Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

09/01/2026

September is Attendance Awareness Month, and every school day is an opportunity to learn, connect, grow, and lead.

This month, help us spread the message: Attend Today. Lead Tomorrow. Share this graphic with your friends, family, schools, and community partners, and help remind families across Florida that showing up each day helps students build confidence, relationships, and skills for the future.

Throughout September, the Consortium and Leader in Me will be sharing resources, attendance information, and details about our statewide Student Art & PSA Contest.

Share the graphic. Share the message. Help students show up and lead forward. https://bit.ly/SEPT-ATTEND

08/31/2026

Today is bittersweet as we say goodbye to Tracy Burger after 14½ years with the Consortium.

Tracy has been so much more than our Director of Membership Development. She has been a mentor, facilitator, sounding board, and trusted resource for foundations across Florida, helping members strengthen their boards, navigate challenges, plan strategically, and grow their impact.

We will miss Tracy tremendously, but we are excited for her next chapter as she focuses on Tracy Burger, LLC, her coaching and mentoring business.

Thank you, Tracy, for everything you have given to the Consortium and our members. We are cheering you on!

08/28/2026

Student support does not end when a scholarship is awarded.

Dixie Education Foundation has built a Scholarship Recipient Support Program that pairs students with mentors shortly after its annual awards ceremony. Mentors help recipients understand scholarship requirements, complete donor thank-you notes, meet important deadlines, and prepare for the transition to higher education.

The process creates clarity for students while building relationships that can provide encouragement throughout their first year after graduation.

It is a strong example of how local education foundations can strengthen the impact of scholarship programs by pairing financial support with guidance, connection, and continued investment in student success.

08/25/2026

⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO!

Attendance Awareness Month begins Sept. 1, and so does our statewide Student Art & PSA Contest! 🎨🎥

Together with Leader in Me, we are celebrating the connection between attendance and leadership. Every day students show up is another opportunity to learn, build confidence, strengthen relationships, and practice the habits that help young people become leaders.

From Sept. 1-30, Florida students in grades K-12 can get creative and show us what makes coming to school worth it.

Share the poster, spread the word, and start brainstorming!

👉 https://bit.ly/26ATTEND

Attend Today. Lead Tomorrow.

08/24/2026

🧮 Math is everywhere. Sometimes, students just need a reason to notice it.

At ConnectED, organizations like Orlando Math Circle, MathHappens Foundation, and others will bring math to life through hands-on experiences designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and show how math connects to the world around us.

Because building math confidence is not just the job of a teacher. Families, businesses, nonprofits, and community partners can all help students see math in new ways and discover that it belongs in their lives.

Come see what happens when math leaves the worksheet and shows up in the community.

👉 Learn more about ConnectED and register: https://bit.ly/26CONNECTEDFL

08/21/2026

🎉 Happy 40th anniversary to The Education Foundation of Alachua County !

For four decades, the Foundation has brought its community together to create opportunities for students and teachers through scholarships, classroom grants, mentorship, and strong local partnerships.

And that impact continues to grow. During the 2024-25 school year alone, the Foundation reached 12,300 students and 1,858 teachers and provided $565,000 in college scholarships.

The Consortium is proud to celebrate this incredible milestone and everyone who has helped build 40 years of impact in Alachua County.

Congratulations to the entire Education Foundation of Alachua County team, past and present! 🎓💙

08/20/2026

Math confidence can start with something as simple as making learning feel fun, relevant, and possible.

We are excited to welcome Vincent Taylor, 2025 Duval County Teacher of the Year, to ConnectED!

For nearly three decades, Taylor has found creative ways to help students learn, including music, storytelling, and his Cornbread the Math Detective video series for elementary students. His message to students is simple: Keep working at the problem. You can solve it.

At ConnectED, Taylor will show how innovative teaching practices can help students engage with math, build confidence, and begin to see themselves as capable math learners.

Join us Oct. 12-14 in Orlando to hear from teachers, students, researchers, business leaders, and community partners about how all of us can help build math-confident students.

Register today: https://bit.ly/26CONNECTEDFL



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Vincent Taylor, a teacher of 27 years, knows the importance of gett...

08/18/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to Carol West, president of the Dixie Education Foundation Inc.!

Carol’s leadership is a powerful example of what can happen when a community comes together for its students. As a volunteer leading an all-volunteer organization, she has helped grow DEF’s scholarship program from $10,000 awarded in 1997 to nearly a quarter million dollars awarded annually today, all made possible by local donors who believe in Dixie County students.

Carol, thank you for the countless hours, steady leadership, and heart you have given to creating opportunities for students. Your impact can be measured in scholarships, but its true reach is in the lives, careers, and futures those scholarships help make possible.

We hope your birthday brings back even a little of the joy you have given so many others. 💙🎂

08/14/2026

Math is not only something people solve. It is something people use to navigate everyday life.

It is in the distance of a drive, the measurements in a recipe, the cost of groceries, the rhythm of music, the strategy of sports, and the design of a room. Math helps people make decisions, support their families, and contribute to their communities.

Join the Consortium at ConnectED, October 12-14 in Orlando, for Communities That Count: Why Student Math Confidence Is Everyone’s Business.

Learn how schools, families, businesses, and communities can help students see math all around them and build the confidence to use it.

Register today https://educationfoundationsfl.org/2026-connected-conference/

08/12/2026

LAST CHANCE! Please join us tomorrow for a look back at the 2026 legislative session as it relates to education.

Hear what impact this year's legislative session will have on our students, teachers, and schools. We will recap the major education legislation and education budget as well as look ahead to the implications if the proposed changes to property tax are approved.

Special speakers will include Brewser Brown, Lobbyist, SKB Consulting Group; Leah McDermott, Program Director, Florida Nonprofit Alliance; and Darrick D. McGhee, Sr., COO & Lobbyist, -&-blanton.

Register now to be a part of this important discussion hosted by the Florida Philanthropic Network and Consortium of Florida Education Foundations. Click the link https://bit.ly/26-FL-LEGISLATIVE to register.