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• Beyond Financial Support

  • When
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

  

  Join Helios Education Foundation for a webinar exploring what's possible when scholarship programs are strategically designed to support students on their path to success. 

  Why you should attend: 

  • Go beyond the dollars. Learn how scholarship programs are increasing retention and college completion by addressing both academic and non-academic barriers. 
  • Hear from experts. Gain insights from scholarship providers in Arizona and Florida 
  • See impact in action. We'll bring the research to life through engaging conversations, real-world examples, and student perspectives. 
  • Get early access. Attendees will receive an advance copy of Beyond Financial Support, Helios Education Foundation's upcoming report on innovative scholarship strategies.

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• Grant Managers Network

  • When
    Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join fellow FPN members engaged in grant management for a roundtable discussion to share best practices, discuss ways to work through challenges and find opportunities for deeper connection and collaboration. 

  Topics we plan to touch on include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • How do you effectively capture grantee budgets (formats and narratives)?
  • How do you incorporate reporting objectives into the design of your application questions? Could you be inadvertently impacting measurement outcomes?
  • Have recent government actions impacted your organization's grantmaking? If so, how?

  Please feel free to share any other specific topics or areas of interest prior to the meeting directly with Laura@fpnetwork.org.

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• Community Foundations of Florida - Staff Roundtables

  • When
    Monday, August 18, 2025
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Community Impact & Programs

  Florida Philanthropic Network Community Foundations of Florida members are welcome to join their peers from around the state for roundtable meetings focused on roles specific to community foundation work. We will come together to share best practices, discuss ways to work through challenges and find opportunities for deeper connection and collaboration.

  Please feel free to share any specific topics or areas of interest prior to the meeting directly with Geula@fpnetwork.org.

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• Community Foundations of Florida - Staff Roundtables

  • When
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Finance & Operations

  Florida Philanthropic Network Community Foundations of Florida members are welcome to join their peers from around the state for roundtables meetings focused on roles specific to community foundation work. We will come together to share best practices, discuss ways to work through challenges and find opportunities for deeper connection and collaboration.

  Please feel free to share any specific topics or areas of interest prior to the meeting directly with Geula@fpnetwork.org.

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• Community Foundations of Florida - Staff Roundtables

  • When
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Donor Relations & Philanthropic Services

  Florida Philanthropic Network Community Foundations of Florida members are welcome to join their peers from around the state for roundtable meetings focused on roles specific to community foundation work. We will come together to share best practices, discuss ways to work through challenges and find opportunities for deeper connection and collaboration.

  Please feel free to share any specific topics or areas of interest prior to the meeting directly with Geula@fpnetwork.org.

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• FPN Joint Meeting of Florida Education & Florida Health Funders

  • When
    Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for our joint meeting in August as we welcome Janisse Rosario Schoepp, MPH, PHD, Chief Strategy Officer at the Health Foundation of South Florida. 

  Janisse will discuss the foundation's work establishing the South Florida Anchor Alliance (SFAA), a collaborative of 20 regional institutions, including healthcare systems, education enterprises, and municipalities that joined forces in 2019 to create a more robust South Florida economy through collective local procurement and workforce development initiatives.  

  In 2024, the Health Foundation of South Florida, through the South Florida Anchor Alliance (SFAA), had over $3 million in active grants and program support, reaching close to 2,000 local and small businesses and providing more than 200 students with scholarships for health care related anchor jobs. 

  Learn more about the alliance here: 

  Home | South Florida Anchor Alliance 

  Our Presenter: 

  Janisse Rosario Schoepp, M.P.H., Ph.D., who joined the Foundation in 2004, is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Health Foundation of South Florida.  She guides the development and implementation of new approaches and initiatives that advance the Foundation’s health equity agenda. She also serves as a thought leader internally and externally, informing the Foundation’s overall direction, strategic partnerships, and investments in the community. Schoepp has been an integral part of the Foundation’s strategic planning, program development, research and evaluation. She worked to establish the South Florida Anchor Alliance, an initiative to engage regional institutions, such as hospitals and universities, in community wealth-building strategies to address the social determinants of health. She was selected to be part of the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School. Previously, she worked at the Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University. Schoepp holds a Master and a Doctorate of Public Health, both from Florida International University. 

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• Community Foundations of Florida - Staff Roundtables

  • When
    Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Communications & Events

  Florida Philanthropic Network Community Foundations of Florida members are welcome to join their peers from around the state for roundtable meetings focused on roles specific to community foundation work. We will come together to share best practices, discuss ways to work through challenges and find opportunities for deeper connection and collaboration.

  Please feel free to share any specific topics or areas of interest prior to the meeting directly with Geula@fpnetwork.org.

  
  

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• FPN Briefing: Building Resilient Communities

  • When
    Wednesday, September 03, 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join the Florida Philanthropic Network [FPN], in partnership with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), Hope CommUnity Center, Orlando Center for Justice, and Resilience Force for a timely and important discussion on building resilient communities in Florida. 

  Florida is home to diverse and vibrant populations, each with unique needs. However, shared among them is the critical need for safe housing, access to healthcare, job opportunities, and legal services. This briefing will spot-light how organizations across the state are responding to ongoing challenges and building systems to support communities in times of uncertainty. 

  The session will begin with a national overview from GCIR - the only philanthropic organization in the country exclusively focused on mobilizing resources to support immigrants and refugees. This will be followed by insights from three Florida-based organizations actively working on the ground to: 

  • Prepare vulnerable communities for inevitable climate events 
  • Navigate the impact of evolving healthcare legislation
  • Address complex legal challenges facing immigrant and underserved populations 

  We will have opportunity for discussion and Q&A at the end of the briefing. 

  Featured Speakers 

  Kevin Douglas 

  Kevin joined GCIR in 2019 and is the Senior Director of National Programs. He leads GCIR’s public policy work, manages the Advancing Economic Justice Community of Practice, and shapes strategic programming and funder resources. Previously, he served as Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy for United Neighborhood Houses of New York, where he led campaigns securing hundreds of millions of dollars in public investment for community services. He was recognized as one of New York Nonprofit Media’s 40 Under 40 and a Next Generation Leader by the Human Services Council. He also co-founded the giving circle 100 New Yorkers Who Care and has served on several boards, including the New York Immigration Coalition. Kevin holds an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania.

  
  

  Cynthia Hernandez

  Cynthia S Hernández re-joined the Resilience Force as National Training Director in 2022 just as Hurricane Ian was making landfall in Florida. Cynthia had previously been the Florida Director of Resilience Force from 2018-2020. During that time, Cynthia tracked changing conditions and regulations affecting Resilience Workers and advocated for labor protections at the local and state level. Cynthia began her career as a researcher and instructor at Florida International University’s Center for Labor Research & Studies (CLRS) in 2006. Her research interests include issues at the intersection of labor and immigration, with a focus on wage theft. Her numerous research and publications led to the creation of several county-wide anti-wage theft ordinances throughout Florida, which have helped recover millions of dollars of unpaid wages.

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  Melissa Marantes

  Melissa Marantes is the Executive Director and co-founder of Orlando Center for Justice. Her work at OCJ includes teaching and mentoring law students because her passion is to inspire future community lawyers and providing legal services to the community in Central Florida. Mrs. Marantes sits on the Mayor's Multicultural Affairs Committee. Prior to being a lawyer, Mrs. Marantes worked for 10 years in the advertising industry as an interactive broadcast producer for the Hispanic market. Mrs. Marantes is a FAMU Law alumni, a Latina, mother of two, community lawyer and advocate for access to justice in Central Florida.
  

  
  

  Felipe Sousa Lazaballet

  In addition to managing day-to-day operations, leading 30 staff members, overseeing the management of seven programs, and increasing financial support for the 50-year-old organization; Felipe collaborates with community advocates, supporters, leaders, and organizations throughout Central Florida to drive the interconnectedness and synergy of Hope’s programs. His first-hand understanding of the immigrant experience along with his vision, passion, and power of networks have refreshed Hope’s support, empowerment, and advocacy for immigrants and others who are tenacious and courageous in the face of all systems of oppression.

  Prior to joining Hope, Felipe was the Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Sr Specialist for the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the City of Orlando. In this position, he proposed policy recommendations and programs; advocated for best practices on LGBTQ+ issues and immigrant and refugee affairs; and directed outreach to the Muslim, Brazilian, and Haitian communities to encourage greater participation in city services.

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• FERN Member Network Meeting

  • When
    Monday, September 08, 2025
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    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for the next FERN Member Network Meeting! 

  More details, including the agenda, will be shared soon. 

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• FPN Civic Engagement Member Network- Florida Civic Advance Report

  • When
    Tuesday, September 09, 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The Florida Civic Advance is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with the launch of a new Civic Matters series. In August 2025 released the first report, "Advancing Civic Connections", which highlights Florida civic data from 2008-2023 presenting both challenges and opportunities for Florida communities in advancing civic connections. The Report's call to action includes Strengthen Community Participation and Civic Connections; Comprehensive and Accessible Continuing Civic Education; and Ensure Access to Accurate Information. 

  What suggestions do you have for how best to engage with philanthropic organizations to advance community connections and improve civic life? What do you see the role of the FPN member network in the future in this area? 

  Featured Speakers

  Emery Ivery 

  Retired, Suncoast United Way Chief Impact Officer

  In 2022 Emery retired as Tampa Bay Area President and Chief Impact Officer at United Way Suncoast after 16 years with Suncoast United Way. During his 16-year tenure with United Way Suncoast, he helped develop innovative strategies to address community inclusion and civic engagement, creating lasting community change in the Tampa Bay region. His nearly 30 years of experience working at United Way included senior-level management positions in Tacoma, Washington, Orlando, Florida, and his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.  Emery started his career as a psychiatric social worker in Cleveland which inspired a focus on systemic justice work over the next 30 years. Emery holds a MSSA from Case Western Reserve University and a BA from Cleveland State University.
  

  
  

  Robert "Bob" Jones 

  Florida Civic Advance

  Robert “Bob” Jones. Bob is a co-founder of the Florida Civic Advance and served as Director of the FSU Consensus from 1990 to 2021. He is highly respected nationally for his leadership in the field of civic engagement, collaboration, and consensus building. He has extensive experience and expertise in designing and facilitating large consensus-building stakeholder collaboration processes at the state and national levels, and has provided consultation to public, private and non-profit organizations on assessing readiness for collaboration, strategic planning and building collaborative capacity.

  
  

  
  

  Tim Dutton 

  Sarasota, Consultant to the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg 

  Tim Dutton is a Senior Consultant with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. He previously served as Director of Unite Pinellas from 2018-2021. He serves as co-Executive Director and co-founder of the consulting firm Community Studios. In 2014-2015 he served as a community development specialist with the Peace Corps in the Kyrgyz Republic. He served as the CEO for the Institute for the Ages in Sarasota from 2010-2012, and as Executive Director for SCOPE (Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence) from 2001-2012. He has also served as CEO of two hospitals in the U.S and Haiti.

  
  

  
  

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• Census 2030/Civic Engagement Day of Learning

  • When
    Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Winter Park Health Foundation, Center for Health & Wellbeing [2005 Mizell Ave, Winter Park, FL 32792]

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  Join fellow FPN members and Florida Counts Grantees for a day of learning as we prepare for the 2030 Census. Speakers will include local and national experts and there will be time for networking, sharing best practices and strategizing to insure that Florida has the most accurate count possible.

  Questions? Email Geula@fpnetwork.org

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