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WELCOME TO THE ECONOMICS OF SHARING

 
An Ad Hoc Committee was formed this past year under the leadership and encouragement of Council Chair Vicki Fox.  Its mission:  to bring nonprofit organizations together for shared benefit as a way to address some of their needs in a shrinking economy.  "A creative problem-solving approach was needed when dollars could not be part of the solution," said Fox.

In the words of one organizer, there was a 'seismic' shift in the nonprofit community when these organizations came together to swap surplus goods and services at the first annual St. Petersburg SWAP Meet.  Tents, room dividers, and modes of transportation, for example, have been or will soon be shared.

Dr. Peter Betzer, president of the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership and a founding council member of the Community Foundation of Greater St. Petersburg, incubated the idea and helped make it a reality.  "This SWAP Meet not only presented a new way to address financial challenges but presented a new mode of operation for nonprofits - a highly cooperative mode," says Betzer.

More than 100 individuals representing approximately 60 nonprofits participated in this first-of-its-kind gathering. 


Click here to learn more about "Swap for Community"


Playbills

The following ads have recently appeared in playbills for The Florida Orchestra and American Stage Theatre respectively. The Foundation is proud to administer the endowment funds for these organizations.

The Florida Orchestra
          2009
          2007 - 2008
          2006

American Stage Theatre
          2007 - 2008
          2006



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