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SUMMARY:Impact Lab II
DESCRIPTION:This final Impact Lab is designed as advanced office hours focused on refinement\, decision-making\, and next steps. Participants bring their active projects\, draft concepts\, experiments\, or implementation plans and receive structured support to sharpen\, simplify\, and move forward. Expect facilitated reflection\, targeted feedback\, and practical guidance to help you determine what to prioritize\, test\, or let go. Come prepared with specific questions or decisions you’re facing. This session closes the 6-part series by ensuring participants leave with clarity\, momentum\, and a concrete path forward.
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/impact-lab-ii/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T160000
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SUMMARY:Collaboratory Community Cookout
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 50 Years of Community\, Connection & Impact!\nWe’re turning 50\, and you’re invited to celebrate with us! \nFor five decades\, Collaboratory has been bringing people together\, inspiring generosity\, building partnerships\, and creating lasting impact across Southwest Florida. Now\, it’s time to celebrate the community that has made it all possible! \nJoin us for our 50th Anniversary Community Cookout\, a fun-filled gathering featuring food\, music\, activities\, and plenty of opportunities to connect with friends\, neighbors\, and community partners. \nWhether you’ve been part of our journey for years or are just getting to know Collaboratory\, this celebration is for YOU! \nCome celebrate 50 years of generosity\, partnership\, and impact—and the exciting future we’re building together!
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/collaboratory-community-picnic/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T173000
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SUMMARY:College Access Night at Collaboratory - Scholarship Applications & FAFSA Assistance
DESCRIPTION:Learn about available local scholarships and get started applying.\nBring your essay drafts for review and feedback.\nGet free in-person help completing the 2027-2028 FAFSA with financial aid specialists.\nBring a laptop or your school chromebook.\n\nWhat to bring to complete the 2027-2028 FAFSA form: \n\nStudent and parent (if dependent student) contributor StudentAid.gov account (can be created during the workshop).\n2025 federal income tax returns\, W-2s\, and other records of money earned\, assets\, and investments.\nStudent and parent Social Security numbers\, if applicable\, to create an account.\nA Social Security number is not required for a contributor to create an FSA ID account.\nStudent’s government-issued photo ID\, such as driver’s license\, state ID card\, or passport.
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/college-access-night-at-collaboratory-scholarship-applications-fafsa-assistance/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T100000
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DTSTAMP:20261020T143440Z
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SUMMARY:AI Fridays: If It Ain’t Broke\, Why Is Everyone Working So Hard?
DESCRIPTION:Beyond Adoption: Reducing Friction for Sustainable Implementation \nWhy do committed people work so hard while their organizations still struggle? Often\, it’s friction: the everyday obstacles that slow work down. Join Dr. Miguel Mendoza as he introduces six friction categories affecting deployed systems: administrative\, navigational\, informational\, operational\, cognitive\, and financial. Learn to separate necessary safeguards from avoidable burden before new workflows roll out. \nUsing case scenarios\, you’ll classify barriers\, spot duplicative processes\, and trace how one decision can shift work or costs onto others. You’ll leave with one friction point to investigate\, a baseline measure to track it\, and a path from simple tech adoption to sustainable implementation. \n\nPresenter: \n\n\n\nDr. Miguel Mendoza\, Mendent\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\nNonprofit\nGovernment\nEducation\nHealthcare\nStudents\nGeneral Public\nTechnical Audience\n\nLevel:  \nBeginner
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/ai-fridays-if-it-aint-broke-why-is-everyone-working-so-hard/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T190000
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SUMMARY:Edison Lightbulb Speaker Series: The Future of Work
DESCRIPTION:The worlds leading Industries and business systems are going through a transformational change at a rapid pace…..   Are we experiencing a new “Industrial Revolution”?   How is education navigating this shift and readying our workforce?   The Future of Work will explore the intersection of educational readiness\, pioneering new unorthodox pathways to support this shift\, and innovative ways companies are meeting these future needs. A robust evening with Dr. Jesse Bryson\, CEO\, STEMCat\, Kathryn Kelly\, CEO\,  The Heights Foundation\, Joe Calmese\, CEO of ADDMAN\, and Chris Marker\, CEO\, The Freedom Institute of Collier Co. will inspire us to open our minds\, and connect with leaders who are leading this transformation \n5:30-7pm (doors open at 5pm)
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/edison-lightbulb-speaker-series-the-future-of-work/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Grant Writing Community of Practice\, November 19\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Writing Strong Narratives and Need Statements\nStrong grant narratives combine clarity\, strategy\, emotion\, and data. In this session\, participants will learn how to communicate community need and organizational impact in ways that build trust and strengthen funding requests. \nThis class focuses on storytelling\, positioning\, and writing techniques that improve readability and reviewer engagement. Participants will review weak versus strong examples\, learn how to balance qualitative and quantitative information\, and explore how funders evaluate narrative quality. \nTopics include:\n\nneed statements\nstorytelling strategies\nemotional and data-driven writing\nqualitative and quantitative data\nclarity and flow\nnarrative positioning\ncommon writing mistakes\n\nParticipants will leave with a Draft Need Statement that can be adapted and reused across multiple grant opportunities. \nPlease RSVP to attend. All registered participants will receive a calendar invitation via email containing the Zoom link for virtual attendance. If attending in person\, please plan to arrive at Collaboratory at least 10 minutes before the event begins.
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/grant-writing-community-of-practice-november-19-2026/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Capacity Building
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T100000
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SUMMARY:AI Fridays:  From Understanding to Real-World Impact
DESCRIPTION:Join Cornell Bunting in this interactive beginner-to-intermediate workshop that introduces participants to the power of artificial intelligence and its practical applications in everyday life\, business\, education\, and nonprofit organizations. Through live ChatGPT demonstrations and hands-on activities\, attendees will learn effective prompting techniques\, productivity strategies\, and responsible AI practices. Discover how AI can enhance creativity\, simplify tasks\, improve efficiency\, and empower individuals and organizations while keeping people at the center of innovation. \nPresenter: \nCornell Bunting\, EHAS Inc. \nTarget Audience: \n\nBusiness\nNonprofit\nGeneral Public\nAI Beginners\n\nLevel:  \nBeginner to Intermediate
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/ai-fridays-from-understanding-to-real-world-impact/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
CATEGORIES:HI AI Innovation Hub
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SUMMARY:AI Fridays: AI and the Recovery Paperwork Problem
DESCRIPTION:After a disaster\, the hard part isn’t getting federal recovery money; it’s keeping it through years of documentation\, reviews and closeout\, a burden FEMA is now shifting further onto stretched local grants staff. Presenter Joseph Yocca\, drawing on nearly five years in FEMA’s Fort Myers recovery office\, most recently as Acting Federal Disaster Recovery Officer\, walks through the stages of a Public Assistance project to show where AI genuinely helps and where it adds risk. AI is good at finding\, organizing and drafting from a documentary record\, but poor at judgment calls with audit consequences\, where a confidently wrong sentence is worse than a blank one. Attendees leave knowing where to start and what to keep in human hands. \nPresenter:  \nJoseph Yocca \nTarget Audience:  \n\nBusiness\nNonprofit\nGovernment\nHealthcare\nAI Beginners\n\nLevel: \nBeginner
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/ai-fridays-ai-and-the-recovery-paperwork-problem/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T140000
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SUMMARY:Grant Writing Community of Practice\, December 10\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:How to Build Relationships with Funders\nFunding is built on relationships\, credibility\, and trust. In this session\, participants will learn practical strategies for building meaningful relationships with foundations\, funders\, donors\, and community partners before and after submitting a grant application. \nParticipants will explore communication strategies\, visibility building\, follow-up systems\, and ways to strengthen organizational credibility over time. The session will also cover relationship-building through LinkedIn\, updates\, stewardship\, and community engagement. \nTopics include: \n\nrelationship-based fundraising\nfoundation communication\ndonor stewardship\nLinkedIn strategy\nfollow-up systems\norganizational visibility\ncredibility building\n\nParticipants will leave with a Funder Outreach Plan that includes relationship-building strategies\, communication goals\, and next steps for strengthening connections with funders and partners. \nPlease RSVP to attend. All registered participants will receive a calendar invitation via email containing the Zoom link for virtual attendance. If attending in person\, please plan to arrive at Collaboratory at least 10 minutes before the event begins.
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/grant-writing-community-of-practice-december-10-2026/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T173000
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SUMMARY:College Access Night at Collaboratory - Resume Building & FAFSA Assistance
DESCRIPTION:Learn to build an academic resume for use in college and scholarship applications.\nGet free in-person help completing the 2027-2028 FAFSA with financial aid specialists.\nBring a laptop or your school chromebook.\n\nWhat to bring to complete the 2027-2028 FAFSA form: \n\nStudent and parent (if dependent student) contributor StudentAid.gov account (can be created during the workshop).\n2025 federal income tax returns\, W-2s\, and other records of money earned\, assets\, and investments.\nStudent and parent Social Security numbers\, if applicable\, to create an account.\nA Social Security number is not required for a contributor to create an FSA ID account.\nStudent’s government-issued photo ID\, such as driver’s license\, state ID card\, or passport.
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/college-access-night-at-collaboratory-resume-building-fafsa-assistance/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270113T173000
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SUMMARY:College Access Night at Collaboratory - Interview Prep & FAFSA Assistance
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for college and scholarship interviews. Learn the do’s and don’ts and get practical tips.\nGet free in-person help completing the 2027-2028 FAFSA with financial aid specialists.\nBring a laptop or your school chromebook.\n\nWhat to bring to complete the 2027-2028 FAFSA form: \n\nStudent and parent (if dependent student) contributor StudentAid.gov account (can be created during the workshop).\n2025 federal income tax returns\, W-2s\, and other records of money earned\, assets\, and investments.\nStudent and parent Social Security numbers\, if applicable\, to create an account.\nA Social Security number is not required for a contributor to create an FSA ID account.\nStudent’s government-issued photo ID\, such as driver’s license\, state ID card\, or passport.
URL:https://collaboratory.org/event/college-access-night-at-collaboratory-interview-prep-fafsa-assistance/
LOCATION:Collaboratory\, 2031 Jackson St.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fafsa,FutureMakers Coalition
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