NEW DATE | JANUARY 28, 2025

ANNUAL GIVING COAST LUNCHEON
PHILANTHROPIC AGENDA AND SRQ GOOD HERO AWARDS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025  |  11AM REGISTRATION— 11:30-1:15PM PROGRAM
MICHAEL'S ON EAST, 1212 S. EAST AVENUE, SARASOTA

 The Annual Giving Coast Luncheon celebrates the independent sector in the Sarasota and Manatee region featuring the Philanthropic Agenda With Community Foundations and the Good Hero Awards Program. The Philanthropic Agenda panel discussion will explore the dynamic and ever changing world of non-profits from the perspectives of our regional community foundations. What are the trends in donor development and giving for the coming year? What insights have we gathered on resiliency in lights of the recent storms? We also ask our local funding and capacity-building organizations for their advice on successful pathways for regional nonprofits.

The luncheon will culminate with the SRQ Good Hero Philanthropic Awards program at which we will honor the incredible individuals who have meaningfully impacted our community for good in the past year— from nonprofit leaders to philanthropically-minded for profit companies and new this year, Storm Heroes, individuals who went above and behond to support our community during a challenging time.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

MARK BREWER
CEO/President of the Central Florida Foundation

FEATURED PHILANTHROPIC AGENDA PANELISTS

WENDY DEMING
CEO, Bishop-Parker Foundation

VERONICA THAMES
Executive Director, Manatee Community Foundation

PAM KANDZIORA
President, IMPACT100 SRQ

MICHAEL CORLEY
Senior Consultant for Administration, Patterson Foundation

JOE CARTER, CAP
Vice President, Philanthropy, Gulf Coast Community Foundation

THE SRQ GOOD HERO PHILANTHROPIC AWARDS PROGRAM

We invite the community to nominate individuals who have made a significant impact to realize the mission of local nonprofit organizations— from volunteers and board members to individual staff members and donors. We will recognize our annual Good Hero Philanthropic Award recipients, who are ambassadors of the incredible giving back spirit in the region in the following categories:  Nonprofit Staff, Nonprofit Board Member, Nonprofit Volunteer, Nonprofit Philanthropist and new this year, Nonprofit Storm Hero. The Corporate Good Hero Award recognizes a for-profit organization who has made significant and lasting contributionts to the regional philanthropic community.