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Love IV Lawrence 2019 post-it||Group of women attending Love IV Lawrence 2019

Conversation, education decrease stigma around mental health

The family and friends of Lawrence Hundley Dimmitt IV wanted to take action after his death by suicide in 2017 at 32.

CASA CEO Lariana Forsythe and Chief Holloway presents the CASA Community Hero award to Mr. Baldwin||

Multiplying CASA’s major gift

Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), a St. Petersburg-based nonprofit working to end domestic violence, has received a $1 million gift to create the Virginia and David Baldwin Innovation and Growth Endowment, which provides long-term sustainability to the organization.

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Celebrating generosity during 2019 National Philanthropy Day

Those who give can benefit as much as those who receive was the main takeaway from honorees at the recent National Philanthropy Day celebration

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Competitive Grants Focus: Positive Education

Positive Education is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20.

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New foundation to advance cancer research launches with $3 million gift

M2Gen, a health informatics solutions company focused on accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of precision medicine, announced today a $3 million donation to fund seven team science research projects as part of the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN) New Oncologic Visionary Awards (NOVA) program.

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LEAP

We’re celebrating! Bringing the Fuse Scholarship Fund to $3 million

We’re celebrating! Almost a year ahead of schedule, we and our LEAP Tampa Bay partners have successfully met a challenge from the Helios Education Foundation.

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Big Idea Grant: Civility awarded to OPEN

The third annual $50,000 Big Idea Grant, this year focused on civility, goes to the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN), operated under University of South Florida St Petersburg.

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Vibrant and Engaged Communities

Big Idea Grant – Second Chance Tiny House Manufacturing Company

Pinellas Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition (PERC), which provides job training and support to help keep clients from returning to jail, saw a gap and a way to fill it – and make money to support its mission all at the same time.

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Grant to help St. Petersburg College expand its mental health awareness efforts on campus

A $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay will allow SPC faculty and staff to undergo training to help them identify and support students with mental health issues.