GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF VENICE
COLLINS CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA-MANATEE
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND LEADERSHIP
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We live in an increasingly contentious political climate fueled by partisan gridlock, negative campaigns, disputed results, and declining citizen articipation in government. This series of lectures, forums, and workshops during the presidential election year of 2008 was designed to promote civility in public life, to improve statesmanship among elected officials, and to increase citizen participation in government. It was a collaborative partnership funded by Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice builds strong communities through leadership, partnership, and endowed philanthropy. A public charity committed to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves, it is the largest community foundation in Florida with assets of $260 million. The Foundation has awarded more than $72 million in grants in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and human services, civic affairs, and the environment. The Board envisions a region known for endowed philanthropy, a vital nonprofit community, and the ability to address emerging issues.
gulfcoastcf.org
Collins Center for Public Policy finds smart solutions to important issues facing the people of Florida and the nation. Collins Center is independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit and passionately committed to lasting results. Established in 1988, the Collins Center is uniquely organized to respond quickly to pressing needs and maintains the flexibility required to focus on what matters most to Florida. The first Collins Center Fellow for the Gulf Coast was established in 2007.
collinscenter.org
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Institute for Public Policy and Leadership seeks to help shape the future social, economic, and governmental environments that influence the lives of citizens—especially in the South Tampa Bay
region—by serving as an effective, high quality knowledge resource, broker, and facilitator. It conducts non-partisan research, deliberation, training, and education on important public policy and leadership issues. The underlying objective is to foster informed public decision making and responsible and ethical governance.
sarasota.usf.edu/ippl/
