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A CASE FOR GIVING Education changes lives. Every dollar committed to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County is both an economic and a human investment. Your gifts strengthen our teachers and enrich the lives of students forever. This is a challenging task with more than 5,000 school personnel and nearly 44,000 students. The Education Foundation depends upon individual, corporate, public and private foundation gifts to meet this need, allowing us to aspire higher. We have a steadfast commitment to ■ earn your trust; ■ demonstrate integrity; and, ■ honor philanthropy. Guided by strategic philanthropy, you can be rest assured your gift of time, talent and treasure will help us to ■ enhance the potential of students; ■ promote excellence in teaching; and ■ inspire innovation in education. Unrestricted giving gives us the most flexibility and allows us to be more responsive. We also direct gifts that match a donor’s interests. Gifts of cash, stock, appreciated assets or from donor-advised funds are just a few ways donors turn our aspirations into reality. The Education Foundation can operate, innovate and mobilize resources outside of the confines of the education 'system'—that is its’ greatest value and reason for being. The Education Foundation's unique ability to think “independently, act globally and move swiftly is truly remarkable.
“Our kids are a third of our population but 100 percent of our future. Fostering a love of learning and critical thinking skills in young kids exponentially improves their chances of staying in school and being productive in life. ” Tom Koski, retired CEO, Sarasota County Schools alumnus, philanthropist, second generation of the Koski family to serve on the Education Foundation board of directors. WHY NOW? EDUCATION IS more than academic achievement alone. It is the moral imperative of our time to equip our children with the skills, knowledge and abilities to navigate an unknown future that is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. We have no choice but to go “all-out” for our students and teachers now or we risk putting them at peril. The world is becoming increasingly flat and developing our students into responsible global citizens doesn’t happen in one day. It is the cumulative effect of sustainable philanthropic investment, coupled with a strong supportive teaching and learning environment that will propel our students forward. We simply cannot wait. Just as today’s iconic structures took visionary designers who had foresight, it takes strategic philanthropy to develop anything worthwhile that lasts. We at the Education Foundation are looking ahead, poised to take steps today to secure a front row position for our students of tomorrow. Everything we do now changes the trajectory of our students for the future. Tomorrow already is here. CHAMPIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS The Education Foundation believes that every one of our students has a need, regardless of their walks of life or unique family circumstances. And with our community’s support, we intend to give 100 percent to all 44,000 of them. We support innovations that challenge all of our students and teachers and infuse them with knowledge and confidence that help them better themselves, their families, their workplaces and their communities. We forge the path in front of them so they can get ahead—because forward is where their future beckons. We have large aspirations, and our board and staff are dedicated to realizing these ambitions. It will take time and a lot of hard work but we are doing it—for the 44,000 students and 5,000-plus school personnel counting on us now and the many thousands more who will follow them. The Education Foundation is uniquely poised to be a pivotal organization in transformational change. It is a call to action with a clear, broadly appealing mission statement about why an investment in the Foundation is so important.
Page 1 and 2: ASPIRE HIGHER INSPIRING OUR STUDENT
Page 3 and 4: TOGETHER WE INVEST IN GREAT OUR MIS
Page 5: REAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE REAL WORLD

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