by edfound | Aug 21, 2023 | Community Initiatives, News, Press Release, Student Success
The Education Foundation of Sarasota County has announced the addition of three new members to its board of directors. Joining the board will be Ron Mason, Gabriel Cordero, and Luka Perry. Mason is the president and founder of Ron Mason & Associates, a...
by edfound | Jul 18, 2023 | Community Initiatives, Grants, Mentoring, News, Student Success
Close friends in college at the University of Florida, Mitchell and Dawn Epstein went their separate ways after graduation. Dawn moved to Atlanta, and Mitchell stayed in Gainesville to pursue his MBA. A few years later, though, the two reconnected and rekindled their...
by edfound | Jul 18, 2023 | Community Initiatives, Grants, News, PLANit Sarasota, Press Release
SARASOTA, Fla. (June 30, 2023) – PLANit Sarasota, the local college access network (LCAN) for Sarasota County, is partnering with State College of Florida and nearby LCANs Complete Tampa Bay and Reach Manatee to help support “stop-outs” (students who have attended...
by edfound | May 19, 2023 | Community Initiatives, News, Student Success
Since 1985, Marla Doss has been involved in nonprofits—always on the side that was seeking out donor funding. That is, until 2016, when she and her husband, Jim, learned that Jim’s father, James M. Doss, Sr., had left them a charitable foundation to provide valuable...
by edfound | Mar 14, 2023 | Community Initiatives, Grants, News, PLANit Sarasota, Student Success, Student Success Center
Since its beginning in 1999, the Scheidel Foundation has been dedicated to supporting education and promoting college success. The foundation believes that education after high school can transform the lives of students and their families for generations to come....
by edfound | Feb 22, 2023 | Community Initiatives, News, Student Success, Teacher of the Year
The vision of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County is to unite the community to prepare each and every student for life. That in and of itself is a lofty goal, and even more so today as issues surrounding education have become so polarizing. Quite simply, the...
