PLANit Sarasota Workgroups





If you’re interested in joining a workgroup, please contact Thomas Williams, PLANit Sarasota Director.
Short Term Success
Initial concentration is on identifying nearly 43,000 middle school age to 24-year-olds facing particular barriers, including being economically disadvantaged and the first in their families to pursue education beyond high school, and level the playing field by providing resources and tools to access and navigate the postsecondary pathway from preparation to admission to completion.
Long Term Success
To increase the percentage of Sarasota County residents 25 years and under who have obtained a high-value postsecondary certificate, degree, or training experience to 60% by 2030. This multi-dimensional problem demands a multi-pronged approach by a multi-partner collective for transformational change. The PLANit Sarasota collective impact answers the demand with each stakeholder pooling their unique knowledge base and constituent reach for the greater good and use data to achieve the long-term vision to extend outreach and services to all youth and their families throughout Sarasota County.
PLANit Sarasota Members
Alphabetical order as of 09/2020
Alum-Worx | Rotary Futures College Resource Center |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast | Safe Children Coalition |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County | Sarasota Chamber of Commerce |
CareerEdge Funders Collaborative | Sarasota County Libraries |
CareerSource Suncoast | Sarasota County Public Libraries |
The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation | Sarasota County School Board |
Community Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota County Schools |
Cross College Alliance | Sarasota Housing Authority |
Dr. Stacy Herrera Private Practice | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota |
Education Foundation of Sarasota County | Stryker Consulting |
Emerging Lotus Inc | Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative |
Florida College Access Network | Suncoast Technical College |
Gamma Xi Boule | Take Stock in Children |
Girls Inc | UnidosNow, Inc. |
Gulf Coast Community Foundation | United Way Suncoast |
Junior Achievement | University of Florida Innovation Station |
Lapovsky Consulting | University of South Florida – Sarasota-Manatee |
New College of Florida | Van Wezel Foundation |
North Port Economic Development Corporation | William G. and Marie Selby Foundation |