Building Connective Tissue Through Associations
During the Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) Annual Meeting last week, The Patterson Foundation collaborated with other foundations and entities by crafting or presenting six sessions at the...
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Government + Business + NonProfit = Interesting Collaboration
Some issues or problems are so big and complex that no one single entity or sector alone can make a significant impact. Think poverty. Think education. Think healthcare. So when the Department of...
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We recently shared The Patterson Foundation works with networks to strengthen communications and learning among the collaborating organizations. We are currently lending our strategic support to the...
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Guest Post: National Council on Aging sees networking pay off
By Brian F. Hofland, Ph.D., Vice President of Strategic Collaboration My 26 year old son is a strong introvert; I am a card-carrying extrovert. When he was a little boy, I remember him being very...
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Guest Post: Self-care through collective impact
Editor’s Note: James Firman is the President and CEO of the National Council on Aging. The Patterson Foundation is a partner in NCOA’s cross-sector self-management alliance. This article was originally...
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A strategy refresh can keep social-good collaborations on track
Editor’s Note: Jennifer Bush is the founder and lead consultant for LevelSmart, an Atlanta-based strategic planning firm. Jennifer recently consulted with the National Council on Aging Self-Management...
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Self-Management Alliance benefits from collective impact facilitation
Editor’s Note: Jim Firman, Ed.D., is the president and CEO of the National Council on Aging, which leads the Self-Management Alliance to make self management an integral part of U.S. healthcare by...
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Rapid cycle innovation to scale Aging Mastery Program
Extending change and impact beyond a single act of philanthropy is a basic intention of The Patterson Foundation’s approach. When the National Council on Aging (NCOA) shared a new initiative to help...
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National Aging Mastery Program coming to region
It’s no secret that people are living longer. With that, comes new realities to deal with — from managing health to working toward financial stability. A new program aims to change that for millions of...
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Amplifying the impact of the Aging Mastery Program® locally and nationally
The Aging Mastery Program® was developed by National Council on Aging (NCOA) and is being introduced to Florida for the first time. Designed to engage and empower older adults to take small but...
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First in Florida to offer Aging Mastery Program®
Some months ago, The Patterson Foundation and the National Council on Aging (NCOA), both longstanding partners, began discussing NCOA’s new Aging Mastery Program®, a national engagement program offered...
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Grantmakers in Aging Conference participants co-create AMP Philanthropy Network
This year’s Grantmakers in Aging Conference (GIA) theme “Soaring into the Future: Seeking New Horizons in Aging and Philanthropy” was well captured by two pre-meeting special sessions about the Aging...
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Aging Mastery Program brings positive, unexpected results
Editor’s Note: Judi Bjork is the vice president and general manager of the Enrichment Center at Renaissance on 9th and Jackie Godlewski is the center’s activity director. We don’t know what we don’t...
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Aging Mastery participants inspired by program speakers
Editor’s Note: Vicki Lyons is an Aging Mastery Program® participant at the Aging in Paradise Resource Center on Longboat Key. The Patterson Foundation supported bringing the program, which was...
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Sharing knowledge about the Aging Mastery Program® locally and beyond
Last year The Patterson Foundation (TPF), an enterprise funder of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), initiated a venture exploring the sustainability of NCOA’s new Aging Mastery Program® (AMP). TPF...
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Leveraging knowledge and achieving sustainability through aging mastery
The Patterson Foundation (TPF) and National Council on Aging (NCOA) are “AMPing up” NCOA’s Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) by connecting the dots from what’s working in communities across the country to...
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The Patterson Foundation provides enterprise-level support to help NCOA reach...
Jim Firman is president and CEO of the National Council on Aging (NCOA). NCOA has developed nationally acclaimed programs to improve the health, independence, and economic security of older adults. The...
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Age-Friendly Sarasota connects with Grantmakers in Aging Conference
I’ve been to many regional and national conferences in my three-plus decades working in the field of aging, but never one that was exclusively funder|foundation attended and focused. The recent...
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TPF and NCOA work together at enterprise level propelling AMP forward
TPF has had the privilege of engaging in an evolving multi-year relationship with the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Most recently, in a field of agreement that strategies to improve the health,...
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10,000 people turn 65 every day – the AMP Philanthropic Network supports...
At the 2016 Grantmakers in Aging Conference, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and The Patterson Foundation co-sponsored a gathering of the Aging Mastery Program® Philanthropic Network, a group of...
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