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13 Apr RUTH SHACK HONOREE BUILDS A HUB OF MIAMI CHANGEMAKERS

Posted at 13:44h in Blog by Roshni Neslage 9 Comments
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Rebecca Fishman Lipsey wants to get all Miamians thinking about changemaking – and made it her job to mobilize them. As the executive director of Teach for America in Miami-Dade, she tripled the size of the organization, pushing to close the education achievement gap. Her...

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07 Apr THE STATE OF BLACK PHILANTHROPY IN GREATER MIAMI

Posted at 15:16h in Blog by Leigh-Ann Buchanan 0 Comments
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The second annual State of Black Philanthropy conversation defied the notion that philanthropy is exclusively tied to monetary contributions. Rather, much like the Greek etymology of the word (i.e., love of humankind), we exposed a more rich dialogue of philanthropy as an expression of love...

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05 Apr “I AM AT PEACE KNOWING MY LEGACY WILL OUTLIVE ME AND HELP OTHERS FOREVER”

Posted at 14:08h in Blog by Staci Ehrenkrantz 9 Comments
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It started with a question while I was on the way to the airport last summer. Just before I was about to board an airplane my father asked, “Do you have a will?” I looked at him and said, “Why are you asking me this...

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27 Mar VACANT SPACES COME TO LIFE WITH PUBLIC SPACE CHALLENGE

Posted at 19:55h in Blog by Marika Lynch 0 Comments
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“This world is but a canvas to our imagination,” Henry David Thoreau wrote, and Public Space Challenge winners have taken him at his word. Where you see an outdoor fountain, they create a roller skating rink. Where you see a busy thoroughfare, they build a...

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16 Mar THE CHALLENGE IS FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU (YES, YOU!)

Posted at 15:29h in Blog by Marika Lynch 0 Comments
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You don’t have to work as an urban planner to know about designing parks and public spaces. The best ideas often come from the residents who use these community spaces every day. They are community organizers, students and artists like Ileana Collazo, who wanted to...

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14 Mar SKINCARE LEGEND’S WORK LIVES ON AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Posted at 13:32h in Blog by Ana Mantica 9 Comments
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Dr. Fredric Brandt was a pioneering dermatologist who battled depression later in life. After his tragic death, Dr. Brandt’s colleagues established the Dr. Brandt Foundation with us to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental health. The foundation recently announced the first Fredric Brandt, M.D....

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07 Mar OUR CHALLENGE: PARKS EVERY MIAMIAN CAN WALK TO

Posted at 09:27h in Blog by Stuart Kennedy 0 Comments
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As I was biking home from work last week along The Underline, one of Greater Miami’s game-changing public space projects, cars stopped at a crosswalk to let me and some people walking cross a busy street in Brickell. Cars slowed to patiently wait, but one...

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03 Feb EVERY MIAMIAN HAS A STORY — WE WANT TO HEAR THEM

Posted at 15:06h in Blog by Javier Alberto Soto 0 Comments
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Editor's note: This op-ed by former Foundation President and CEO Javier Alberto Soto originally ran in the Miami Herald on Feb. 2, announcing the Foundation's 50th anniversary year.  On Jan. 26, 1967, a group of forward-thinking Greater Miami residents connected people, ideas and philanthropic resources to...

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28 Jan THE MIAMI FOUNDATION AT 50: ESTABLISHING THE LEGACIES OF GREAT MIAMIANS

Posted at 18:03h in Blog by Javier Alberto Soto 5 Comments
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Miami has been built by people who are filled with courage and a sense of optimism. Most of us came here from somewhere else. Some from other parts of the country; others who emigrated here from other parts of the world. And I submit to...

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26 Jan DONORS TACKLE BIG ISSUES FOREVER WITH COMMUNITY GRANTS

Posted at 15:04h in Blog by Dana De Greff 5 Comments
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After graduating from the University of Miami with a degree in business, Lila Dickerson launched a career in real estate investment while also cultivating a deep respect for the environment around her. Long before topics like sea-level rise were on Greater Miami’s radar, Lila believed...

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