The inaugural 2Gen Summit in Sarasota culminated today with a morning filled with knowledge sharing and collaboration.
After a welcome address from Anne Mosle, executive director of Ascend and vice president of the Aspen Institute, attendees of the Summit broke into Continue reading
In partnership with Ascend at the Aspen Institute, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County hosted the inaugural 2Gen Summit in Sarasota. The Summit brought together national thought leaders like Anne Mosle, executive director of Ascend and vice president of Continue reading
According to Google, 94 percent of people in United States with smartphones search for information on their phones. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final part of our series on connecting with low-income audiences.
In the final installment of our series about connecting with low-income audiences, we focus on meeting your beneficiaries where they are. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of our series on connecting with low-income audiences.
Your traditional bag of tricks (newspaper, magazine, tv, etc.) won’t get you very far when trying to reach a low-income audience. While it’s true that low income household consume more television than middle income households, traditional media channels do not offer the segmentation necessary to reach this audience. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of our series on connecting with low-income audiences.
Engaging the same people benefitting from your services or funding is a worthwhile component of any communications outreach effort. However, it’s not enough to merely list them among your various audiences – you must examine their media habits. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of our series on reaching low-income audiences.
We’re movement builders, cause communicators and sharers of “good.” It’s no surprise we believe in reaching people from all walks of life and finding ways to share their stories to Continue reading
The History
In 2010, The Patterson Foundation, a private endowed foundation with an unfettered charter, launched publicly by sharing its vision and approach to philanthropy. Rather than having a grant cycle and focusing on a specific issue or geographic area, the Continue reading
The History
Green Up Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in May in Vermont. It is a statewide effort to clean up roadside trash. Ten percent of the funding for the event comes from the state, and rest comes from the nonprofit organization Green Up. The mission of Continue reading
Our children are our treasure. Each one deserves every chance to reach their promise.
But some, like Megan, struggle before they even get started.
Like 80% of low-income children, Megan can’t read well enough to keep up with the other kids her age. And the statistics Continue reading
