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April 2017 Desktop Downloads

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Welcome April with a new desktop image from Gulf Coast. Update your desktop or mobile screen with this custom Gulf Coast Community Foundation wallpaper from our...

Gulf Coast Receives “Shining Star” Award for Leadership

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The Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse (SCoSA) last week presented Gulf Coast Community Foundation with a Community Leadership Award at its 12th annual Shini...

Civility Is the Foundation of Community

Published: Author: Phillip P. Lanham, CAP®

A couple of weeks ago, historian David McCullough told a funny story to a crowd of nearly 700 community members in Sarasota. His tale got to the heart of a divi...

Consultants Behaving Badly? How to Ensure a Successful Client-Consultant Engagement

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Let me begin by saying I am honored to be known as a consultant serving nonprofits.

I’ve had the great pleasure to work with and learn from some phenomenal col...

Great Leaders Serve Their Community

Published: Author: Phillip P. Lanham, CAP®

Titles and leaders are two different things. I’ve been reminded of this early and often in my work at Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

Take the Gulf Coast boar...

Scholarship Deadline March 6

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All scholarship applications must be completed by Monday, March 6, before midnight. Students can find the application on our website at GulfCoastCF.org/scholars...

Emerging Leaders Wanted!

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The application for our 2017 Gulf Coast Leadership Institute is now available.

GCLI is a leadership-training initiative designed to identify, develop, and conn...