Collaboratory

🔥 We're firing up the smokers and bringing together men who are passionate about making a difference in Southwest Florida.

Join us for an evening hosted by Jay Johnson of Bubba's Roadhouse & Saloon, featuring incredible food, meaningful conversation, and the opportunity to connect with others who share a commitment to philanthropy and community impact.

We'd love to have you there, but space is limited. RSVP today! ➡️ https://collaboratory.org/event/the-mens-legacy-fund-collective-pitmaster-night/

A special thank you to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for featuring Collaboratory and our FutureMakers Coalition as a promising practice in education and workforce development.

Together with partners across Southwest Florida, we’re helping create pathways that empower learners with the support, flexibility, and opportunities they need to thrive in school, work, and life. We’re grateful to see this collaborative effort recognized and look forward to continuing to drive meaningful change in our region.

Learn more about the FutureMakers Coalition here:

Southwest Florida FutureMakers Coalition A collaborative ecosystem where the education, service, workforce, and philanthropy sectors break down silos to accelerate innovation and support learner thriving.

Next week, we’ll be hosting the next Grant Writing Community of Practice Workshop: Finding the Right Grants and Building a Fundable Pipeline.

In this session, you’ll learn how to identify the right opportunities, stop chasing grants reactively, and begin strategizing a funding pipeline. We’ll also introduce relationship-based funding strategies and demonstrate how tools like [@ Instrumentl] can support long-term funding development

📅 October 8 | 2–3 PM | In-person + Zoom
🔗 Register by visiting: https://collaboratory.org/events/list/?tribe_filterbar_events_virtual=all

Hope to see you there!

We are excited to announce that we are hiring a Controller to join our accounting team to oversee the financial reporting, accounting operations, and internal controls while supporting Collaboratory's mission of solving major social problems in Southwest Florida. ✍️

If you have experience and a passion for accounting principles, financial software, budgeting, and our community, this could be the right fit for you!

Apply today! ➡️ https://www.indeed.com/job/controller-7d19ea703a9ffbf2

Have you ever had an ambitious idea but struggled to turn it into manageable action? 🤔 This free Skill Series event is perfect for those who want to learn practical steps for making big work feel smaller and easier to tackle, so you can bring your ideas to life.

📍Collaboratory
📆 Wednesday, September 30
🕘 9 AM - 12 PM

Ready to make it happen? Register today: https://brnw.ch/21x61ws

A new chapter is taking shape for Fort Myers Police Department and our community! 🚔

Congratulations, FMPD, on the groundbreaking of your new headquarters! This new building will provide a 911 communications center, evidence processing, an indoor firing range, and more to strengthen communication and operations. This will allow police officers and staff to effectively serve and build a better tomorrow for the people of our city.

We were proud to attend this groundbreaking and be part of this milestone with our city leaders, engineers, and staff who have played a vital role in its development.

We can’t wait to see this building and vision come to life!

We're so excited to welcome Dr. Gary Josephson, local physician and author, to Collaboratory on October 22 from 5:30-7:30 to discuss his book, Ordinary to Extraordinary: Seven Principles of Life Success. 📖

This free event is perfect for those starting their career, navigating change, or emerging into a new chapter as Dr. Josephson talks about navigating adversity, strengthening your mindset, building meaningful relationships, realizing your potential, and creating a fulfilling path toward lifelong happiness and success. 🧗

Sign up and RSVP here 👉 https://brnw.ch/21x5T5u