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PHILANTHROPY WHAT’S AHEAD IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
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Restaurant planned for Innovation District PAGE 12
REDEVELOPMENT
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POLL: THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION
Freed to Run Challenge raises money for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. Page 4
What residents say about giving, according to the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida 2022 Believe in the Good Public Perceptions Poll:
United Way donating $10 million to boost affordable housing. Page 6 Jacksonville University students working with nonprofits to streamline marketing. Page 7
80%
Family matches $5 million gift to build Center for Innovation at Bolles. Page 10
Leaders say 2024 will be a year for change and stability as nonprofits adapt to economic conditions. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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sked to predict the near-term future of philanthropy in Northeast Florida, two local nonprofit executives said they believe 2024 will be a year for change and also a year for stability. Established in 2002, the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida provides resources and counsel to more than 400 nonprofits, foundations and community partners. Rena Coughlin, the center’s CEO for the past 18 years, said organizations are
changing how they do business to adapt to the current economic conditions. Wages have risen in the nonprofit sector by 12% to 18%, leading to salary inflation and more competition among organizations that need to hire people, Coughlin said. “That can leave a nonprofit gasping for cash to keep up with expenses,” she said. Coping with unplanned challenges is part of operating a nonprofit, just as it is part of operating any business. “Every year, there is something. Three years ago, there was a global pandemic. SEE PHILANTHROPY, PAGE 8
Said the community would be a better place if more people donated money or volunteered with nonprofits.
78%
Said the work of nonprofits makes the community a better place to live.
67%
Said they trust local nonprofits to take action on issues that affect the community.
63%
From working on shopping center to owning there PAGE 14
Donated to a local nonprofit.
35%
Advocated for a cause outside of donating or volunteering.
33%
Volunteered at a local nonprofit.
RESTAURANTS
Wild Pie fires up its oven All the ingredients at this new pizza restaurant in Hodges Pointe Plaza are plant-based. PAGE 18 WHAT’S TRENDING
Construction walls for Chanel The Fragrance and Beauty Boutique is building-out space at St. Johns Town Center. PAGE 2
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Armada reveals its new home The Jacksonville soccer team shows renderings of its Downtown stadium. PAGE 17 VOLUME 111, NO. 3 | TWO SECTIONS | PUBLISHED SINCE 1912