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Giving Stories
Nonprofits
Those who give can benefit as much as those who receive was the main takeaway from honorees at the recent National Philanthropy Day celebration
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Grants
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Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing
Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing 
Mental Well-Being is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.
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Economic Opportunity
Economic Mobility is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.
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Grants
Nonprofits
Empowering Women and Girls
Empowering Women and Girls is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.
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Grants
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Giving Stories
Quality Childhood and Youth Education
Positive Education is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.
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Vibrant and Engaged Communities 
Community vibrancy is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.
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Five Focus Areas for Grants
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Last year, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay provided almost $20.2 million in grants.
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Community Foundation benchmarking visit
Organization News
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay recently gained new insights and exchanged ideas during a visit to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
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Julia Eccles||Concept College participant Julia Eccles
Nonprofits
Economic Opportunity
Quality Childhood and Youth Education
Julia Eccles has always struggled with school.
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Donor Advised Funds||
Donors
Donor Advised Funds
Philanthropy Resources
Donor-Advised Fund’s popularity has risen dramatically over the last several years.
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Non Cash gifts
Philanthropy Resources
Donor Advised Funds
Donors
Strategic Philanthropy
Donating non-cash gifts like privately held stock can be tax-advantageous for you, but the donation process requires planning and a carefully laid out timeline that simple gifts of cash do not.
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CharitableGifts of Appreciated Stock
Philanthropy Resources
Donors
Complex Giving
Right now is a unique opportunity for your charitable giving. Why?
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Donors, fundholders and community leaders came together on October 23 to celebrate their philanthropic investments in the Tampa Bay region through the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.
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Stetson Alliance for Advocacy
Community Initiatives
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and Stetson University College of Law have formed a new partnership to benefit the Tampa Bay area.
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Linda Simmons Board of Trusties||Ron Ciganek Board of Trusties
Organization News
Ron Ciganek holds an MBA from Oral Roberts University. He began his banking career with Barnett Bank in 1991.
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Sun City Center attorney Robert H. “Bob” Mohr is the new chairman of the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay board.
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Celebrating 22 years of amazing success with Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg, FL at this morning’s Scholar’s Breakfast.
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Nonprofits
Giving Stories
Grants
M2Gen, a health informatics solutions company focused on accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of precision medicine, announced today a $3 million donation to fund seven team science research projects as part of the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN) New Oncologic Visionary Awards (NOVA) program.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announced her Workforce Development Advisory Team on July 24, the third of her five-part “Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow” transition advisory teams.
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Community Foundation of Tampa Bay underwrites $10,000 Award for Philanthropist of the Year honoree to provide to charity of their choice
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Philanthropy Resources
Donors
The rules governing the Qualified Charitable Distribution (“QCD”) seem to change every few years, and last year was no exception.
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For the second year, the Foundation’s South Shore Council hosted a free concert by the Florida Orchestra in the Sun City Center area as a way to thank area residents for their past generosity and to call attention to the efforts of the Foundation in the area.
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We are pleased to announce that the Mary Petro Food and Medicine Fund moved to the campus of the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center on May 2.
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Our Celebration of Giving luncheons this spring have helped us thank donors and friends for their generosity in our community over the last year.
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Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how ECHO of Brandon bridges the gap between crisis and stability
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