Guide to Giving

Why Giving Is Good for You

By giving, we not only improve the lives of others—we enrich our own, creating a ripple effect that can transform the world.

09/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Guide to Giving

Donating Money Helps Charities and Your Bottom Line, Too

Savvy donors know that strategic philanthropy can lead to bottom-line benefits—and sometimes even boost their business reputations.

09/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Guide to Giving

Being Generous Boosts Your Brain

People who engage in generous behaviors report higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of depression.

09/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Mister Fix-Its

Sarasota’s Bike Boys Perform a Valuable Community Service With Plenty of Laughs Along the Way

In total, they’ve restored and re-donated at least 3,800 bikes—693 last year alone—and approximately 70 percent of their fixed-up bikes go to the Salvation Army.

09/01/2024 By Hannah Wallace

Guide to Giving

Leaders of Local Foundations Tell Us About the Critical Needs Our Community Is Facing

Here's what they had to say.

09/01/2024 By Megan McDonald and Cooper Levey-Baker

Guide to Giving

Giving Is Good for Your Heart (Really!)

The act of giving back can help buffer the effects of one of the body’s most lethal enemies: stress.

09/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

Dogs Inc. Receives $150,000 Donation From Bezos Courage & Civility Award Recipient

Plus, PetSmart Charities donated nearly 42,000 pounds of pet food to All Faiths Food Bank and more.

08/26/2024 By Staff Photo

Philanthropy

19 Local Organizations Will Celebrate Give 8/28

The public is invited to a free mixer at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to meet leaders from participating organizations.

08/23/2024 By Staff

Q & A

Roxie Jerde, Who's Led the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Since 2011, Is Stepping Down Next Year

We spoke with her about her years with the foundation, what she's most proud of and what's next.

06/25/2024 By Kim Doleatto

The MacKenzie Scott Effect

How Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Transformed Six Sarasota Nonprofits

In more than one case, the Scott grant was the largest individual gift in the nonprofit’s history.

08/29/2023 By Elizabeth Djinis

Q & A

A New Nonprofit Wants to Rehabilitate Hundreds of Acres of Local Oyster Habitat

“Anything I can do in my power to improve the fisheries and water quality, I’m pushing hard to do it,” says Oyster River Ecology founder and executive director Damon Moore. “We’re not aiming small."

08/14/2023 By Matthew Gutierrez