Twenty years ago, I was able to articulate my life’s work with the still-relevant, “I want to make a difference,” mantra. I continue to live by these words, but the past three years have challenged how I define making a … Continue reading
Sarasota County was recently named one of 20 finalists for the All-America City Awards, a nationwide contest established by the National Civic League that recognizes communities that demonstrate innovation, civic engagement and cross-sector collaboration to address pressing local challenges. The … Continue reading
The Nonprofit Finance Fund released the 2013 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey this week, marking the fifth year of sharing data and trends within the nonprofit sector across the nation. What’s new? Out of the more than 6,000 respondents, … Continue reading
At the recent Florida Philanthropic Network Annual Summit, the air was thick with the “C” word. Collaboration. It was everywhere– breakout sessions, hallways and receptions. Overheard in the Education Funders Affinity Group Session: Cross sector collaborations are the key to … Continue reading
Gisli Olafsson is the emergency response director for NetHope, a collaboration of 35 leading international humanitarian organizations to better serve the developing world through innovative technology and communications. The Patterson Foundation is a catalyst funder of NetHope’s Open Humanitarian Initiative. This … Continue reading
I was warned. Warned that there wasn’t any reason to reach out. Warned that past relationships had been strained. Warned to not get my hopes up. That’s the advice I got when I was probing about the prospect of inviting … Continue reading
We’re entering into our fifth year of supporting Season of Sharing. The campaign, founded by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in 2000 and administered by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, helps people on the verge of homelessness in our four-county … Continue reading
Image via NetHope The Patterson Foundation is a partner of NetHope, a global consortium of the world’s leading partners and NGOs that enable humanitarian organizations to better serve the developing world through smarter use of technology. Emmanuella Stimphat lost so … Continue reading
I have read with interest about two large collaborations, including one with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System exploring aligning with BayCare Health System to decrease costs, increase revenues and to strategically grow revenues over time. In the other, USF Health is entering … Continue reading
Who Let the Dogs Out? Woof…woof….woof….woof…. Those of you familiar with this tune by Baha Men probably have it stuck in your heads already! It was a great song in 2000 and a dozen years later it’s still a great … Continue reading