Naples Children & Education Foundation

Apr. 292017

NCEF, Goldman Sachs Join Forces in Immokalee for Healthy Campus Project

The Naples Children & Education Foundation has some powerful friends coming to the rescue. Earlier this week, representatives from Goldman Sachs devoted a day of volunteer work at the FSU Healthy Campus, one of NCEF’s…

Apr. 262017

Volunteers spend the day in Immokalee planting fruit trees

Nearly two dozen people who normally spend their days in offices traded computer screens for shovels Tuesday. Bankers, lawyers, office workers and veterans worked side by side for the day as volunteers planting fruit trees…

Grant will help foundation help Immokalee’s youngest readers

True to its name, the Naples Children & Education Foundation recently awarded $200,000 for children’s education to The Immokalee Foundation. The grant was among the awards given to local charities and long-term initiatives for underprivileged…

Request for Proposal – Public and Media Relations

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), seeks professional public relations services. Background: The Naples Winter Wine Festival is a premier event, bringing together renowned vintners and…

Matching skills with her beliefs for the NCEF

Maria Jimenez-Lara’s life’s work has corresponded perfectly with her personal beliefs. The CEO of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, Mrs. Jimenez- Lara has spent almost her entire 25-year professional career working for nonprofit organizations.

Wine festival awards $12.25 million in grants

Thirty-four of the most effective nonprofit organizations in Collier County, as well as five long-term strategic initiatives that fill fundamental gaps in children’s services here, received grants totaling more than $12.25 million as a result…

Commentary: International support, community impact

The high-energy atmosphere and excitement that guests experience at the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) inspires a level of global giving that is unmatched by peer organizations. The festival provides one-of-a-kind experiences that attract philanthropists…

Following a Thrilling Live Auction, Naples Children & Education Foundation Awards $12.25 Million to Support Collier County