Who We Are

Creating more unified and vibrant communities.

Making A Difference

The Spirit of Giving network creates alliances with nonprofit organizations by sharing resources and providing education to strengthen our communities.

Our Programs Include

Annual Back to School PBC!

Boca Raton Bowl

Annual Holiday Gift Drive

Community Spirit Race

Nonprofit Training, Networking, and Engagement

Forum for Nonprofits Radio Program

VISION

To create more unified, vibrant communities.

Spirit of Giving is a collaborative nonprofit organization that supports nonprofits in South Florida. It is a hub where nonprofits, for-profits and community supporters share information, resources, and best practices. Currently, there are 115 nonprofit member organizations meeting on a monthly basis. The objective is to streamline the delivery of services to the community by working collaboratively to solve issues and improve operation through internal and external partnerships.

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Purposeful Communication

Deliberately and intentionally creating opportunities to share information & resources.

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Relevance

Meetings and group activities must be meaningful and beneficial to members.

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Commitment

All members must commit to and fulfill their obligations to the Network in order for it to succeed.

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Collaboration/
Partnerships

Create formal partnership agreements with local agencies, community partners, and individual supporters to maximize the distribution of resources across the community.

Our History

In 2001, Dick & Barbara Schmidt had a holiday party and asked the guests to bring a toy for a underserved child, this resulted in over 600 gifts. They decided that they needed to determine what organizations were in need of these toys. In order to better understand the nonprofits in the community and find out their missions and who they serve, the Schmidt Family Foundation called a meeting of nonprofits in the area. After bringing these organizations together, many were reluctant to share their resources, afraid they might lose some of their support. However, each month, the group would meet and share ideas. Before long, the nonprofits started to believe that they could actually accomplish more as a group, making a greater impact and more easily achieving their goals. Over the next few years, the group continued to meet to share ideas and resources and determine what other areas they could address.

As a result, the question, “So, where do we go from here?” was posed. In 2007, the group had a strategic planning meeting to develop a mission statement and a plan to expand their efforts. The mission & vision from that meeting is the Spirit of Giving Network – Innovative Community Collaboration.

Donors

Teamwork and Intelligence
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Meet The Team

Hannah Smith
Marketing & Communications Manager
Hannah@spiritofgivingnetwork.com
Sharel Pizarro
Director of Operations & Community Engagement
Sharel@spiritofgivingnetwork.com
Lindy Harvey
Executive Director
Lindy@spiritofgivingnetwork.com

Lindy Harvey

Executive Director

Sharel Pizarro

Director of Operations
& Community Engagement

HANNAH SMITH

Marketing &
Communications Manager

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