ANNUAL GIVING COAST LUNCHEON
PHILANTHROPIC AGENDA AND SRQ GOOD HERO AWARDS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025
MICHAEL'S ON EAST, 1212 S. EAST AVENUE, SARASOTA

GIVING TREE PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION—10:30AM-11AM
LUNCHEON PROGRAM —11:30-1:30PM

 The Annual Giving Coast Luncheon celebrates the independent sector in the Sarasota and Manatee region featuring the Philanthropic Agenda With Community Foundations and the Good Hero Awards Program. The Philanthropic Agenda panel discussion will explore the dynamic and ever changing world of non-profits from the perspectives of our regional community foundations. What are the trends in donor development and giving for the coming year? What insights have we gathered on resiliency in lights of the recent storms? We also ask our local funding and capacity-building organizations for their advice on successful pathways for regional nonprofits.

The luncheon will culminate with the SRQ Good Hero Philanthropic Awards Program at which we will honor the incredible individuals who have meaningfully impacted our community for good in the past year— from nonprofit leaders to philanthropically-minded for profit companies.


GIVING TREES PROGRAM
Share Your Nonprofit's Wishes for the New Year

Join us to celebrate our giving culture and help make a year of wishes fulfilled!
We invite attendees to bring wishes pertaining to their favorite local charity. Attendees can write their wishes on special tags provided at the event and hang them on the Giving Coast Trees placed at each table. From tangible items needed by a local charity such as books, food donations, children's toys, clothing, pet food, etc., to volunteer opportunities within the organization, let us know what your wishes are and we will post them for the community to see and help.  

2026 SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

MARK BREWER
CEO/President of the Central Florida Foundation

FEATURED PHILANTHROPIC
AGENDA PANELISTS

WENDY DEMING
CEO, Bishop-Parker Foundation

VERONICA THAMES
CEO, Manatee Community Foundation

PAM KANDZIORA
President, IMPACT100 SRQ

OMAR GUEVARA-SOTO
Strategic Initatives Officer, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

CHERI CORYEA
Initiative Lead, The Patterson Foundation

KIRSTEN RUSSELL
Vice President of Community Impact, Community Foundation of Sarasota County

PHILLIP P. LANHAM, CAP^®
President & CEO, Gulf Coast Community Foundation 

ELIZABETH POWER
Grants Manager, William G. and Marie Selby Foundation 

HONORING THE SRQ GOOD HERO
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT

Sponsored by Mariner Wealth Management

2025 HONOREE TERI A. HANSEN

SRQ MEDIA will recognize the SRQ Lifetime Good Hero Achievement Award, which honors a distinguished community member who has made a profound impact in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Last year, our inaugural award went to Roxie Jerde, CEO and President of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. This year's SRQ Lifetime Good Hero Achievement Award goes to honoree is Teri A. Hansen, President|CEO of the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. Teri A Hansen manages the daily work of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation as it strives to make a meaningful difference in Sarasota and beyond. She was hired as Barancik Foundation’s first employee in July 2015. In March 2025, she announced her plans to retire once her successor is selected and has successfully assumed the President|CEO role. Teri has more than 30 years of experience in philanthropic leadership. Prior to joining Barancik Foundation, she was president and CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation for more than 13 years. She previously served as vice president for gift planning and donor relations at The Cleveland Foundation and vice president of external relations for Central Indiana Community Foundation, and she was the founding president of Legacy Fund of Hamilton County (Indiana). 

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