I truly believe that the good people in our world far outnumber the bad, and that most would like…read moreto make a positive difference in someone's life. Well, here's an easy way: contact High Risk Hope (check out www.highriskhope.org) to provide a donation of much-needed money, required merchandise or your time. This is a non-profit group that provides gift bags of handmade blankets, headwarmers and other goodies to premature infants and their Mothers. My wife crocheted some baby blankets and we delivered them to the office for their distribution, and the appreciation from the staff was absolutely heartwarming. The operation is extremely organized, and simply provides these gift bags to give the needed warmth, care and smiles to the little ones and their Moms. That's it! No preference or care about anything other than smiles, regardless of the background, rich or poor, or circumstances of the recipients. Just love all the way. Beautiful!

From the owner: High Risk Hope is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed on February 16, 2011 to provide…read moresupport, encouragement, information and resources to women and families who are experiencing a high risk pregnancy resulting in hospital bed rest, potential premature birth and neonatal intensive care after delivery. High Risk Hope helps to prolong high risk pregnancies and improve outcomes for premature infants through High Risk OB and NICU support at the hospital. HRH is the only local or national for purpose organization providing support and encouragement to women on long-term hospital bed rest and premature infants in the NICU. Each day a woman on hospital bed rest is able to remain pregnant is a miracle and decreases her baby's NICU stay by an estimated three days. Longer pregnancies always lead to healthier babies. 100% of High Risk Hope babies are born healthier and their families' hospital stays are more manageable because of our services.

I am sure for what I hear this ministry is doing great work, however when it comes to their…read moreadvertising pick up of goods three years in a row they never showed up. Not just for my house but for our whole entire block and community. I just got another piece of bright mail to put out goods for May18th, but I will donate it to another local ministry nearby. I will still support you this ministry but will not count on them for our block pick up.

I have been volunteering for 8 years with our company as part of giving back I can say every time…read moreI come to Metropolitan ministry we are always greeted with a smile. Everyone is always helpful and we have fun with everyone keep doing what doing and we will keep volunteering thank you again

What a wonderful organization!!!…read more Meals on Wheels of Tampa delivers 1100 hot meals each weekday on 110 routes to seniors and adults of any age, who have difficulty leaving their homes and are challenged to prepare meals. On Friday, two frozen meals are delivered for the weekend. All meals are prepared from scratch in this beautiful new facility they have and delivered by volunteers. MOW of Tampa is 100% community funded, accepting no government money. $5.50 is the cost of the meal, however, 80% of the recipients pay less or nothing at all. I have participated in the delivery process and know firsthand how much the meals are appreciated.

Nourish Enrich Strengthen is the motto of Meals on Wheels. And what better way to spend a couple…read morehours than giving back and volunteering. What an amazing experience to see the care and dedication that goes into preparing meals for those in need. I'm so glad to be a part of the process to provide a hot meal to seniors and homebound individuals in the Tampa Bay area.

Metropolitan Ministries is a phenomenal organization and an exceptional employer. They go above and…read morebeyond for both their clients and their employees, creating an environment grounded in compassion, dignity, and genuine support. I've witnessed countless positive outcomes made possible by the services Metro provides. Clients are empowered to set goals, achieve them, and continue growing into the best versions of themselves. Seeing those transformations firsthand has been incredibly inspiring. I am truly grateful to be part of this community and to contribute to the meaningful work Metropolitan Ministries does every day.

This review will hopefully be read by someone in charge and they can do something about the fact…read morethat I have been to the pasco store which was just built and is lovely. My issue is that there never is any food available at this location. I mean real food fish, hamburger, sausage. They only let you come once a month and without any food it's impossible to make it work.

Magic is dedicated to the birds in his care and loves all of them…read more It is very sad when people buy birds thinking that this pretty bird will look good in their living room but after a very short time find out that this bird needs lots of attention, is loud, destructive, and messy. So after this short time this person looks for some place to place their bird but does not believe they should support it. Hence they bring their bird to a sanctuary thinking that it is up to them to take care and feed it. Non for profit sanctuaries depend on volunteers and donations to help feed, water and give attention to these birds. If there are no donations or volunteers it is left up to the person owning the sanctuary to feed and house along with giving them their needed attention. Some of the birds (a small amount) are given up because the person can no longer take care of them because of health reasons. These birds can live anywhere from 30 years to over 100 years which is more than some of our lifetime. Magic spends 24-7 taking care of these birds and only asks that if anyone can afford to give to help take care of these birds along with dedicated volunteer work for a few hours per week it would be greatly appreciated. I can't say enough about Magic's dedication and love for these birds and their genuine love for him. I have had to place 3 of my birds with him because of my health and I feel they are getting the best of his care.

What a fantastic place! I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be given a tour by Magic…read morehimself today. It's a beautiful place for a beautiful cause and I truly enjoyed meeting Magic and his cast of characters! He is so passionate about what he does and all donations go to ensuring these lovely birds have the best home possible!

I attended an interactive and informative class that addressed how to build and develop your board…read moreof directors while engaging the next generation of nonprofit organization leaders. The class is perfect for Executive Directors/CEOs and their Board Chairs, Board Governance or Development Committee Chairs. My class was made up mostly of Chairs and Executives from various Tampa Bay nonprofit organizations. I learned quite a lot. The tempo was fast paced. Liz Wooten Reschke, instructor/advisor, was friendly and informative. Please contact their website for additional information on their upcoming training/seminars. It was time well spent!

From the owner: NLC offers training and consulting services for nonprofits in a five county area in West Central…read moreFlorida to improve the effectiveness of nonprofit leaders and the impact of their organizations paid for by fee for services with additional support from contributions, grants and sponsorships.

Had an afternoon meeting with my team here - the staff were friendly and accommodating and did all…read morethey could to get us what we needed to have a great meeting.

Tampa Bay WaVe is a place where entrepreneurs, tech ventures, technology, and creativity come…read moretogether. Located in the "beer can" building, otherwise known as Rivergate Tower, in downtown Tampa just off Curtis Hixon Park, the WaVe site is home to a startup accelerator program as well as a large coworking space, private offices, and event meeting space. I've been to the WaVe offices for work and to visit for a event, and it's always a great experience. Just walking in the modern lobby past Kahwa coffee is pleasant. Deborah, the Director of Operations, goes above and beyond to make sure that coworkers and entrepreneurs working in the space get the most out of their experience, as I'm sure the whole staff does. I'm a big fan of the coworking movement in general, and the space at WaVeis large, with high ceilings and lots of windows, along with long wooden tables where you can set up shop next to a coworker or at a separate table if you want to work more removed. Coworking rates can be found on the website. For events, there is a large area where chairs can be arranged for a presentation and high-top bar tables for mingling. To unwind, they "just" feature a foosball table and video game section, NBD. If you work from home in the tech field, need a quiet place to collaborate, or just want to check the space out one night for a special meetup or tech event, I recommend it. If you have the next great tech venture under your wing, then I *definitely* recommend it.

We have been working with Welfont for years now and have done quite a few transactions with them. I…read morecan say we have never lost money on a real estate investment that they were involved in. Their advisory, underwriting, deal analysis, and due diligence services are unmatched. They can analyze deals from booming metro markets to small rural America. The best part is their performance based only fee structure. We have only paid Welfont out of the performance proceeds of the deals. They have had to write off a lot of fees on deals that never happened, but where they invested a lot of time and resources, and they ate those costs. That's unheard of in today's world. I definitely recommend their services!

I my opinion, there is no better company in the country to help with nonprofit real estate needs,…read moreespecially when it comes to finding the right real estate. We have recently worked with Welfont on a transaction and it was a wonderful experience from start to finish. They treated our organization with the upmost professionalism. From the agent who brought us the deal to the closing staff, all the people were wonderful to work with. They clearly know what they are doing. I would recommend them to anyone. We look forward to doing more transactions with Welfont.