{"id":223615,"date":"2026-04-08T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223615\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:06:08","slug":"dawn-lockhart-retiring-from-nonprofit-center-of-northeast-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223615\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Lockhart retiring from Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h931868-p1\" class=\"permalinkable\">The Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida announced April 8 that its CEO, Dawn Lockhart, will retire June 30, 2026, concluding a career of more than 40 years in the social sector.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dawn Lockhart\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dawn_Lockhart_-_High_Res_t850.jpg\" title=\"Dawn Lockhart\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dawn Lockhart<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p2\" class=\"permalinkable\">A news release said Lockhart led the Nonprofit Center through a period of significant transformation, helping evolve the organization from a traditional capacity-building model to one focused on advancing long-term mission sustainability and data-driven collaboration across the region. Under her leadership since January 2024, the NPC strengthened its role as a trusted partner to nonprofits, funders and community leaders working collectively to improve outcomes across Northeast Florida, the release said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p3\" class=\"permalinkable\">\u201cConcluding my career at the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida has been one of the greatest honors of my life,\u201d Lockhart said in the release. \u201cI am proud to have had the privilege to represent the thousands of dedicated nonprofit organizations and professionals who work every day to make our community better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p4\" class=\"permalinkable\">Highlights of Lockhart\u2019s tenure include launching Catalyst, a regional dashboard that is an incubator for nonprofit initiatives, aiming to increase strategic partnerships to advance community impact.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Callan Brown\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/callan_brown_t850.jpg\" title=\"Callan Brown\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Callan Brown<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p5\" class=\"permalinkable\">Lockhart will remain engaged with the organization as an executive in residence from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p6\" class=\"permalinkable\">The NPC board of directors appointed Callan Brown, senior vice president of development, partnerships and operations, as Interim CEO effective July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p7\" class=\"permalinkable\">The center said Brown brings nearly a decade of leadership experience within the organization, along with relationships across the nonprofit sector and an understanding of the NPC\u2019s strategic direction and member needs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h931868-p8\" class=\"permalinkable\">\u201cCallan is a trusted and capable leader who has played an integral role in shaping the Nonprofit Center\u2019s growth and impact,\u201d Sam Inman, board chair, said in the release. \u201cHer leadership will provide stability and continuity of growth as we build on the strong foundation Dawn has helped establish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida announced April 8 that its CEO, Dawn Lockhart, will retire June 30,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-223615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}