💫FPN Sector News - July 2024
Florida Philanthropic Network
Building Philanthropy for a Better Florida
FLORIDA'S PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP
"Florida is among the nation's most philanthropic states, alongside California, New York and Texas. With Florida being the third most populous state, there has been a rise in the number of new family foundations in the state as well as new donors opening up donor advised funds with community foundations." - Ashley Dietz
Name: Mari Kuraishi
Company: The Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Thoughts: "The Florida philanthropic community is young. The rest of East Coast/Midwest philanthropy has deeper roots in 19th century industrialism, and has been institutional for longer. Because we are young, I think we have the capacity to innovate."
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Mindful Philanthropy is seeking to understand the current landscape of funding going to mental health, addiction, and well-being, as well as other related issue areas such as education, criminal justice, homelessness, other health issues and poverty alleviation. This data will inform a public report due out in the fall to guide more strategic, impactful giving to the sector. Will you please consider taking a five-minute survey to support this effort? This confidential and anonymous survey is intended for all funders, whether focused on mental health or other issue areas. With your help, we can map the field’s current giving, track trends over time, and identify the biggest needs.
The survey will close on July 15th, 202
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What does an age-integrated society look like and how can funders be part of the movement to strengthen aging initiatives in the philanthropic sector? Join this special conversation with Lindsay Goldman, CEO of Grantmakers In Aging, a community of funders mobilizing money and ideas to strengthen policies, programs, and resources for all of us as we age. Lindsay will share insights on how aging intersects with funding priorities including health, caregiving, social connection, and housing.
Thursday, July 25, 2024 | 1:00 PM -2:00 PM | Zoom
Disasters of any kind have the potential to affect communities in Florida. The most effective disaster response comes from being prepared, and the best preparations involve many stakeholders in a community. These stakeholders include nonprofits, funders, local government, volunteer organizations, and more.
This half day workshop, presented by Florida Nonprofit Alliance and Florida Philanthropic Network, is designed to provide examples of how communities around the state have responded to disasters, both natural and man-made, and the lessons they learned about how to prepare going forward. Join us to hear from a panel of your peers, then meet with others from your region to discuss how you can best prepare for future disasters. You'll leave with ideas to strengthen your community and feel prepared to implement them.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 10:00AM - 1:00 PM | Center for Health and Wellbeing
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We are seeking a grants and operations professional to serve as our Grants Administration Senior Associate. This is a new role on The Miami Foundation’s growing Grants Administration Team. You will be responsible for helping to ensure that our grant programs and services are expertly managed and meet the needs of our donors, sponsored projects, nonprofit partners, and internal stakeholders. A key piece of the department’s work is to provide critical, holistic operational support to a large, diverse, and growing portfolio of charitable projects that our Foundation houses (“sponsors”) to impact positive change across our community. Through this portfolio, we help a variety of partners, including private foundations, local government, and local individuals with big ideas get their projects off the ground.
As Senior Associate, you will provide project management, operational expertise, and fiscal support to this important portfolio. You will directly support the administration of this portfolio and closely collaborate with team members to drive these charitable initiatives' success. You will also work cross-collaboratively with other Foundation teams to continuously improve our grants administration processes, provide exceptional customer service, and help ensure effective, efficient, world-class grant operations.
This position reports to the Manager of Sponsored Projects. The position requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with 5-7 years of professional office experience, including at least 4 years in operations or programmatic roles within Greater Miami's nonprofit, foundation, or public sectors. The candidate should have expertise in budgeting, nonprofit financials, exceptional interpersonal skills, and proficiency in digital tools like Microsoft Office and CRM systems; experience with grants management systems and multilingual capabilities are a plus. Learn more about this position.
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