Who Should Attend: Staff and board members of FPN member organizations. This webinar is open to FPN members only.
Cost: No charge.
To Register: Register Online
Presenters: David Biemesderfer, Vice President, Florida Philanthropic Network; Nikia Kaiza, FPN/Anchin Center Research Fellow; Steven Lawrence, Senior Director of Research, The Foundation Center.


Florida philanthropy has grown significantly in the past decade, but the country's economic recession has put a halt to the growth in the past few years and presented funders with new challenges. That is one of the key findings from Florida Philanthropic Network's new Giving in Florida research report.  This FPN webinar will provide grantmakers with an opportunity to take a closer look at some of the latest facts, figures and trends in recent giving by Florida's foundations and individuals, and to discuss the outlook for the state's grantmaking in 2010.  In addition, Steven Lawrence from The Foundation Center in New York will provide a national perspective on the latest foundation giving trends.

About the Presenters

David Biemesderfer is Vice President of Florida Philanthropic Network. Among his duties, he manages FPN’s research on Florida giving.

Nikia Kaiza serves as the Florida Philanthropic Network-David C. Anchin Center research fellow. In this position she assists FPN in numerous research projects to analyze and document Florida philanthropy. Kaiza is in her final year of studies for a master's degree in public administration from the University of South Florida.

Steven Lawrence is Director of Research at the Foundation Center and is based at the Center's New York headquarters.  He is the author and editor of numerous reports on national, regional, and special-topic trends in the field of philanthropy, among them Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates, Social Justice Grantmaking, and various research advisories on the impact of the economic crisis on foundations.