The South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank was launched in 2021 by Otis and Sandra Taylor to help unify local area nonprofit agencies and community organizations as well as to personify the pride and community spirit that we have here in Clermont and Central Florida! The South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank affiliates work together to come up with innovative solutions for operating and funding to help improve and expand the services and benefits for each of their organizations. This unified Think Tank group regularly meets together to collaborate for the mutual benefit of our community.

Grateful Sponsorships: Otis and Sandra Taylor recently shared recognition plaques to thank Chick-fil-A, Community Foundation of South Lake, and Dunkin’ for their support of South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank and the Give A Day Foundation.

Otis Taylor shared, “I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors Chick-fil-A, Dunkin, and Community Foundation of South Lake for their unwavering support of our South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank. Their generosity and partnership have made a significant impact on our ability to innovate and drive positive change in our community!

Sandra Taylor noted, “We are very grateful for our sponsors … and thankful for our local non-profits as well as all the great work they do in the community! It truly takes a team working together to accomplish the overall mission of helping people in this wonderful community.”

Similar Challenges! With ongoing challenges, such as funding and a need for more sponsors and volunteers, each participating organization continues to face many of the same concerns. By uniting, they explore smart common solutions as well as information sharing on many demanding issues like community impact, organizational growth, new services, media exposure, special events and grants.

Sharing Creative Solutions! They regularly hold bi-monthly cooperative think tank sessions at the Community Foundation of South Lake. These workshops bring together local non-profits as well as city and county agencies to collaboratively tackle common challenges. Non-profit training sessions are also available to help participants strengthen their skills in marketing, social media, and operational procedures. The goal is to develop unified solutions to resource challenges, including food insecurities, affordable housing, financial management, career development, healthcare awareness, cancer treatment services, volunteerism, scholarships, senior citizen programs, youth programming, local arts, technical services, and much more.

Give A Day Foundation, Otis and Sandra Taylor have made hundreds of volunteers into everyday heroes who help make a difference in our community. The Give A Day Foundation partners with local area non-profit organizations to support a multitude of community services. Their mission is to help our community through volunteerism.

Get involved with the South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank. Whether as a non-profit attendee, sponsor, or donor, your support and involvement are greatly appreciated in helping SLNPTT community thrive!

South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank: To learn more about SLNPTT as well as their upcoming meetings and workshops, visit the SLNPTT Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/SouthLakeNonProfitThinkTank/. You can visit the Give A Day Foundation website at: www.giveadayfoundation.org.  Email Otis Taylor at: otis@giveadayfoundation.org.

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The South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank was launched in Fall 2020 by Otis and Sandra Taylor to help unify all local area non-profit agencies and community organizations as well as to personify the pride and positive community spirit that we have here in Clermont and Central Florida.  Affiliates of the South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank work together to create innovative solutions for operating and funding that help improve and expand the serves and benefits for each of their organizations. This diverse Think Tank group meets together every other month to collaborate with each other for the mutual benefit of our community.

Otis Taylor shares, “Functioning as a non-profit volunteer organization, the Give A Day Foundation works hand-in-hand with other local area non-profit organizations. Being around the ins and outs of these non-profits, I started to realize they were going through similar challenges such as operating, funding and getting known in the community. It was as if a light switched on as the idea came to me, wouldn’t it be great if we could all unite and learn from each other to strengthen our non-profit community, while sharing knowledge and training opportunities that would benefit all of our non-profits. As a result, our South Lake Nonprofit Think Tank was established with two primary functions. First, to create a place where local non-profits can come together to learn best practices from each other and to come up with innovative solutions for operating and funding a successful non-profit. Secondly, SLNPTT serves as a help directory for the local community seeking assistance.” 

With the similar challenges for funding as well as a need for more sponsors and volunteers, each SLNPTT organization has begun to unite together, by sharing expertise and common solutions to solve everyday problems. They share information on many other important demanding issues like community impact, organizational growth, new services, special events and grants.

Every SLNPTT meeting offers presentations by non-profit experts on how to be more successful. They work together to improve their skills with marketing, media exposure, social media, website presence and an array of operational issues. They are always looking for new unified solutions to the professional resource challenges for food banks, affordable housing, financial management, career development, healthcare awareness, cancer treatment services, volunteerism, scholarships, senior citizen programs, youth programming, support for the local arts, healthcare, software development and more.

April’s guest speaker was Pastor Tony McCoy. He said, “Be a warrior. Fight for what you believe in. Be innovative. Start each day with a plan and a purpose. Be prepared, show up early with a smile and build a solid routine that embraces your purpose. You don’t need to look good getting started, as long as you look great when you succeed!” 

SLNPTT meetings are held on the second Friday afternoon of every other month. The next meeting will be held on Friday, June 10 from 4:00 to 5:30 PM at the Community Foundation of South Lake. Those interested, need to RSVP early as space is limited.

Taylor is also founder of the Give A Day Foundation. GADF volunteers come from every religious, ethnic and economic background. Volunteers work help to improve the lives of individuals and families while helping to build a stronger community. New volunteers, partners and donors are always welcome. Otis says, “growth strategies for non-profits is our primary focus this year”. 

To learn more about GADF and SLNPTT, visit their websites at: https://www.giveadayfoundation.org/,www.giveadayfoundation.org/register-for-champion-circle and: www.southlakenon-profitthinktank.org. Non-profits are invited to share their special events on the SLNPTT Website Calendar. Visit and like their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/GiveADayFoundation/ and www.facebook.com/SouthLakeNonProfitThinkTank/. Call: 407-864-3303 or email Otis Taylor directly at: Otis@GiveADayFoundation.org.

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Otis Taylor continues to personify the pride and community spirit that we have here in Clermont and Central Florida!  By founding the Give A Day Foundation, Otis Taylor has made hundreds of volunteers into everyday heroes who help make a difference! He has now launched South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank to help unite all non-profit agencies and community organizations within our Central Florida community.

The New South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank will begin to work together to come up with innovative solutions for operating and funding to help improve and expand the serves and benefits for each of their organizations. This unified Think Tank group will begin to regularly meet together to collaborate with each other for the mutual benefit of our community.

Similar Challenges! With COVID-19, an ongoing lack of funding as well as a need for more sponsors, donors and volunteers, each organization continues to face many of the same challenges. By uniting together, they will explore solutions to solve these problems as well as to work to share information on many other important demanding issues like community impact, organizational growth, new services, media exposure, special events and grants.

Creative Solutions! Together, they will hold cooperative think tank sessions at least 10 times per year to solve these many challenges, while working closely with city and county agencies. They plan to hold at least 3 educationally-based workshops a year with the City Council to address issues and concerns that they have and to update the City Council on what the non-profit sector is doing in the community. They will also work together to improve their skills with marketing, media exposure, social media, developing a strong website presence and an array of operational issues. They will look for unified solutions to the professional resource challenges of much-needed food banks, affordable housing, financial management, career development, healthcare awareness, cancer treatment services, volunteerism, scholarships, senior citizen programs, youth programming, support for the local arts, healthcare, software development and much more. They will also soon create a new one-stop website, so the public can more easily find all of the available local community resources.

Participating Members:  Kathy Smith of the Community Foundation of South Lake, Renee Lowe of the South Lake Business Leaders, Felicia Stewart of Hope 2 Restoration, Sterling and Bonita Reed of Vibrantek Solutions, Geneva Hamilton of the Caribbean Association, Tim Murry of the Christian Men in Action, Chris Tabone of the First United Methodist Church, Trista Fouts of the Moonlight Players, Lavonte Rogers of the Twilight Theatre, Richard Chapman of Automated Clearing House / Oasis for non-profit compliance services, Lisa Harris of the South Lake League, Larry Oskin of Marketing Solutions, Kay Simpson of the Greater Clermont Cancer Foundation, Barbara Hollander from the City of Clermont, Rena and Johnny Lingo of Better Me-Loving Me-Transforming Me, Shannon Herrera of the Find Feed Restore, Keith Whitacre of South Lake Food Provider, Grace Diaz of Warehouse Empowerment Center, Rocco DeStefano and Justin Nichols of Chick-Fil-A, Pat McMasters of the Clermont Police Department, Jacqui of Splash Social Marketing, Sandra Vela of Serenity Spa & Wellness as well as the SLNPTT founders Otis and Sandra Taylor of the Give A Day Foundation have all become he first participating members. Many other government agencies, businesses, non-profit and charitable organizations are expected to join.

National Council of Non-Profit Notes: Coordinated non-profit impact matters! 92% of all non-profits in the USA are small community-based organizations who serve local needs. Non-profits employ more than 10% of America’s private workforce, which is more than the manufacturing, construction or financial industries. Less than 3% of non-profits have the ability to lobby to advance their missions, compared to 100% that have the legal right to do so. See: www.councilofnonprofits.org/

The Give A Day Foundation partners with local area non-profit organizations to support seniors, families, teens, children, animal rescue, arts, culture, Special Olympics sports and recreational activities. Their mission is to help our community through volunteerism. They plan to think out of the box as much as possible to help unite our community through their various services.

New SLNPTT Organizations, Volunteers & Donors Welcome: Everyone is invited to become a partner in the new South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank. You can become a volunteer, sponsor or donor. Those who can make monetary, food, product or equipment donations will be greatly appreciated.  You can donate gift cards supplies, tools, equipment and products to help their SLNPTT organizations to better achieve their work.

South Lake Non-Profit Think Tank: To learn more about SLNPTT as well as their upcoming meetings and workshops, visit the GDF website at: https://www.giveadayfoundation.org/. Until SLNPTT launches their new website, visit the GDF Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/GiveADayFoundation/. Call 407-864-3303 or email Otis Taylor at: Otis@GiveADayFoundation.org.

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