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The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Announces Partnership with Qgiv Digital Fundraising Platform | 5/5/2021
Qgiv, Inc., a leading provider of nonprofit fundraising technology, and the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (the Consortium) are working together to provide education foundations throughout the state of Florida digital fundraising tools to enhance educational fundraising initiatives in support of teachers and students. Qgiv’s fundraising tools will be accessible for a discounted rate to the Consortium’s 64 member local education foundations aligned with nearly all of Florida’s countywide school districts, making this Qgiv’s largest education-focused partnership to date.
“The Consortium’s mission is to support local education foundations so they can close opportunity gaps and ensure educational success for all students throughout Florida,” said Mary Chance, Consortium president. “We are always interested in sharing vetted solutions
Calm during crisis: Susan Copeland on staying grounded and connected
Emily Rogers
The pandemic has highlighted the role schools play in providing stability for many Polk County families.
Recently, I met with Susan Copeland who has served as the executive director of the Polk Education Foundation since 2005, to talk about leading through crisis and making a difference in our community.
Copeland is a lifelong resident of Auburndale and, after graduating from high school, went on to graduate from Polk Community College and Warner Southern College with a degree in Elementary Education, following in both of her parents’ footsteps to become a teacher. She earned a master s of business administration at Southeastern University.
This funding is a result of a matching grant program with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations. The Consortium provided more than $77,500 to the foundation last fall after matching donations from private donors.
The Consortium leverages public funds to provide a $1-to-$1 match, encouraging private-sector investment and involvement for local initiatives to advance student achievement.
Lake County Schools educators submitted grant requests earlier this year to a committee of board members from the Education Foundation of Lake County, where the requests were reviewed and grant money was awarded.
One Mount Dora Middle School teacher has received a grant for an online auditory comprehension skills program. This new program will work to improve standardized test performance for students whose listening comprehension skills are below grade level.