Dear friends,

I want to simply wish you all a very happy new year! This newsletter is dedicated to two exciting - and related - items we have coming up. Our annual luncheon, the Collaboration Celebration, will feature the first-ever Emerging Leader Awards. We are very passionate about this new program, which aims to provide a path of support for our region's future leaders in health, human services, and arts & culture.

Save the date for our annual Collaboration Celebration luncheon!
  • Tue, February 28, 2023, 11:30am - 1:00pm
  • Michael's On East
  • Tickets are on sale now at the link above.

Emerging Leader Award
  • Learn about this new program to see how the award of $1,000 will encourage growth in our future leaders.
  • Submissions for the new Emerging Leader Award are open until January 6, 2023.
  • If you have questions, please reach out to Sarah Glendening: sglendening@gs-humanservices.org or (941) 867-4382.

We look forward to collaborating with you in the year ahead!
Charlene Altenhain, Executive Director
(941) 867-4387 | caltenhain@gs-humanservices.org
Our mission is To CONNECT, SUPPORT, and SUSTAIN a network of human service nonprofits for a stronger community.
TUE, 2/28/2023 | 11:30AM - 1:00PM | MICHAEL'S ON EAST
The 2023 Collaboration Celebration luncheon brings together nonprofits, businesses, and donors to celebrate the important work of collaboration on the Campus of Caring and beyond.

The event will introduce the first annual Emerging Leader Awards, sponsored by Bill and Barbara Little, to develop the leaders who will shape Sarasota's human services community in the years to come.
COLLABORATION SPONSORS
Isabel Anchin Becker
Jack D. and Jane E. Kidd
Sam and Norma Savin
Welch Family Charitable Fund
EMERGING LEADER PROGRAM AND AWARD
Bill and Barbara Little have spent decades working in health and human services and in nursing education, respectively. They have watched ideas blossom into vibrant programs and networks that make our region unique. Together, they wish to ensure that the legacy of steady and innovative leadership continues, as our community enters a new period of change.

The Emerging Leader Program aims to develop the future leaders who will shape Sarasota's human services community in the coming years. The award will recognize and empower emerging leaders in physical & behavioral health, human services, and arts & culture.

Each recipient will receive a grant of $1,000 to be used to either improve their leadership skills, improve their organization, or benefit the community.
Accepting applications through Friday, January 6, 2023.