$10 Million Fuels Permanent Support for Broward Nonprofit ‘Excellence’
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The Community Foundation of Broward secured $10 million in ongoing support for the Broward Center for Nonprofit Excellence – a go-to resource for strengthening nonprofits that help residents throughout our community.
The Community Foundation launched the Nonprofit Center in 2022 to provide training and other tools that amplify nonprofits’ critical community impact. At the same time, the Community Foundation committed to raising permanent support to fuel the Nonprofit Center’s work for generations to come.
An early $5 million matching grant commitment from the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation jump-started fundraising and helped launch Nonprofit Center operations. This critical early support enabled the Nonprofit Center to begin in-person and online training sessions for nonprofit professionals and volunteers. It also fueled the creation of the Nonprofit Center website, which features a resource library, nonprofit directory, consultant registry and other helpful tools for nonprofit success.
Now, less than three years after the launch of the Nonprofit Center, the Community Foundation has secured the last of the $5 million in additional support to reach the $10 million milestone. This includes establishing an endowment, which ensures permanent, sustainable support for the Nonprofit Center. It’s all made possible by partnerships with philanthropists committed to championing the vital work of Broward’s nonprofits.
“Thank you to the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation and all the visionary donors investing their support in this opportunity to strengthen local nonprofits through innovative training, capacity building and other resources,” said Community Foundation President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. “With an endowment to guarantee sustainable, permanent support, the Nonprofit Center will always be here to help nonprofits transform lives and enrich our community.”
The Nonprofit Center has quickly become a reliable resource for nonprofit professionals, volunteers and supporters to amplify their impact in our community. Housed at the Community Foundation and operated by an expert team, the Nonprofit Center:
Provides training and other continuing education
Supports nonprofit capacity building and core mission work
Features a website with easy-to-use online tools and information
Fosters collaborations, mentoring and connections that lead to better community outcomes
The timing of the Nonprofit Center’s launch was particularly impactful for nonprofits still emerging from the effects of the pandemic – providing guidance and resources to help local organizations overcome fundraising challenges and respond to community needs.
During its first two years, the Nonprofit Center served nearly 5,000 participants – representing more than 800 local nonprofits – with training, workshops, mentoring, convenings and other resources that help them build skills and add tools to amplify their impact. In addition, during 2024, more than 8,100 visitors to the Nonprofit Center website benefited from virtual classes, a resource database, nonprofit directory and other online tools.
Future plans for the Nonprofit Center include launching a CEO/Executive Director certification program, collaborations to help nonprofits attract diverse and engaged Board members, expanded online and in-person training sessions and much more. The Community Foundation continues to partner with philanthropists who want to add their support to bolster the Nonprofit Center’s important mission.
“We are empowering local nonprofits – big and small – to build skills and broaden their capacity to help make life better in Broward,” Nonprofit Center Director Cathy Brown said. “It’s so gratifying to see local philanthropists embrace this opportunity to ensure the Nonprofit Center’s impact never ends.”
Creating an endowment at the Community Foundation of Broward ensures permanent, sustainable support for causes and nonprofits that matter most. The expert team invests the gift over time. The earnings enable the endowed charitable fund at the Foundation to grow and produce grants that support the charitable priorities for generations to come. The Community Foundation of Broward shepherds the fund through the years, ensuring that grants from the fund are used as intended. Through the power of endowment, the grantee’s impact never ends.
The Nonprofit Center thanks its founding donors, including:
Lead Contributor, $5,000,000+ gifts
Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation
Leadership Builder, $1,000,000+ gifts
Patricia and Don Collins Fund
Advocate, $250,000+ gifts
Rose Miniaci Family Fund
Hudson Family Foundation
James C. Acheson Fund
James I. Coddington Fund
Oakpoint Charitable Foundation
Gary C. Wendt
Patron, $100,000+ gifts
UKG
Annette H. Beshar
Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant
Judith Linnell Foundation Fund
Benefactor, $25,000+ gifts
Mona Pittenger
Mabel Kathleen Ladin
Sally and Frank Atlass
FPL
JM Family Enterprises
Friend, gifts up to $25,000
Paul Corban and Maria Menendez
Comcast Community Affairs
Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Barr Foundation
Ana and Luis Mola
The Peck Foundation
Cathy and Brian Brown
Nancy and Bill Thies
Gordon Bull Fund
Catherine Muth
Dale and Mark Kotler
Planned Giving Council
Michael Kelly and Scott Colton
Camber Collective
To learn more about the Nonprofit Center’s mission, contact Community Foundation Vice President Kelly Marmol at kmarmol@cfbroward.org or 954-761-9503.