Feature Your Organization in the 2026 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide
The Nonprofit Leadership Center is currently accepting submissions for our 2026 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide. Started in 2019, this festive guide highlights holiday gifts that give back to nonprofit organizations to strengthen our communities. The deadline to submit a gift that benefits your nonprofit is Friday, November 27. Please carefully read the gift guide submission […]
13 Leaders Selected for New Board Fellowship
Great nonprofits need great boards. But what happens to organizations when boards don’t reflect the communities they serve? (Spoiler alert: research from BoardSource shows most nonprofit boards don’t represent their communities.) To ensure Tampa Bay nonprofits are equipped to govern with greatness and to advance community representation, we’re launching our first Evolve Board Fellowship today […]
19 Nonprofit Professionals Selected for Fall 2026 Certificate in Leadership
DeAndra Bolden has been blessed with great leaders and mentors in her life. As DeAndra takes on growing responsibilities as the associate director of development and community engagement at Metropolitan Ministries, she recognizes that her previous experience alone won’t ensure she becomes the strong leader she wants to be to advance her organization’s culture and […]
Four Trends Shaping the Nonprofit Sector in Tampa Bay Right Now
Almost every conversation we have with nonprofit leaders in Tampa Bay these days eventually raises the same questions: what is coming next, and how do we prepare for it? At the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we spend a lot of time tracking the latest research and listening to what funders and frontline leaders are experiencing, so […]
Congratulations to the 2026 Certificate in Nonprofit Management Graduates
Eleven nonprofit professionals just proved what it takes to lead in today’s sector: a nonprofit heart, a business mind, and a leader’s spirit. Today, we’re pleased to introduce the most recent graduates from the Certificate in Nonprofit Management at The University of Tampa. Offered in partnership with the Conn Memorial Foundation and the Nonprofit Leadership Center, […]
Beyond the Giving USA 2026 Headlines: What Americans Give vs. What Nonprofits Actually Receive
The latest data from Giving USA revealed that Americans gave a record $617.20 billion to charity in 2025, the first time giving has ever topped $600 billion. Across the nonprofit sector, the news set off a wave of celebration, and this generosity certainly deserves the awe it inspires. However, for many nonprofit leaders, this record […]
Celebrating 30 Years of Impact: How a Small United Way Program Became Tampa Bay’s Nonprofit Leadership Center
In 1996, a group of community funders in Tampa Bay noticed a growing challenge. Nonprofits were being asked to do more and more for their communities, but most had nowhere to turn to develop the skills and systems needed to meet these increasing needs. United Way of Tampa Bay (now United Way Suncoast), the Children’s […]
What 20 Nonprofit Assessments Revealed & What Organizations Can Do About It
What does it actually take for a nonprofit to go from good to great? That question was at the heart of a year-long partnership between the Nonprofit Leadership Center and the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. The Foundation selected 20 nonprofit organizations serving South St. Petersburg to receive grant funding to improve health outcomes […]
Aubrey Sampson Joins Nonprofit Leadership Center as First Custom Solutions Specialist
Every nonprofit faces challenges, but the right solutions look different for each organization. That’s where Aubrey Sampson comes in. As the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s first Custom Solutions Specialist, she will cultivate and manage relationships with nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate partners across Tampa Bay to solve real-world challenges and build capacity through custom training and support. […]
25 Leaders Shaping What’s Next: Introducing the Spring 2026 Certificate in Leadership Cohort
How do you define leadership? For Tristin Brown, advocacy manager at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, “leadership is the consistent practice of creating conditions where people feel seen, valued, and empowered to do meaningful work together.” But where do nonprofit professionals learn to create these conditions that fuel such mission-driven work? For far […]