SRQ MEDIA recognizes nonprofits who have the ability to lean into change in the face of either challenge or opportunity. The Change Agents in Philanthropy Awards focus on the capacity of the independent sector to be innovative in the face of change in fundraising, donor cultivation and development, mission, programming, branding and visibility and operations. We invite the community to nominate local nonprofits, local nonprofit programs and individuals who have embraced change and leveraged innovative thinking, strategies and practices in engaging their organization to more powerfully realize its mission.

The Change Agent Catalyst organizations who will be represented in the panel discussion at the SB2 | Transformation in Philanthropy Luncheon on Thursday, March 10, 2022 are: All Faiths Food Bank; Children First; Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s; Resilient Retreat; Education Foundation of Sarasota County. Every week leading up to the event, we will highlight one of our incredible panelists and his/her organization.

Today, we are pleased to highlight Sandra Frank, BA, JD, CFRM, Chief Executive Officer, All Faiths Food Bank. Sandra brings an extensive background in healthcare, law, public health and more than 25 years’ experience in nonprofit management and fund development. She joined All Faiths Food Bank in 2012 after holding senior executive positions with national health and human service organizations. By building a strong leadership infrastructure, she spearheaded the expansion of the Food Bank to double the warehouse, refrigeration and community space. The goal of addressing rural hunger became a reality with the opening of the DeSoto County Food and Resource Center in 2019. During her tenure, the mission of All Faiths Food Bank has pivoted to address hunger as a health issue.

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