In 2013, Inc. magazine discussed why businesses should build a culture of giving back. The author wrote that making charitable donations isn’t simply a feelgood thing – it is a way to drive change in our communities and within our organizations.
If I didn’t know better, I’d say the author dove into the City of Naples archives and found ‘The Make Naples a Better Place to Live Plan’, which was later shortened to The Naples Plan. This plan not only drove change in 1948 – it solidified Naples’ culture of giving back.
“The Naples Plan” captured the attention of the Tampa Tribune’s editor, James Clendinen, who wrote about a unique community effort that showed American ingenuity at its best. “This story is about how the west coast town of Naples, 160 miles south of Tampa, pulled $250,000 in town improvements out of a hat.”…