Your Voice Matters

This table can be more than a place to eat. It can change the world. On one single, special day this March, thousands of neighbors, colleagues, friends, and residents will gather together over a meal to build a better, stronger Southwest Florida. So, pull up a chair. There’s room for everyone.

When

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Who

Anyone can host an On the Table SWFL conversation, and everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.

About On The Table®

Started in 2014 by the Chicago Community Trust, On the Table is an award-winning model that has engaged over a half-million residents in more than 35 communities across North America, strengthening their connections to each other and bolstering the vitality of their communities. It provides a unique opportunity for your outlet to more deeply understand the issues and topics of greatest concern to community residents.

Take Part in On the Table SWFL

The Charlotte Community Foundation, Collaboratory, and Collier Community Foundation are partnering to host On the Table SWFL, connecting meaningful conversations that better our communities. This coalition of community leaders wants these conversations to become a powerful catalyst for regional change.

Community Conversations. Regional Impact.

The inaugural On the Table SWFL initiative, produced by Collaboratory in October 2019, welcomed more than 1,500 area participants. This year, Collaboratory is partnering with Collier Community Foundation and Charlotte Community Foundation so that even more voices can be heard as part of On The Table SWFL conversations.

In conjunction with Florida Gulf Coast University, the foundation partners will capture discussion themes and identify region-wide social priorities in an impact report that will be shared broadly. As a follow-up to On the Table SWFL, the foundations pledge to work together on issues identified through the conversations to create a more sustainable and vibrant Southwest Florida.