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Our Mission for Florida

1. Foster cooperation and collaboration among business, government and nonprofit organizations.
   
2. Advance sound public policy that includes nonprofit sector perspectives.
   
3. Promote and develop philanthropy in Florida.

Our Vision for Florida

The vision of Florida Philanthropic Network is for Florida to be successful in modeling and facilitating cooperation and collaboration among all sectors – business, government and nonprofit, to promote the best interest of all Floridians.

Our History

In 2001, seven preeminent Florida foundation leaders, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Dade Community Foundation, Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, Health Foundation of South Florida, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, shared a vision of, and commitment to, the importance of cooperative, collaborative relationships between business, government and nonprofits. Their leadership led to a vision of a united Florida with foundations, government and business leaders devoted to cooperation and collaboration that would more effectively leverage contributions of each sector. The Network founders believed that innovative leadership and a unified voice were necessary to effectively promote philanthropy, foster collaboration and advance public policy.

Today, Florida Philanthropic Network represents a vast network of grantmakers from Miami to Jacksonville and Naples to Panama City who collectively invest over $180 million annually in the nonprofit sector and who are dedicated to build philanthropy to build a better Florida.