Celebrating Community and Collaboration: Highlights from the 2024 All-Member Gathering

On Valentine’s Day, the Nonprofit Center hosted the 2024 All-Member Gathering which served as an opportunity for collaboration and connection for the nonprofit community. The Nonprofit Center announced findings from the recent Member Survey—a comprehensive snapshot of the challenges and priorities of member organizations. With over 150 responses, the survey underscored the multifaceted nature of…

Read More

First Person – Advocacy lessons with CEO Susan King

A photo of the interior of the Feeding Northeast Florida warehouse. There are 5 tables arranged in an upside-down U formation, with Vice President Harris at the head of the table. From bottom left to right, Susan King, Audrey Gibson, Al Lawson, Vice President Harris, Nikki Fried, Garrett Dennis, and Dr. Diana Greene are pictured.

First Person is a blog series hosted by the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. Through the series, The Nonprofit Center will explore different aspects of nonprofit leadership in the words of nonprofit staff across the region. Through an informal conversation with Rena Coughlin, CEO of the Nonprofit Center, leaders share their insights on key skills…

Read More

Election Day 2020 – Nonprofit Advocacy

Today is election day across the United States, and millions of voters are casting their first votes, or continuing their personal tradition of political participation. From get out the vote text campaigns to ubiquitous political ads and content across virtually every media format, election news and information is everywhere. Nonprofits have a crucial role to play in this ecosystem too.

Read More

October 16 Slides and Resources

On October 16, 2020 the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida hosted a meeting featuring an expert in PPP loan forgiveness, State and Federal legislative issues, and community impact from COVID-19.  The presenters were from Fiscal Management Associates, Florida Nonprofit Alliance, and United Way of Northeast Florida; the valuable information they shared can be found in…

Read More

Nonprofit staff are Essential: Let’s compensate them equitably

Nonprofits have never been more essential. From providing essential services such as access to food; housing, and healthcare, to serving youth and children, to delivering innovative cultural and community experiences, Northeast Florida nonprofits have kept their physical and virtual doors wide open since the first Safer At Home orders were announced.

Read More

Nonprofit Center Commitment to Advance Racial Justice

The Nonprofit Center has been working with a group of our members in the past few weeks to chronicle and lift up how our industry is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the insights both profound and practical, was the insistence that we prioritize naming, challenging, and changing internal and external practices and programs that…

Read More

PRESS RELEASE – 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact. ™ Recognition Awarded to Seven Local Nonprofits

Contact: Anna McDaniel-WyattNonprofit Center of Northeast FloridaO: 904-425-1183C: 813-523-5253E: AMcDaniel-Wyatt@NonprofitCtr.org JACKSONVILLE, FL, June 22, 2020 – Over the past several weeks, seven local nonprofits have been honored virtually through the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition Program. Changing Homelessness and the City of Jacksonville Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness won the 2020 Local Focus.…

Read More

In 2020, MLK’s “Other America” Still Exists

The Nonprofit Center is in solidarity with our community members who are taking a stand to make their voices heard against racism, violence, and discrimination. We hear you. We see you. We are with you.   For far too long some members of our Northeast Florida community have not been heard; their voices were sometimes silenced…

Read More

May 1 Recording and Resources

On Friday, May 1, the Nonprofit Center hosted our last regularly-scheduled COVID-19 resource call. Ria Chattergoon, Esq. of the RC Law Group joined us with a quick update on the responsibilities of employers as outlined in the CARES Act. The full call recording is available here. The slides are available here. All previous calls are…

Read More