare League keeps up with the big dogs
Anybody could be a philanthropist, even during a pandemic. And the Giving Challenge, an annual fundraiser that took place April 28-29, allowed 58,947 anybodies to show their philanthropic side…
May 14, 2020
All Faiths Food Bank thankful for record-breaking Giving Challenge results
Thanks to generous donors throughout the region, All Faiths Food Bank -- the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization in Sarasota and DeSoto counties -- ended up atop the leaderbo…
May 10, 2020
Life Among Public Housing Residents in the Context of a Pandemic
Editor's Note: Michelle Stears is the Family and Youth Services Manager at Sarasota Housing Authority.
It’s Monday morning and I’ve already exchanged close to ten emails wit…
May 7, 2020
Healing Through Giving
Dear Friends and Family: Our community’s capacity to heal is measured by its willingness to hope. A trusted guidepost and beacon for so many, hope is an infinite resource we all share. H…
April 27, 2020
Giving Challenge begins Tuesday amid economic turmoil
The Giving Challenge, a 24-hour festival of love for Sarasota nonprofits, begins Tuesday at noon with more than 700 organizations participating in the unique online fundraiser that began seven…
April 26, 2020
Giving Challenge a way to throw nonprofits some support in trying times
There’s a very special day coming up this week — running from noon to noon April 28 to 29, and, no, it’s not a sporting event, as you should well know. But it is something th…
April 26, 2020
Hundreds of Manatee, Sarasota Nonprofits Set to Participate in 24-Hour Giving Challenge
Since the coronavirus pandemic swept across the United States, nonprofits everywhere have been struggling to stay afloat. As they continue to work in their communities at a time when need has…
April 23, 2020
Community delivers more than $2 million to Season of Sharing
In mid-March, the Community Foundation’s longtime partner, The Patterson Foundation of Sarasota, committed up to $1 million to strengthen this important safety net with an immediate $500…
April 15, 2020
Understanding COVID-19 Legislation: For Individuals, Employees, Donors
The United States Congress passed the Families First Response Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to respond to the economic ramifi…
April 10, 2020
Understanding COVID-19 Legislation: For Organizations With Less Than 500 Employees
The United States Congress passed the Families First Response Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to respond to the economic ramifi…
April 8, 2020
Response, Recovery, Resiliency
Dear Friends,
In times of crisis, communities come together in many different ways. Our government agencies offer relief and emergency support. Business leaders advocate for and dr…
April 5, 2020
COVID-19 Response
(Updated 11 a.m., 5/5/20) Dear Friends, The changes taking place in our community and across the world in response to coronavirus are happening rapidly and can be overwhelming. At the Communit…