Community Foundation: For Good, For Ever.

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September 23, 2010: Annual Estate & Charitable Gift Planning Institute Webcast

Featuring Roy Adams and Christopher Hoyt

Click here for an Agenda. Reservation required, seating is limited! Continuing education provided.

Registration is FREE! To register send an e-mail with your contact information to Joy Watkins at jwatkins@cfnf.org or call 850-222-2899 ext. 104.

Date: September 23, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (lunch will be provided)
Location: MGT of America (conference room) 2123 Centre Point Blvd.

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August 4, 2010: CFNF Announces Knight Fund 2010 Grant Cycle Opens

The Community Foundation of North Florida announced today the opening of The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Donor Advised Fund 2010 grant cycle.  Grant applications are now being accepted from local nonprofit organizations. The first application deadline is Oct. 1, 2010.  The Knight Fund will invest $120,000 before December 31, 2010 to support projects fostering an informed, engaged community. (Click here for Grant Guidelines and more information.)

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July 2010: CFNF Announces 2010-2011 Investment Committee

The Community Foundation is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 Investment Committee: Tom Allen, Chair, Stan Barnes, Wayne Edwards, Frank Jameson, Lawton Langford, Dwayne Maddron, and Gary Wright. (Click here to learn more about the Committee and the Foundation's investments.)

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May 2010: CFNF Announces New Board Members, Officers & Executive Committee Members

The Community Foundation is pleased to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors:  Everitt Drew, Tim Edmond, Alex Hinson and John Pettit.  Stan Barnes is the newly elected Chairman of the board, Ray Bye is Secretary and Ken Boutwell is serving as Treasurer.  Joining the officers of the Foundation as members of the Executive Committee are Beverly Burleson, Kathy Dahl, Steve Evans, Randy Hanna, Rob Langford and Gary Wright.  (Click here for a full listing of the members of the Board.)

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Knight Foundation Adds to Donor Advised Fund at CFNF

TALLAHASSEE (March 16, 2010) The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today that it will invest up to $2.5 million to foster an "informed, engaged" Tallahassee over the next seven years through the Community Foundation of North Florida. The new approach will modify how Knight Foundation works in the Tallahassee region. Grant seekers in Tallahassee will apply for funding through the Community Foundation of North Florida. "Knight’s commitment to additional resources in our community comes at a time when resources for local nonprofit organizations are in such short supply," said Joy Watkins, president of the Community Foundation of North Florida. "These new funds and a re-directed focus on informed, engaged community truly will be transformational for our community."  To view the full press release, please click here.  To see information about how to apply for a grant, click here.

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January 2010: Community Foundation Receives Grant From Knight Foundation to Enhance Community Conversations

The Community Foundation of North Florida, in partnership with The Village Square, recently received a $72,000 challenge grant to revitalize the dialogue among the city’s diverse residents around community issues. The project entitled "We the People" will create a 21st Century virtual and face-to-face public square by offering unique town hall forums, in addition to constructive online engagement through a community problem-solving Wiki. The project’s goal is to renew Tallahassee's marketplace of ideas where good solutions rise from an informed citizenship, and where abundant information can be channeled into constructive results.

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December 2009: CFNF "The Significant Impact Of A Hidden Community Asset" - a message from Paul Sullivan, Chairman of the Board

 I think it's timely to tell the untold story of the Community Foundation which is an organization remaining relatively hidden yet significantly and positively  impacting the people and charitable organizations of our community. During the last 12 years, Charitable Funds established at the foundation by individuals in our community generated in excess of $5.7 million in grants to nonprofit organizations.  The grants supported over 400 charities of all types and sizes with more than 90% of the dollars staying in our community. Click here for a copy of the full article.

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October 2009: CFNF Celebrates Legacies of Giving at its Annual Investment Forum with Quincy Brown as the Keynote Speaker

Quincy Brown was the keynote speaker at the foundation's Annual Investment Forum. At the luncheon, which was attened by approximately 150 fundholders, board members and friends, he spoke about inflation and the current investment climate.  Earlier in the day, he presented a similar message to approximately 50 nonprofit staff and board members.  He is with the Fund Evaluation Group and is the Investment Consultant for the CFNF.