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Gulf Coast Community Foundation Elects Board Officers

Published: June 26, 2018

The Board of Directors of Gulf Coast Community Foundation has elected Judy Cahn as Chair and Scott Collins as Vice Chair for one-year terms as officers. The Boa...

Meet the Class for Our Summer 2018 Gulf Coast Board Institute

Published: June 22, 2018

Gulf Coast Community Foundation has selected 20 nonprofit board members from across the region to participate in the next class of our Gulf Coast Board Institut...

5 Tips for an Easy Executive Succession Plan

Published: June 7, 2018

Most nonprofit board members and executive directors agree that having an executive succession plan is essential – identifying the steps to take when the execut...

Continued Progress on Homelessness in Sarasota

Published: June 6, 2018 One year after beginning to implement a collaborative plan to address chronic homelessness in Sarasota, "the system is now beginning to operate as it should," according to a statewide expert.

20 Ways to Build Board Engagement

Published: June 6, 2018

Do you struggle to get a quorum at your board meetings? Is getting someone to be chairman like wrestling with a tarpon?  Is showing up at board meetings the ext...

Deming to Take New Role as Chief Operating Officer at Selby Gardens

Published: May 29, 2018 With a mix of heavy hearts and warm wishes, Gulf Coast will soon bid farewell to longtime staff member Wendy Deming. Wendy will assume a key leadership position at Selby Gardens in July.

New Housing Initiative for Homeless Adults Opens Its Doors

Published: May 22, 2018 A critical new component of the system of services being built to help Sarasota's chronically homeless is now up and running. The Suncoast Rapid Rehousing Program aims to serve homeless adults with the "greatest acuity of need."