Today, 22 national, local and regional foundations are coming together to launch Press Forward, a historic initiative to revitalize and reimagine local news with $500 million already committed, and a goal to bring many additional partners to the fold. ...
"History is a diary of humankind. To forget it is to try to navigate the future with no memory of the past," - T.L. Recse October is LBGTQ+ History month, and this year it is far more than a "Hallmark holiday." it is a time for us to commemorate...
It has been 365 days since a 13-story residential building collapsed in our community with families sleeping in their beds. Today and every day we grieve alongside the families who lost everything and especially those who lost loved ones. Buildings aren't supposed to collapse. Together, we learned...
Necessity truly is a mother of innovation. Arts were one of the hardest hit industries in the face of COVID-19, and the restrictions for live events forced a new kind of creativity. Considering the tremendous footprint arts have in Miami, the health of our artists and arts institutions reach every facet of our community, from our...
Before reading my thoughts on Anti-Asian violence, I encourage you to read the words of the Asian American Leaders Table. In the first two months of 2021, Asian Americans reported being targeted more than 500 times according to Stop AAPI Hate. Five. Hundred. Times. ...
As 2021 approaches, it’s hard not to wish away this past year. But even if our newsfeeds threaten to “go back to normal”, we can never unsee what we saw in 2020. We saw 100,000 students unable to attend school due to insufficient internet access....
Something is rotten in our midst and we need to name it, clear it out, and allow our communities to heal. Video evidence of system-level racism has virally accosted us in rapid succession. Before we have enough time to grieve from the last incident, another...
Something is rotten in our midst and we need to name it, clear it out, and allow our communities to heal. Video evidence of system-level racism has virally accosted us in rapid succession. Before we have enough time to grieve from the last incident, another...
After an eight-month national search, The Miami Foundation Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Rebecca Fishman Lipsey as president and CEO. Here, Rebecca shares what’s on her mind as she becomes the fourth president of the $350 million+ community foundation serving Greater Miami. She will assume...
Rebecca Fishman Lipsey is founder of Radical Partners. She is a Miami Fellows Class VI alum and the 2017 Ruth Shack Leadership Award honoree, and serves on the Florida State Board of Education. She shared how her Fellows experience shaped her Miami story, and the...