The mission of The Florida Center for Public & International Policy (FCPIP) is to provide high quality programs to meet the public service needs of Florida's communities across government and non-governmental organizations. Our work is global, interdependent and interconnected.

The majority of our funding comes from grants from government and foundations. While essential, this support is project-specific and does not extend to research and development of new programs. Unrestricted donations allow The Florida Center for Public & International Policy to assess and develop new projects and share our experiences with the world at large. Once a project is researched and planned (with unrestricted donations), we are almost always able to attract government or foundation funding for the actual program. In this way, we leverage individuals' unrestricted gifts into grants, making the individual the essential foundation of our financial base. When we say you can make a big difference through your unrestricted donation, we mean it - your money can be leveraged to many times its original amount.

Long Term Support:
The public policy reality that we face is that governments have very short-term perspectives. It can take a generation for a society to truly make a policy shift. Consider desegregation here at home in the United States or a developing nation trying to get out of a conflict-ridden situation. These are not short term projects. Additionally, government and institutional funding is vulnerable to the political winds that blow attention and interest from one project or country to another. The funding shifts as political agendas shift, leaving peace builders and the societies with whom we work with little or no support at the very time they need it most.

You can make an investment in helping to create a more rational, safer world - both at home and abroad. The Florida Center for Public& International Policy can provide partnership and support to a growing network of policy groups and peace builders. Peace building does not occur by signing a peace treaty, or through quick public relations programs.

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Annual Fund
You can donate to the Annual Fund by contacting Lynn M. Brown. Let her know that you want to donate to the work of the Florida Center for Public & International Policy. Lynn Brown can be found here.

Bequests
You may designate that your investment in the work of the Florida Center for Public & International Policy be in honor of a loved one, someone you respect or especially appreciate. For example, you might designate the Florida Center for Public & International Policy as the organization you would like family and friends to support in lieu of wedding gifts. Similarly, gifts can be made as a memorial to honor a cherished friend of family member who is deceased. When making such gifts, please let the Florida Center for Public & International Policy know the name and address of anyone you wish to have notified of the gift, and whether you would like the amount mentioned. For more information about bequests contact David Kritzmacher. Let him know that you want to donate to the work of the Florida Center for Public & International Policy. David Kritzmacher can be found here.