Gulf Coast Community Foundation Repeats as a Best Nonprofit

April 9, 2021 – Sarasota

For the second-straight year, The NonProfit Times has recognized Gulf Coast Community Foundation as one of the country’s “Best Nonprofits to Work For.”

The national publication ranked Gulf Coast 17th on its 2021 list of the 50 “Best Nonprofits,” which was published in a special report<https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/report/covid-dei-response-to-civil-unrest-set-these-best-npos-apart/> on April 5. The foundation placed seventh among small organizations (15-49 employees) and was the only community foundation selected.

“The ‘Best Nonprofits’ recognition is really a testament to our supportive Board of Directors, our generous donors, and our strong nonprofit partners,” said Mark Pritchett, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation. “In a uniquely challenging year, we actually moved up in our ranking from last year—which I find remarkable. That speaks to the trust our team feels from our Board and the sense of agency they get from connecting philanthropists with organizations that are doing the most to help those who need it right now.”

Gulf Coast moved up five places from its ranking on last year’s “Best Nonprofits” list. Since 2010, the foundation has been named a “Best Nonprofit” five times.

The “Best Nonprofits” program, conducted annually by The NonProfit Times, is designed to identify the best employers in the nonprofit sector and recognize leadership and strategies that can benefit the sector and those it serves. The results are based on a rigorous survey process open to nonprofits across the country. As part of the survey, employees are asked 78 questions about their organization across eight categories. Among the differentiators setting apart the nonprofits that made the list this year are confidence in their organization’s leadership and planning, satisfaction with its culture and communications, and overall employee engagement.

Besides the list ranking, the “Best Nonprofits” program offers participating organizations the opportunity to receive a benchmark report it can use to further organizational and staff development. That data is a particularly valuable reason to participate, said Gulf Coast’s Chief Operating Officer, Veronica Thames.

“As an organization whose reason for being is to serve and improve our communities, having an engaged, empowered, and supported staff translates directly into more effectively meeting our mission,” Thames said. “I think the ability and the responsibility our team feels it has to assist others helped raise our already-high levels of satisfaction and purpose.”

Learn more about the 2021 “Best Nonprofits to Work For” at www.TheNonProfitTimes.com<http://www.TheNonProfitTimes.com>.