The Southwest Florida Community Foundation’s Collaboratory located at 2031 Jackson Street, Suite 100 in Fort Myers has achieved LEED GOLD certification using the LEED v4 Building Design + Construction: New Construction rating...
Collective impact boosts sustainability by conserving significant watts and water When Jerry Miller began planning the Seaboard Apartments he set his sights on constructing environmentally responsible properties that would conserve water...
An estimated 36,000 adults in Southwest Florida, 3.4% of the population, identifies as LGBT, according to a new regional analysis by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law funded...
The Women’s Legacy Fund (WLF) of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation will hold its 2019 Fall Breakfast for Contributors, Friends and those interested in being part of the WLF on...
Residents sharing meals to connect and discuss community On Thursday, October 17, 2019, people from across Southwest Florida will take part in a single day of conversation about the community and...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation will bring back nationally renowned author and TED talk speaker Dan Pallotta to town on Saturday, November 2 for a one-day Board training seminar for...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently welcomed two new team members to the organization. Trisha Botty, an experienced professional in government and community relations, communications, organization, program management and public advocacy,...
The Financial Planning Association of Southwest Florida chilled out with the Southwest Community Foundation at Collaboratory on July 10, 2019. Financial advisors, bankers, and the Community Foundation team shared some...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently welcomed Katie Leone as Impact and Sustainability Manager. In her new position, Leone will work on the Social Innovation & Sustainability (SIS) Team where she...
The LGBT Community Fund of Southwest Florida, a fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, kicked off its grants process with the annual Fantastic Fund Contributor's Reception. This year's event...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation will open its annual call for Community Impact Grant applicants on June 3, 2019. The Community Impact Grant is a program of the Southwest Florida...
128 scholarships awarded through 102 scholarships funds for high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently granted $739,676 and 128 scholarships through a competitive...
NAPLES, Fla. (April 22, 2019) – The Community Foundation of Collier County, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Florida Gulf Coast University and Conservancy of Southwest Florida formalized a three-year partnership to...
The Women's Legacy Fund gathered more than 100 Contributors and supporters on April 12, 2019 at Collaboratory for the annual Women's Legacy Fund Spring Luncheon. The Women’s Legacy Fund is a...
The Women’s Legacy Fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation will host its annual Spring luncheon for contributors and Prima Donors on Friday, April 12 at Collaboratory located at 2031...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation hosted friends from the Battle Creek Community Foundation for the Inaugural C3 Luncheon, Calhoun County Connections. Community Foundation CEOs Sarah Owen, of Southwest Florida, and...
The Bonita Springs Community Advisory Committee recently presented $24,000 to two local nonprofits. Bonita Wonder Gardens, Inc. received $15,000 and Bonita Springs Concert Band, Inc. received $9,000. Bonita Wonder Gardens’ Eco-Camps will...
Entrepreneur joins non-profit as Chief Strategy & Operations Officer The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has named Peter Ocsody as its Chief Strategy and Operations Officer. An avid entrepreneur and an educator of...
The Tommy Bohanon Foundation, operated by local NFL player Tommy Bohanon and his wife Katie, have started the Tommy Bohanon Scholarship Fund at the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. After playing for...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has awarded $596,923 to both established and new programs that are designed to increase the quality of life in sustainable and equitable ways for Southwest...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently announced the promotion of Luis Leon to Chief Financial Officer for the Foundation. Leon joined the Foundation as accountant in 2012, was named controller in...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted more than 60 local nonprofit leaders, their board and team members for a holiday party at Collaboratory. The event included a presentation on the...
The application process for the City of Fort Myers’ Arts and Culture grants opened on December 14 and runs until January 18, 2019. The City of Fort Myers recognizes the importance...
Honored for outstanding evaluation practice and dedication to the evaluation field Cindy Banyai, Ph.D., Evaluation and Design Advisor to the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and Principal, Banyai Evaluation & Consulting, was...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation’s scholarship application process for the 2019-2020 school year will begin nearly a month earlier than in the past. Applications may be made December 17 and...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation brought nationally renowned author and TED talk speaker Dan Pallotta to town on Saturday, November 3 for a one-day board training seminar for 120 leaders...
120 people from 32 nonprofits from throughout Southwest Florida gathered on Saturday, Nov. 3 for Dan Pallotta's Bolder Board Training at Collaboratory located in midtown Fort Myers. The event was...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently welcomed two team members. Marina Nassif and Austin Brooks have joined the Foundation’s finance team. Nassif will serve as Controller and is a certified public accountant....
EnSite, Inc., released its Corporate Social Responsibility Report yesterday at Collaboratory in Fort Myers. A leading multidisciplinary consulting firm, providing landscape architecture, engineering, and planning services, has produced a data-driven report...
I noticed the Guide to Flipping Houses on the internet not too long ago, “5 Easy Steps to House Flipping.” I’m a closet fan of Flip or Flop, Flipping Out...
The Women’s Legacy Fund (WLF) of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently presented their 2018 grant check to the Career Pipeline for Women in Health Care program, a program focused...
Party in the Park to include food trucks, live entertainment, free ice cream, games, tours and more The Southwest Florida Community Foundation will host a Public Grand Opening and Party in...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation is launching its first ever Immigrant Program Grant. With funding from The Florida Bar Foundation and national funders, the 2019 Immigration Program Grant season opens with a...
$30,000 Grant Check to be presented to help women with education for a career in healthcare The Women’s Legacy Fund (WLF) of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation will hold its 2018...
Donation from Foundation made to encourage people to support island businesses Fort Myers, FL, Sept. 20, 2018 – Motorists who cross the Sanibel Causeway between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday,...
by Jason Farrell, Director of the Academic Skills Center and Writing Studio Coordinator, Keiser University—Fort Myers The Women Empowerment (WE) Series launched on June 13, 2018 with the first group of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Relief fund established for those affected by water crisis 100% of contributions will be disbursed in Lee County – donors encouraged to give FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 27, 2018)...
20-year-old graduate of Evangelical Christian School and a junior at Florida State University, was killed two years ago in a car accident Four local nonprofits, a church mission trip and a high school senior were this year’s recipients of funds from the...
135 scholarships awarded through 91 scholarships funds for high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently granted $761,650 and 135 scholarships through a competitive process...
Several of the 111 volunteer scholarship reviewers for the Southwest Florida Community Foundation's 2018 scholarship season joined the Foundation team for the Scholarship Reviewer Thank You Reception on May 3...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation will bring nationally renowned author and TED talk speaker Dan Pallotta to town on Saturday, November 3 for a one-day Board training seminar for nonprofit...
The Bonita Springs Community Fund, a fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, presented two $20,000 checks to the United Way to provide support to Habitat for Humanity and the...
More than 80 Women’s Legacy Fund contributors and Prima Donors recently attended the Southwest Florida Community Foundation Fund’s spring luncheon. The luncheon was exclusively for WLF contributors and Prima Donors....
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has launched an Earth Day campaign to raise awareness and funds for the environment in Southwest Florida. The “Earth Day the SWFL Way” campaign is meant...
Ardent community supporters Richard and Vicki Pitbladdo recently collaborated with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation to establish a virtual $1 million endowment. “This virtual endowment fund is reflective of the new...
When I walked into a Makerspace for the first time, I curled up on a well-worn sofa, surrounded by workspaces that were flanked by shelves and bins filled with tools...
Multi-donor fund supports unique challenges and opportunities facing local LGBT community The LGBT Community Fund of Southwest Florida, a fund of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, recently awarded $15,000 to Collier...
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation has awarded $539,582.58 to both established and new programs that are designed to increase the quality of life in sustainable and equitable ways for Southwest...
New exhibit features artwork by five local physicians The Southwest Florida Community Foundation will launch a new art display at its Community Hub in February. Beginning February 2, “Art Doctors” will feature...
