Amy Kwakya-Amoah is a 17-year-old senior at Out-of-Door Academy in Florida.
She's also the Youth Humanitarian of the Year for her volunteer work with Healthy Teens, a community education program...more
The Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation has awarded more than $5 million in grants to local nonprofit organizations working in education, mental health, humanitarian causes, and the arts and...more
Sarasota Opera Earns Major Grant for Education Outreach.Turner Fund of Manatee Community Foundation.Funding aims to support the company's pilot outreach program which aims to bring opera to numerous...more
PLANit Sarasota, the local college access network (LCAN) for Sarasota County, is partnering with State College of Florida and nearby LCANs Complete Tampa Bay and Reach Manatee to help support...more
A woman who came to the US from Argentina as a young woman has been named the new executive director of Manatee Community Foundation in Florida, the Bradenton Herald reports.
"As a woman who...more
Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.Helps Art Center Sarasota Upgrade its Donor Management.SRQ Media transforms what it means to live and love local through its portfolio of...more
When Hurricane Irma slammed into Florida in September, one group in the state that was especially hard-hit was the elderly, and they needed a little extra help.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune...more
As an Army battalion surgeon in the Iraq War, Dr. Sudip Bose was chosen to treat Saddam Hussein after his capture.
Today he's a physician, a medical correspondent for major news outlets, and...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.