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 our 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.”

The Power of Endowment

Creating an endowment at the Community Foundation of Broward ensures permanent, sustainable support for causes and nonprofits that matter most to you. Our expert team invests your gift over time. The earnings enable your endowed charitable fund at the Foundation to grow and produce grants that support your charitable priorities for generations to come. We shepherd your fund through the years, ensuring that grants from your fund are used as intended. Through the power of endowment, your impact never ends. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

More about the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation

The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation is dedicated to supporting communities by creating and strengthening access to opportunities through education. The foundation believes in the power of education as a catalyst for economic mobility, youth and family development, and professional growth for nurses and allied health workers. To learn more, visit www.delucafdn.org.

Thank you to the Nonprofit Center’s Founding Donors!

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

Join Our Nonprofit Center Supporters

Your support can help sustain and expand the Nonprofit Center’s work to empower local nonprofits to achieve their important missions. If you would like to invest in the Nonprofit Center’s mission, contact Community Foundation Vice President Kelly Marmol at kmarmol@cfbroward.org or 954-761-9503.

Contact Broward Center for Nonprofit Excellence Director Cathy Brown at BrowardCNE@cfbroward.org or 954-761-9503, ext. 119.