January Luncheon: The Foundation of Community--PROactive vs REactive
Hear Teri Hansen, CEO Gulf Coast Community Foundation (and HBS grad) tell unusual stories of Gulf Coast residents "Giving Strategically", but with an "Agenda For PROaction, not REaction."
EVENT: JANUARY 14 LUNCHEON
SPEAKER: Teri A Hansen, President/CEO, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
TEXT: GCCF Website
ABOUT GULF COAST FOUNDATION
We build strong communities through leadership, partnership, and endowed philanthropy.
At Gulf Coast Community Foundation, we inspire people and mobilize resources to transform the communities we serve. Working with donors and volunteers who care about the future of our region, we invest in the work of community organizations that change lives for the better, every day.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation is a public charity that was created in late 1995. Since we began making grants in 1996, we have invested more than $105 million in the areas of arts and culture, health and human services, education, civic affairs, and the environment. Gulf Coast is the largest community foundation in Florida.
Our Vision: The Board of the Foundation envisions a region known for endowed philanthropy,a vital nonprofit community,and the ability to address emerging issues.
AGENDA FOR ACTION
A foundation gives money to deserving nonprofit organizations and to students in the form of scholarships. The short hand for this giving away of money is the term“grants.” Gulf Coast makes three categories of grants:
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1. Responsive grants on behalf of our donors using the funds they have contributed
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2. Responsive grants to nonprofit organizations that have submitted applications to us, using the funds from our original endowment and from donors who have created permanently endowed funds.
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3. Proactive grants to fund big new ideas—visionary, long-term ideas designed to make our community stronger. We also use funds that are permanently endowed at Gulf Coast for this purpose.
These proactive grants are what we call our Agenda for Action, and right now, we are focused on two big issues—jobs and education. We call these Agenda items CareerEdge and STEM.
ABOUT TERI A HANSEN, President and CEO
As President and CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, Teri A Hansen manages the work of Florida's largest community foundation as it provides leadership on emerging issues, forges partnerships to improve quality of life in the communities we serve, and assists donors of all means in transforming their communities through philanthropy. She joined the Foundation in 2002.
Previously, Teri was vice president for gift planning and donor relations at The Cleveland Foundation. She also worked as vice president of external relations for Central Indiana Community Foundation, and she was the founding president of Legacy Fund of Hamilton County (Indiana).
Teri volunteers her leadership locally, regionally, and nationally. She currently serves on the Public Policy Committee and on the Community Foundation Leadership Team of the Council on Foundations. She is past-president of Community Foundations of Florida and is a member of the Florida Philanthropic Network. She serves on the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Community Leadership Council and on the board of advisors to USF Sarasota-Manatee's Institute for Public Policy and Leadership.
In the area of economic development, Teri serves on the business and economic development advisory board of the City of North Port, and she co-chairs the business climate committee of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County. She is also a member of the Harvard Club of Sarasota and the Venice-Nokomis Rotary Club, and she is president of the Suncoast Chapter of the International Women's Forum. In 2007, Teri received the IWF's "Women Who Make a Difference Award."
A San Diego native, Teri earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from San Diego State University. Upon graduating, she served as a public affairs officer in the U.S. Air Force. She also completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.