INSIDE WEEK OF JANUARY 8-14, 2015 www.FloridaWeekly.com Vol. V, No. 13 • FREE WIz glides in to Maltz Dorothy and the gang head to Oz in a great stage show. B1 w the dEfinitive DOLPHIN GUIDE Networking/Society Who was out, about. A18-19, BY THE 23, 28-30. B10-11, 15-17w Encountering wild bottlenose dolphins NUMBERS is just the start of appreciating this sleek, expressive, but sometimes misunderstood animal BY EVAN WILLIAMS ewilliams@fl oridaweekly.com t only seems like they’re smiling. 600 Money & Investing Dolphins’ kind, expressive faces are among the most loved in our coastal waters, but the unamused looking ones on TOP WEIGHT IN You could say investing is most Miami Dolphins logos probably better reflect how they feel POUNDS OF A always a gamble. A27 w around us. COASTAL MALE “Even after 40 years of looking at them they’re astounding DOLPHIN I animals, they’re beautiful, graceful,” said Capt. Ralph Allen, owner of King Fisher Fleet cruises in Punta Gorda. “… I guess they’re like people, they come in different moods.” Antiques 20,000 Some SEE DOLPHINS, A10 w antiques AMOUNT OF are a real DOLLARS YOU mystery at CAN BE FINED first. A33 w FOR HARASSING A DOLPHIN 40-50 LIFESPAN IN YEARS OF DOLPHINS Sweet face South Florida Fair: Gambling on Vegas as a draw Plenty of shelter pets need homes. “Kitty” is one. A6 w BY SCOTT SIMMONS the fair, which runs Jan. 16-Feb. 1. include playing cards, poker chips, ssimmons@fl oridaweekly.com Even Elvis has a hand in things Caesars Palace and the Circus this year. Hotel. 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Few It is going to be a long slog forward, [email protected] nationwide;n but we are not out of the nonprofits have operational endowments with no quick fixes; and the present woodsw yet. The report goes on to say this or rainy day funds to sustain themselves funding climate, while improved, is a burstb of momentum will diminish sharply through prolonged hard times. long way from being as good as it was in the state by the last half of 2015. Confidence has dwindled in the old eight years ago. Changed times and many Closing the books on charitable giving The Chronicle’s assessment of how fundraising tried-and-true, such as char- economic uncertainties require nonprof- in 2014 is still underway, but there is cau- well charitable giving fared in 2014 is ity events and galas. Recurring financial its to consider re-structuring their busi- tious optimism. Philanthropy appears to incomplete. However, preliminary stud- gaps become chronic among nonprofits ness models. Not all are prepared or be recovering from its recession-related ies suggest that the collapse of the econ- whose development efforts fall short or ready to take that plunge. Some will go doldrums. Last year at this time, The omy did not set charitable giving back 10 revenue declines from earnings, fees or out of business and should. Others will Chronicle of Philanthropy reported a years, as was predicted. The reappraisal services. reinvent themselves because they must. comeback of especially large donations stems from a forecast that total giving in The new reality is that charities face Thus, The Nonprofit Times forecasts among the nation’s wealthiest donors 2015 may surpass the peak of $350 billion stiff competition for a more limited pool years of recovery still ahead for the sec- who gave $3.4 billion to charities. set previously in 2007. The milestone of dollars, a more or less permanent con- tor, in an environment where assump- In addition, there were individuals who appears reachable several years sooner dition affecting the sector overall. tions can’t be taken for granted. Non- gave more than 1,400 gifts of $1 million or than expected because of an improved Finally, the investment required to profits will continue to face the daunting more, totaling $13.96 billion. Universities economy, record highs on Wall Street transform donor interest into a financial task of achieving financial sustainability and colleges were the major beneficiaries and four consecutive years of economic transaction requires a heavy, upfront without a singular North Star to guide of the revival in big gifts, receiving over growth. investment that is expensive to support. them forward; and though the nature of 40 percent of the contributions. The Chronicle also points to the The quality of entrepreneurship and their journey may be the same, each will Despite the encouraging news, the increase in contributions made by indi- innovation that drives an organization’s seek its destination by following a path decline in giving overall persists; the viduals, corporations and foundations development plan is sustainability’s new, uniquely chosen from among the stars. ■ number of gifts and the total of contri- that began in 2013 and continued into cutting edge. When fundraising tactics butions remain in deficit territory when 2014. This is good news; but, histori- are well-honed and expertly applied, — Leslie Lilly is a native Floridian. Her compared to the pre-recession highs. cally, is it a glass half empty or half there is evidence of fundraising success, professional career spans more than 25 Still, there is accumulating evidence that full? The return to robust growth in bolstered by a diversity of tools and years leading major philanthropic insti- philanthropy is on the rebound. giving is a claw back to a status quo of approaches that work in combination tutions in the South and Appalachia. She Here in Florida, donations to charities eight years ago obliterated by a collapsed to enhance and multiply revenue pro- writes frequently on issues of politics, increased at a faster rate in 2014 than economy. When philanthropy does again duction. Social media and online tech- public policy and philanthropy, earning anywhere else in the nation. Giving is reclaim the high ground it lost during the nologies may be the “new-new thing” national recognition for her leadership “up 12.2 percent in Florida from January Great Recession, dancing in the streets is but digital strategies and fixes are not in the charitable sector. She resides with to November, compared to a 9.1 percent unlikely. As for 2014, the benediction on the game changer for nonprofits that her family and pugs in Jupiter. Email her increase nationwide in the same 11-month philanthropy’s measure of growth might winning the lottery or receiving an enor- at [email protected] and follow Lilly on period,” writes Margie Manning of the read, “We have come this far, only to have mous grant or bequest might be. There Twitter @llilly15. Tampa Bay Business Journal. She also come this far.” is an enormous learning curve for staff “Watch how high I can go!” For her, it’s a personal challenge.challenge. For yyou,ou, it’s a bibigg risk. You want the best for her.her. Kids plaplayy hard, and brain injuriesinjuries can happen. That’sThat’s whywhy Palm Beach Children’sChildren’s Hospital is the MVP on youryour hometown team!te A concussion can be a serious injury. OurOur team ooff pediatric expertexpertss works togethertogether to helphehelp youryour childchild heal, and getgeg t backbab ck in thethe game.game. 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This rather “What I am most likely to record Leslie Lilly Special to Florida Weekly oddo affectation was a hand-me-down are those commitments I have made Mary Jane Fine fromf Mr.