cfre designation

VALENCIA FOUNDATION STAFF MEMBER AWARDED
CERTIFIED FUND RAISING EXECUTIVE (CFRE) DESIGNATION
Orlando, FL – CFRE International has named Donna Marino, Valencia Foundation’s donor stewardship manager, a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Marino joins over 5,400 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation and has met a series of standards set by CFRE International which include [...]

foundation f.a.q for you

Valencia students, alumni, donors, faculty and staff have questions about what the Valencia Foundation is and how the organization supports Valencia Community College. Below are frequently asked questions and answers. Provided so you can be one of Those-in-the-Know.

in memory of Tina Collyer

Family creates scholarship in memory of Valencia student Christine “Tina” Collyer

hispanic educational excellence

White House Brings “Community Conversations”on Hispanic Educational Excellence to Valencia
Valencia Community College hosted the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, a “Community Conversation,” on Wed., Sept. 23 attended by approximately 100 people.
The public forum led by Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, is part [...]

student speaks about community

We are constantly surrounded by students that take time each day to serve our community. This is one students thoughts about his community service and how it has changed his life.

community

President Sandy Shugart elaborates on Florida’s community colleges adding bachelor’s degrees, changing their names to “college” or “state college,” and Valencia’s partnership with UCF. Dr. Shugart provides readers an update on these issues with a focus on Valencia’s direction.

thankful words

I hope that this letter makes you feel a great deal of satisfaction and happiness that you have given me.

she’s betting on valencia

Geraldine Gallagher, CFRE, sits down with Helen Von Dolteren-Fournier. Helen Von Dolteren-Fournier, JD, CFP, President of AEGIS Law Firm PL, is the chair of Valencia Foundation’s board of directors.
 
Q: What influences in your life have encouraged you to be philanthropic and community-minded?
According to my mother, Helen Calafut-Von Dolteren, it doesn’t take much to be [...]

bequest for students with a spark

Patti Riva, a Valencia employee, chose to make a willed bequest leaving a portion of her estate to the Valencia Foundation. When asked to share why she became a Legacy Society member, Patti reflected on the joy she’s known from being a spectator to the actions of determined students.

time, talent and treasure

There are more ways to give than money. One group, the Rogue Scholars, have found a way to follow in the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who said “Give what you have; to someone it may be better than you dare to think.”

it’s not because of us . . .

Impressions from Valencia Foundation staff member: good work isn’t of our own design but that of small community groups working for a larger purpose.

mdc invests $1 million in valencia and florida

MDC Inc. this week committed more than $1 million to Valencia and the state of Florida to expand groundbreaking developmental education programs that promise to boost the college completion rates of low-income students and students of color.
Every year, roughly 375,000 Florida degree-seeking students attend a local community college, with nearly 40 percent of them having [...]