AND ZIP CODE TO CAST YOUR BALLOT. YOU CAN VOTE ONCE A DAY UNTIL MAY THE 27TH. ALL
JACKSON. YEAH. GOOD LUCK WITH
THE FOLLOW. THAT ONE.
>> WELL, THE COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION FOR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE
IN OUR COMMUNITY BY GIVING
BACK AND GIVING FORWARD IN A
BIG WAY. THE CURRENT PRESIDENT
WATERS PLANS TO RETIRE AFTER
SERVING AS HEAD OF THE
FOUNDATION FOR 22 YEARS UNDER
HER LEADERSHIP GRANT MAKING
HAS GONE FROM 7 MILLION TO 57
MILLION DOLLARS. THAT IS HUGE.
NOW THE FUTURE IS IN THE HANDS
OF THIS MAN, ISAIAH OLIVER. HE
CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION FOR GREATER FLINT,
MICHIGAN. SO WILL MEET WITH
HIM IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT
FIRST, NINA IS IN THE STUDIO
WITH US. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I
WAS TALKING WITH YOU, YOUR
CELEBRATORY LUNCHEON WAS JUST
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT
CLEARLY SHOWED YOUR PASSION
FOR THE CITY THE WAY YOU’RE
ABLE TO FUND RAISE. AND STUART
MONEY. LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT
JOURNEY. 22 YEARS. IT’S HARD
TO LOOK BACK. AM I?
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: READY TO
RETIRE? AND WHEN YOU GET TO
THIS AGE, YOU LOOK BACK AND
THINK A LOT ABOUT THE PAST AND
AND WHAT YOUR PROUDEST OF AND
AND I THINK FOR ME IN LOOKING
BACK WITH THE COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION, I’M SO PLEASED
THAT WE WENT FROM BEING THAT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO THE
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION THROUGH
THE WORK THAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE
TO DO. WE SET TABLES. BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WE SHOW UP AT
OTHER PEOPLE’S TABLES TO
REALLY MAKE WORK HAPPEN IN
THIS COMMUNITY. I’M SO PROUD
OF OUR STAFF TEAM. THEY’RE THE
ONES THAT REALLY MAKE MAKE
THAT WORK HAPPEN AS WELL. BUT
IMPORTANTLY, AS YOU SAID,
BEING ABLE TO GO FROM
7 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO
57 MILLION. THE IMPORTANT
THING ABOUT THAT IS MORE THAN
80% AT THAT. 57 MILLION STAYS
IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA, 6
COUNTIES WE SERVE AND
>> THAT MAKES A HUGE AND A
NONPROFIT I WANT YOU TO
BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS WHAT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS. SO
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT IT DOES AND THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE. SO THE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS A
NONPROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY. WE
HAVE FUNDS THAT DON’T ARE SET
UP WITH US AT THE COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION AND WE DEPLOY THOSE
FUNDS TO DO GOOD IN THE
COMMUNITY AND MAKE GRANTS. AND
SO WE HAVE MORE THAN 660 FINDS
THAT HAVE ALL DIFFERENT
PURPOSES. AND A LOT OF
DIRECTED BY DONORS. BUT MANY
ARE DIRECTED BY OUR STAFF AND
WE REACT AND RESPOND AND LEAD
IN IMPORTANT WAYS TO CREATE
CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH,
I’M EXCITED FOR YOUR FUTURES.
WELL, IT’LL BE A A LITTLE
LOUDER, I THINK, BECAUSE WITH
THE HE’S SO CLOSE TO THEM.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: BUT I DO
WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE TO
ISAIAH OLIVER, WHO WILL BE
YOUR SUCCESSOR, ONE OF THE
BEST JOBS IN TOWN AS YOU HEAR
ALL OVER, BUT GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY. SO YOU’LL
TRAIN FOR A MONTH WITH NINA.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING THAT
YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD LOVE
TO LEARN? AND ALSO JUST GIVE
US A LITTLE BIT OF A
BACKGROUND OF WHAT YOU
CURRENTLY ARE DOING.
>> ONE GOOD MORNING AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING I’M
EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO NOT ONLY DO THE WORK THAT I
LOVE HIS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION BUT ALSO WORKING
COMMUNITY. I OFTEN SAY THAT I
LEAD AN ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY
FOCUSED ON ENGAGING PEOPLE IN
THIS WORLD TO BELIEVE TIME,
TALENT AND TREASURE TESTIMONY,
RELATIONSHIPS REALLY FOCUSED
ON MAKING IT TO A BETTER PLACE
TO LIVE WORK IN AND CONTRIBUTE
TO. SO I’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO
THAT IN PLANT, OBVIOUSLY VERY
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THE
WATER CRISIS FOR A TIME
PERIOD. I MEAN, WE SOLICITED
GIFTS FROM ALL 50 STATES, 15
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND ALL
BRINGS THE MILITARY TO MAKE
SURE THE $20,000. BUT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AN OPPORTUNITY
INVEST IN SUPPORT OF
COMMUNITY. AND I’M LOOKING
FORWARD TO RALLYING SOME OF
THAT STRENGTH TO REALLY
FOCUSING IN ON THE 6 COUNTY
REGION FOCUS ON NORTHEAST,
FLORIDA.
>> YOU SOUND LIKE YOU’RE READY
TO EXCITING AND VERY NICE TO
MEET YOU NEED TO AS YOU LOOK
AT HIM. WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE
WOULD YOU GIVE THEM? THE FIRST
THINGS THAT YOU’LL SAY WHEN HE
MAKES HIS WAY HERE IN TOWN?
>> GOSH, YOU KNOW, THAT’S
THAT’S A GREAT. THAT’S A GREAT
QUESTION. I WOULD SAY THAT
CHEST. GET TO KNOW THE
COMMUNITY, GET TO KNOW THE
TEAM AT THE FOUNDATION AND,
YOU KNOW, BE YOURSELF BECAUSE
I THINK THAT IS WHAT THE BOARD
AND THIS AND THAT SEARCH
COMMITTEE CERTAINLY SIGN YOU.
AND WE SEE A NEW AND AND WE’RE
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU COME
TO JACKSONVILLE.
>> ALL NOW YOU CAN GIVE HIM
YOUR SECOND PIECE OF ADVICE
WHEN HE GETS HERE. IT’S THAT
HEAT OUT OF YOUR FIRST. YOU
KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT’S BEEN WONDERFUL TALKING
WITH YOU AS A GOOD LUCK. I’M
SURE WE’LL TALK WHEN YOU GET