AFP seeking nominations The Treasure Coast Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is looking forward to celebrating National Philanthropy Day this year on Tuesday, November 14th at a luncheon at Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, and the organization is looking to help you celebrate the amazing people and organizations that impact your [...]
Average 401(k) Balances Up Nearly 10% in 2023 Bank of America released its Q2 2023 Participant Pulse (PDF), which found average 401(k) balances increased by $7,250 (9.6%) since the end of 2022. The report also found that a growing number of 401(k) participants are initiating withdrawals from their plans. The number of participants taking hardship distributions [...]
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Hobson represents FP in Washington, DC Former Fort Pierce resident and Indian River State College professor Dr. Marvin Hobson recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent the Zora Neale Hurston Foundation as a guest of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment. The organization found Hobson through [...]
Summer Salon's smash opening at Martin Artisan's Guild The Martin Artisans Guild hosted the opening of the sixth annual Summer Salon, as well as the beginning of their third year in the current location with a smashingly successful soiree on July 5. The exhibit features 24 of the Guild's artists with 48 originals in the [...]
Fifty two graduate from Skilled Trades Boot Camp The Treasure Coast Builders Association (TCBA), aided by dozens of mentors and sponsors, graduated 52 young men and women from the 2023 Ready-to-Work Skilled Trades, Marine & Manufacturing Boot Camp on Friday, July 28 at Project L.I.F.T.'s facilities in Palm City. The hands-on, five-day program included introductory [...]
Family Promise and Career Connect share success story Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce new Career Connect program and Family Promise of Martin County are a match made in heaven. In January of 2022, the Chamber launched Career Connect Martin. The program supports both job seekers and employers: potential employees learn new skills and potential employers [...]
What's happening in the world of higher education? A 2023 survey revealed a notable shift in public opinion over the past decade about the value of a college degree: 56% of Americans think a four-year college degree isn't worth the cost due to students graduating with significant debt and a lack of specific job skills [...]
Hobson represents FP in Washington, DC Former Fort Pierce resident and Indian River State College professor Dr. Marvin Hobson recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent the Zora Neale Hurston Foundation as a guest of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment. The organization found Hobson through an article published in Indian River Magazine and [...]
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser 75% of mid-sized businesses expect revenue to increase in the next 12 months despite economic challenges Despite economic challenges, 75% of mid-sized business owners expect their revenue to increase and 71% are planning to hire over the next 12 months, according to the inaugural Bank of America Mid-Sized [...]
Healthy Start calls for diaper donations Babies go through a lot of diapers in a month. That puts a real strain on the budgets of families who are already just squeaking by financially. A new national report by the National Diaper Bank Network, the NDBN Diaper Check 2023, found that nearly one in two American [...]