GrantmakingSince 1976, we have partnered with donors to distribute more than $132M to the community.
Fund Development & MgmtWe are working with donors to increase public, private, nonprofit investments that foster the pursuit of the regionally coordinated 2040 goal.
Community LeadershipCollaboratory is using our community leadership role to resource, engage, and coordinate regional coalitions of cross-sector partners aligned around shared goals.
Nonprofit Capacity BuildingProvide training and resources to regional partner organizations to strengthen our collective ability to solve problems together
ScholarshipsScholarships offered through Collaboratory provide vital financial support to students in Southwest Florida who are pursuing education and skills
FutureMakers CoalitionOur goal is to strengthen Southwest Florida’s education-to-workforce pipeline by advancing system-level solutions that improve outcomes from early learning through career attainment.
Health & Wellness CoalitionTransforming Southwest Florida to be among the healthiest communities in the nation.
Community Infrastructure CoalitionThrough collaborative partnerships, the Community Infrastructure Coalition leverages collective impact strategies to advance system-level solutions that improve community infrastructure outcomes across Southwest Florida, ensuring that every individual can experience a high quality of life supported by accessible, sustainable, and resilient communities.
Impact DashboardThe impact dashboard shows key regional goals that everyone is working toward, with the aim of solving social issues by 2040.Many well-intended initiatives fall short because decisions are made for communities rather than with them. This session focuses on building practical skills for listening to residents, partners, and lived experience...
Impact Labs are structured like facilitated office hours for professionals working on a real project, initiative, or challenge. In this first lab, participants receive targeted support applying the skills from...
When you’re deep in the work, it’s easy to default to familiar solutions…even when they’re not working. This session helps participants break out of “we’ve always done it this way”...
Remember in Finding Nemo when they’re told by those sassy fish, “When you get to the trench, swim through it…not over it.” That trench is implementation. Most people don’t struggle...
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...
