First 1000 Days Coming to Manatee County
Manatee Community Foundation is partnering with the team at First 1,000 Days to share information about this collaborative effort to meet the needs of ... continue reading
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A Legacy of Special Education and a Fund to Support Teachers’ Professional Development
Special thanks to Dr. Tanice Knopp for sharing this biographical information about the incredible educational contributions of Dr. Barbara T. Chadsey. Chadsey passed in ... continue reading
Meet Our 2021 Spirit of Manatee Honorees
Manatee Community Foundation’s “Spirit of Manatee” honors the generosity of givers and the resilience of nonprofits serving Manatee County. The annual awards program began ... continue reading
Understanding Charity Ratings
We’re living in a world of limitless information and opinions right at our fingertips. Many of us will not order a meal from a ... continue reading
$122,850 Awarded to Support Nonprofits Caring for Animals
Manatee Community Foundation has recently awarded $122,850 in grants from the Bill and Maryann Vinall Fund to support charitable organizations caring for animals in ... continue reading
Join us Virtually for Spirit of Manatee on March 24
Manatee Community Foundation’s annual Spirit of Manatee event will virtually honor the generosity of givers and the resilience of nonprofits serving Manatee County. The ... continue reading
Gratitude Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
It is our honor and privilege here at Manatee Community Foundation to partner with a wonderful variety of community-minded people with passions for a ... continue reading
Overhead Is Overrated
Giving should be joyful! And nothing takes the joy out of giving faster than the suspicion that our gift might not be well used. ... continue reading
How do you see empathy at work in your community?
Like many who find ways to make our communities better through our time, talent, treasure or relationships, entrepreneur Michael Tennant noticed the divisiveness that ... continue reading
Three Approaches to Your Charitable Legacy
The flexible ways in which Manatee Community Foundation works with donors and professional advisors to shape charitable legacy plans create a number of options–all ... continue reading