June 27, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Welcomes New Board Members
New members include Dan Denton, Erin Duggan, and Mitzie Henson. SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has elected officers and appointed new members to its Board o…
December 14, 2023
The Hon. Charles Williams on the Importance of Patience and Empathy in the Legal System
The Hon. Charles E. Williams was the first Black circuit judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida, appointed by Gov. Lawton Chiles on November 8, 1997. Williams took office in January of…
September 9, 2022
Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Member
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Welcomes New Board Member Certified Financial Planner Laura Mattia, PH.D., MBA, CFP® will join the Foundation’s Board of Directors. FOR IMME…
June 29, 2021
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Elects New Officers, Welcomes New Board Member
Daniel DeLeo holds the role of Chair, Marilyn Thompson as Vice Chair, while Jeff Troiano will join the board for a three-year term. Pictured Above (from left to right): Marilyn Thompson, Vice…
June 7, 2021
Sharing Time in Service of Others
There’s an idiom in business that what you measure matters. In philanthropy, there are many measurements – outcomes, lives changed, program results, financial management and years…
July 9, 2020
Spokes on a Wheel
Editor's Note: Richard Gans, Shareholder at Ferguson Skipper, served from 2011-2020 on the board of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, including a two-year chair service from 2018-20…
July 7, 2020
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Welcomes New Board Members, Appoints Officers for 2020-2021
Pictured Above (from left to right): John Humphrey, Mercedes Soler, Carla Plush Smith, Dr. Janet Taylor, and Judge Charles E. Williams. SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasot…
November 13, 2019
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Issues Grants in Support of Placemaking, LGBTQ+ Initiatives, Cultural Development & the Arts
SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has issued several grants to local nonprofits to enhance programs that support placemaking, LGBTQ+ initiatives, and cultural de…