There's a new face on the team! Alexa Carr, a Fellow at The Patterson Foundation, will be joining the Selby Foundation for several months to explore possibilities for our...
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Selby Scholar Alumni Arianna Gonzalez: “My Dream Job”
Recent Selby Scholar college graduate Arianna Gonzalez landed her dream job working at Acoustyle Communications. Her college experience included a big city, new opportunities,...
Fully Supporting Nonprofit Organizations
Thanks to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for publishing this opinion piece by Selby Foundation President & CEO Susie Bowie. Our world expands when we talk to people who work in...
Selby Scholar Graduate Reflects on College, Helping Others
Caption: Selby Scholar Monserrat Aguilera (left) with Selby Foundation Scholarships & Special Projects Manager Kiarra Womack Monserrat Aguilera is a Selby Scholar. By...
Seven “Small and Mighty” Organizations Receive Grants for Capital Investments
Photo: SAM Grant Recipient JoshProvides with parents Vera & Doug McClaugherty at the Annual Chase Away Epilepsy Walk The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation is awarding...
A Thriving Performing Arts Center & Community Asset, 10 Years Later
"Where Are They Now?" documentaries offer entertaining tributes to people: where they have been, and where their journeys have led them today. In similar fashion, we're embarking...
“Small and Mighty” Grant Applicants: 7 Questions to Help Us Understand Your Organization
Photo: Sarasota K-9 Search and Rescue with their new helmets purchased with a SAM grant from the Selby Foundation. The team at the Selby Foundation wants small organizations to...
Board Leader Cathy Layton: Purpose & Passion Will Always Live On
When a person's sense of purpose is strongly aligned with the mission, legacy and future possibilities of your organization, you want to hold onto them forever—even though you...
Grant Spotlight: Restoring the Historic Reid House
The Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition, Inc. (SAACC) preserves, celebrates and shares the cultural, artistic and historical heritage of African Americans in Sarasota...
Laura Spencer Elected to Selby Foundation Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation has elected Laura Spencer as the newest board member of the private foundation. Spencer retired in 2022 after...