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We’re celebrating! Bringing the Fuse Scholarship Fund to $3 million
We’re celebrating! Almost a year ahead of schedule, we and our LEAP Tampa Bay partners have successfully met a challenge from the Helios Education Foundation.
Read MorePinellas Impact Story – Creative Clay
Creative Clay’s mission is to help people with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives through access to the arts by providing expressive, educational and vocational experiences.
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Concept College inspires students to aim high
Julia Eccles has always struggled with school.
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Competitive Grants Focus: Economic Mobility
Economic Mobility is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.
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Community Foundation of Tampa Bay’s Commitment to Better Education in the Tampa Bay Region Continues to Gain Momentum
Lots of great conversations, sharing of knowledge and ideas at the Florida College Access Network Summit in Orlando.
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Virtual Enterprises International brings real-world business education to local students
Virtual Enterprises International has created a digital, international economy of 7,000+ student-run businesses in 40+ countries.
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Urban League of Hillsborough County, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack Announce Partnership to Support Complete Tampa Bay Initiative
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is pleased to announce a partnership between the Urban League of Hillsborough County (ULHC), LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack that will encourage ULHC clients with a desire to return to education or training to do so with the help of an initiative called Complete Tampa Bay (CTB).
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Tampa Bay Partnership and the USF Muma College of Business unveil key economic findings at ‘State of the Region’ annual event
he Tampa Bay Partnership and University of South Florida Muma College of Business announced the release of two key economic competitiveness reports that benchmark the regions’ advancements against 19 comparable communities.
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Supporting Tampa Bay’s Universities and Colleges in Hurricane Relief Efforts
At Community Foundation Tampa Bay (CFTB), we understand that the impact of a hurricane reaches beyond immediate damage, with long-lasting challenges that ripple across every part of our community.
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Pinellas County Urban League, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack Announce Partnership to Support Complete Tampa Bay Initiative
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is pleased to announce a partnership between the Pinellas County Urban League (PCUL), LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack that will encourage PCUL clients with a desire to return to education or training to do so with the help of an initiative called Complete Tampa Bay (CTB).
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Marlene Spalten Selected as Chair of FCAN’S Board of Advisors
Florida College Access Network’s Board of Advisors recently selected Marlene Spalten, President and CEO of Community Foundation Tampa Bay, as its new Chair.
Read MoreIntroducing Jerrica Peets, Ph.D., FAAME Project Manager LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jerrica Peets to our LEAP Tampa Bay team as the new Project Manager for our Florida African American Male Experience (FAAME) grant partnership with St. Petersburg College (SPC).
Read MoreImpact Story – PARC, Inc.
A lot has changed since 1953, when PARC was founded, but one thing has remained the same and that is PARC’s mission, to provide opportunities for children & adults with developmental disabilities to exercise their independence and experience life to the fullest.
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Impact Story – Hindu Family Support Services
HFSS is a faith-based nonprofit that provides culturally sensitive services to empower survivors of gender-based violence in the South Asian diaspora through awareness, advocacy and economic agency.
Read MoreImpact Story – Enterprising Latinas
Founded in 2009, Enterprising Latinas set out to promote economic mobility among women to enable them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations, to teach skills and offer tools that lead to greater prosperity, and transform community challenges into new economic opportunities in places like Wimauma.
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Gift Annuities and Trusts – Leveraging These Tools to Help with IRS Changes
Community Foundation Tampa Bay invites you to participate in an educational session on how professional advisors are using charitable gift annuities and trusts to help their clients navigate the IRS regulation changes.
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Complete Tampa Bay Can Help You Return to Learn!
Complete Tampa Bay will provide free, personalized coaching and assistance for those with prior college or technical training experience.
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Community Foundation Tampa Bay awards ten grants to encourage Economic Mobility opportunities
The Community Foundation Tampa Bay awarded $184,600 to ten local nonprofit projects designed to encourage education beyond high school, foster career-readiness training, and provide opportunities for apprenticeships and on-the-job training.
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Community Foundation Tampa Bay awards $1.7M in grants to local nonprofits
The Community Foundation Tampa Bay has selected 58 projects from local nonprofits to receive a total of $1,706,006 through its competitive grant process including $1,313,182 for the FY23 competitive grant process and 9 organizations being awarded multi-year opportunities totaling $392,824 in additional investments.
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ABC Action News with Robert Boyd: Clearwater Mother and Son Deliver Food to Communities in Need
Every day perfectly good, healthy food is thrown away across the United States.
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