Our Blog

Guest Column: 4 Keys to Financial Sustainability

Published: Author: Dan Weiss

Financial sustainability is a challenge for most nonprofits, and the reasons may surprise you.  It’s not because there are too many nonprofits competing for don...

Gulf Coast Funds $440,000 in Arts Appreciation Grants

Published:

Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded $440,000 in grants to nine of our region's cornerstone arts and cultural organizations. These unrestricted Arts Appr...

Board Announced for Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization

Published: The next phase of a community-driven effort to create a master plan for nearly 42 acres of city-owned land on Sarasota’s Bayfront officially begins today with the announcement of the board of directors for the Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization.

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Published: Author: Phillip P. Lanham, CAP®

“Jobs, jobs, jobs still tops in Florida.” That was an above-the-fold headline in our largest local daily last week. The story highlighted University of South Fl...

Gulf Coast Adds Two to Team

Published:

Gulf Coast recently welcomed two additions to its staff team.

Hermione Gilpin came on board September 1 as our newest Philanthropic Advisor. In this role, Herm...

BIG Connections Help Local Company Gain National Stature

Published:

There was big news yesterday from our very first BIG pitch-practice company.
 
BioLucid, the Sarasota-based leader in virtual reality and immersive healthcare te...

Gulf Coast Good

Published:

They say all good things must come to an end. And so it is with Gulf Coast Good, our five-year-old online portal for citizen philanthropy. 

Effective September...