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Commentary: International support, community impact

The high-energy atmosphere and excitement that guests experience at the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) inspires a level of global giving that is unmatched by peer organizations. The festival provides one-of-a-kind experiences that attract philanthropists…

Top U.S. Charity Wine Auctions

High spirits and innovation mark the 2016 live events, despite revenue dips.

Following a Thrilling Live Auction, Naples Children & Education Foundation Awards $12.25 Million to Support Collier County

2017 NCEF Grant Awards Ceremony

Grants were awarded to local non-profits at the 2017 NCEF Grant Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 13, 2017.

Mar. 142017

Naples Winter Wine Festival grew from table talk to top charity event

The Naples Winter Wine Festival started as a conversation among friends over lunch. Seventeen years later, the annual festival has raised more than $160 million, making it the most successful charity wine auction in the nation.

Mar. 142017

Naples Wine festival awards $12.25 million

The reach of the Naples Children & Education Foundation is broadening through its $12.25 million in grants this year to charities and for long-term initiatives to lift up the lives of disadvantaged children.

Mar. 142017

Following a Thrilling Live Auction, Naples Children & Education Foundation Awards $12.25 Million to Support Collier County

Thirty-four of the most effective organizations in Collier County, as well as five long-term Strategic Initiatives that fill fundamental gaps in children’s services, received grants totaling more than $12.25 million today thanks to the generous…

Mar. 062017

Collier County Gets a Boost From Over $15 Million Raised at 2017 Naples Winter Wine Festival

At the close of an exciting afternoon, the tally for the 2017 Naples Winter Wine Festival’s live auction hit more than $15.1 million, bringing the total amount raised since the Festival’s inception in 2001 to…