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Maximizing your community impact through legacy giving

by IFAS Advancement
February 7, 2025

Did you know there are tax-advantageous ways to support the causes you care about? Thoughtful planning and choosing the right gift type can maximize your impact through the initiatives that mean the most to you. Gift planning strategies can ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #AllForTheGators, Charitable Gift, Florida Master Gardener Legacy Fund, Gator Nation Giving Day, Giving Day, Legacy Gift

How It Happened: Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Legacy Awards

by IFAS Advancement
February 5, 2025

Since its inception, the UF/IFAS Extension Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program has been an integral part of the state’s agricultural and environmental landscape. Through this volunteer-based program, individuals receive comprehensive ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brevard, Broward, Demonstration Garden, Endowment, Escambia, Flagler, Florida Master Gardener Legacy Fund, Franklin, How It Happened, Lake, Manatee, Master Gardener, MGV, Pasco, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, Sumter, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Walton

Year-End Giving to UF/IFAS

by IFAS Advancement
December 4, 2024

Happy holidays from UF/IFAS Advancement! In this season of giving, here are some quick reminders to help ensure your charitable gifts are deductible for 2024. Mind the Deadline First, keep in mind that your gift must be made online, USPS postmarked, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: 501(c)(3), Advancement, Donation, Donor Advised Fund, EIN, Gift Planning, IRA Rollover, Non-profit, Qualified Charitable Distribution, Required Minimum Distribution, Tax Credit, Tax Deadline, Tax ID, UF Foundation, UF/IFAS

How It Happened: Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens Faculty Investment

by IFAS Advancement
November 19, 2024

Conservation is a team effort: diverse partners joining forces to protect our natural world. This belief has driven an impactful partnership between Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Guyana, How It Happened, Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, Matt Hallett, Research, Rupununi Wildlife Research Unit, Tropical Conservation And Development Program, UF, UF Health, UF/IFAS, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

How It Happened: Funding for the W. W. Glenn Teaching Building

by IFAS Advancement
October 31, 2024

On Oct. 5, friends and family of W. W. Glenn, along with UF/IFAS administrators, faculty and staff, gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the W. W. Glenn Teaching Building. This unique, experiential learning space for students will be ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: ABE, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Operations Management, Biological Engineering, CALS, Dana Eller, David Eller, Groundbreaking, How It Happened, Ray Bucklin, UF/IFAS, W. W. Coon Bottom Glenn, Wendell Porter

Awardees Recognized at the 2024 UF/IFAS Dinner of Distinction

by IFAS Advancement
October 8, 2024

UF/IFAS is pleased to announce the honorees that were recognized at the 2024 UF/IFAS Dinner of Distinction. This celebration recognizes the commitment of individuals and organizations to the UF/IFAS mission of teaching, research and Extension. 2024 ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS
Tags: Brightman Logan, Bruce Delaney, CALS, Dinner Of Distinction, International Society Of Arboriculture, Kaylee Tuck, Kevin Huesman, Mallory Neumann, Research, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, W. W. Glenn

4-H Serves Florida: Hurricane relief supply drive and project grants

by Caylin Hilton
September 30, 2024

The Florida 4-H State Executive Board is activating the 4-H Serves Florida project in response to Hurricane Helene. On September 26 Helene made landfall in Taylor County as a category 4 storm, causing catastrophic flooding and destruction along ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: 4-H Serves Florida, Florida 4-H Foundation, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene

How it Happened: the VP Promise

by IFAS Advancement
September 18, 2024

When Dr. Scott Angle became the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida, he came to Gainesville with a vision for increasing opportunity to incorporate real-life experience into the education ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS Student Experiences, Experiential Learning, How It Happened, Internships, Scott Angle, Service, Study Abroad, UF/IFAS, VP Promise

How It Happened: Wedgworth Leadership Institute Endowments

by IFAS Advancement
August 21, 2024

It makes sense that agriculture would play a major role in the Sunshine State’s history and economy. Recognizing this importance, the Florida Leadership Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources (now known as the UF/IFAS Wedgworth Leadership ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture And Natural Resources, Eugene Trotter, Florida Leadership Program, George Wedgworth, How It Happened, Scottie Butler, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wedgworth Leadership Institute

How it Happened: Tall Timbers Fire-Wildlife Research

by IFAS Advancement
July 18, 2024

When Edward Beadel purchased Hickory Hill Plantation, north of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1895, he saw an opportunity for a seasonal escape from the confines of his native New York City. The wide tracts of longleaf-wiregrass forests just south ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Beadel Family, Fire Ecology, Herbert Stoddard, How It Happened, Prescribed Burns, Quail, Tall Timbers Research Station, UF/IFAS, WEC

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