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Agriculture: Past, Present, and Possibilities

A Walk to Respect

Advancing Mission Thrivability

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

Age-Friendly Sarasota

Aging Mastery Program

Aging with Dignity

and Independence

Arthritis Foundation

Florida Chapter

Aspirations to Actions

Aspirations Journalism

Beyond The Blog

Beyond the Check

Bringing Science Home

Caregiver Connect

Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Census 2020 Education

Clawback Recovery Challenge

Collaborative Partnering

Collaboratory

At Ringling College of Art and Design

Communities for All Ages

Community Preparedness Recovery and Resiliency

Community Impact: Optimizing Assets Beyond Initiatives

COVID-19 Response

DeSoto County Ahead

Digital Access for All

Digital Navigator Program

EdExploreSRQ

Fueling Dynamic Fundraising

Giving Challenge

Higher Waters: Suncoast Quality of Life

Honoring & Onward

HundredX Pilot Project

Indiana University Lilly Family

School of Philanthropy Electives

John T. Berteau Opportunity Endowment Fund

Legacy of Valor

Margin & Mission Ignition

National Campaign for

Grade-Level Reading

National Council on Aging

NetHope

Veterans Legacy Summit

New Media Journalism

Nonprofit Thrivability

Nonprofit Internship Program

Patriot Plaza

Recoding Organizational DNA

Sarasota County Health Safety Net

System of Care Collaboration

Season of Sharing

Self-Management Alliance

Sister M. Lucia Haas

Scholarship Endowment

SPIRE CoLab

Student Emergency Fund

Study Away

Suncoast Campaign for

Grade-Level Reading

Suncoast Connect

Suncoast Digital Connect

Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund

Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition

TPF Tech Excellence

The Bay

The Gap

The Patterson Foundation Fellowship

The Giving Partner

TPF Beyond

UPLIFT Florida Network

Voter Education

Photo: Orphan Train Movement

Tuition/Fees Reimbursement Program, Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

Learning the History of Philanthropy

March 11, 2026

Carrie Miley, Consultant, The Patterson Foundation

Indiana University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

Photo: Josephine Eisenberg

Tuition/Fees Reimbursement Program, Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

The Economics I Didn’t Expect to Love (and Why It Matters for Nonprofits)

March 10, 2026

Josephine Eisenberg, Consultant, The Patterson Foundation

Indiana University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

Photo: Humane Society of Manatee County

Margin & Mission Ignition, Nonprofit Thrivability

From Compassion to Capacity: How Earned Income Strengthened Humane Society of Manatee County

March 09, 2026

Humane Society of Manatee County

Margin & Mission Ignition

Nonprofit Thrivability

Photo: Fueling Dynamic Fundraising

Fueling Dynamic Fundraising, Nonprofit Thrivability

The Patterson Foundation Brings Nonprofit Leaders Together to Connect, Learn, and Thrive

March 06, 2026

Fueling Dynamic Fundraising Initiative

Nonprofit Thrivability Initiative

Sara Leonard, MBA, CFRE

Photo: TPF Immersion

Thought Leadership

Tuning In Together: Immersion 2026 Strengthens the Work of The Patterson Foundation

March 05, 2026

Beth Duda, Director of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

The Patterson Foundation Staff

The Patterson Foundation Consultants

Photo: Jacki Dezelski

Thought Leadership

Jacki Dezelski Joins The Patterson Foundation Governing Board

March 03, 2026

Jacki Dezelski, Governing Board Member

The Patterson Foundation Governing Board

Photo: Heather Hackett presenting at the CERT Summit

Community Preparedness Recovery and Resiliency

Community, Connection, and Why This Summit Mattered So Much

March 02, 2026

LocalRelief.com

Community Preparedness, Recovery, and Resiliency

CERT Summit Photo Album

Photo: Beyond The Blog team

Beyond The Blog

The Beyond The Blog Team Continues to Strive For Engagement and Excellence

February 27, 2026

Beyond The Blog, a Podcast by The Patterson Foundation

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Momentum in Motion: Margin & Mission Ignition Fast Pitches Advance Thrivability

Margin & Mission Ignition, Nonprofit Thrivability

Momentum in Motion: Margin & Mission Ignition Fast Pitches Advance Thrivability

February 26, 2026

Florida Center for Early Childhood

The Literacy Council of Sarasota

Resilient Retreat

Photo: Ericia Henry

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership, Ericia Henry, 2024/26, The Patterson Foundation Fellowship

A Deeper Look into Grantmaking: My Experience with the Bishop Parker Foundation

February 25, 2026

Bishop • Parker Foundation

Ericia Henry, TPF Fellow 2024/26

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

Photo: Maribel Martinez book circle group: The Out of Towners

Aspirations to Actions

The One and Only Out-of-Towners: A New Civic Path Book Group

February 20, 2026

Maribel Martinez Consulting

Aspirations to Actions: The New Civic Path Book Circles

What Nonprofits Can Learn from Foundations Investing in Earned Income

Fueling Dynamic Fundraising, Margin & Mission Ignition, Nonprofit Thrivability

What Nonprofits Can Learn from Foundations Investing in Earned Income

February 18, 2026

Video Podcast: Why Greater Hartford Gives Foundation & TPF Are Investing in Social Enterprise for Nonprofit Impact

Margin & Mission Ignition

Greater Hartford Gives Foundation

Photo: Fellows at The Bay

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership, Ericia Henry, 2024/26, The Patterson Foundation Fellowship, TPF Beyond Network

TPF & Beyond – The Value of Staying Connected

February 18, 2026

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

TPF Beyond Network

Indiana University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Photo: Ericia Henry, Andrew Spector, Connor LaGrange

Connor LaGrange, 2021/23, Advancing Philanthropic Leadership, The Patterson Foundation Fellowship, TPF Beyond Network

This work is hard. What makes it worth it is you.

February 17, 2026

TPF Beyond Network

Advancing Philanthropic Leadership

Indiana University Indianapolis Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Photo: Darrel Nicklow Jr.

DeSoto County Ahead

DeSoto County Ahead, Right at Home

February 16, 2026

Glimpse the Desoto County Ahead Community Update From Darrel’s Perspective: Part 1

Glimpse the Desoto County Ahead Community Update From Darrel’s Perspective: Part 2

Glimpse the Desoto County Ahead Community Update From Darrel’s Perspective: Part 3

Photo: Karissa Roosa, All Faiths Food Bank

DeSoto County Ahead

Reflections From The Harwood Institute National Summit: Choosing To Turn Outward

February 15, 2026

The Harwood Institute

All Faiths Food Bank

DeSoto County Ahead

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