Grants, awards and opportunities ahead in the New Year
Several significant grant opportunities and awards are coming available for local nonprofits. The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida has announced the opening of applications for two significant grants. The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville requests Letter of Interest (LOI) for its 2022-2023 Cultural Service Grant Program. And, the City of Jacksonville is requesting completed applications […]
Passing the baton: The Community Foundation bids farewell to Susan Datz Edelman, VP, Strategic Communications, welcomes Stephanie Garry Garfunkel to position
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida (TCF) is bidding farewell to Susan Datz Edelmen, its vice president of strategic communications, as she prepares for her retirement at the end of the year after nearly a decade of service. Stephanie Garry Garfunkel will be taking the reins from Edelman beginning Jan. 1, after a three-month transition […]
Community Foundation launches A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund
On Aug. 19, the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida launched the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity and Impact Fund, a new collective giving fund “to attract and deploy assets in the community to ignite transformational change in Jacksonville’s Black communities.” Conversations surrounding the fund first began in 2020 with community leaders to explore what could be […]
Florida Christian Center celebrates new bus for senior community
After a year spent raising funds to purchase a replacement for its deteriorating 2001 bus, the Florida Christian Center at 1115 Edgewood Ave. S. held an event Jan. 11 to bless Grace, the new 2018 14-passenger bus which will enable the center to continue its mission of serving seniors in the community. Over 50 people […]
