The Public Space Challenge turns three this year. Over the last month of events leading to today’s launch, I’ve watched the mounting community-wide excitement. It’s a testament to how Greater Miami took this idea and ran with it. In 2013, we set out to create a...
The Miami Foundation released the 2014 Our Miami Report last October to fuel community solutions, foster collaborations and advance efforts improving Miami-Dade County residents’ quality of life. Charisse Grant, senior vice president for programs,shared earlier about the countless passionate people in our community working diligently...
This idea was literally born on a balcony. Years ago, Alex Macias would sit outside his apartment overlooking Bayfront Park, and think about how to make those 32 waterfront acres a real, honest to goodness, daily, can’t miss destination for the people of Miami. For Macias,...
This month, our fellow Miamians are providing three more ways to enjoy our public spaces. You can grab your roller skates for a fun night in Downtown, visit a 1.2 mile loop of community gardens or enjoy the lights as they illuminate what supporters hope...
There is much for Miami to be confident about: our vibrant culture, strength in diversity, an expanding, globally focused economy. It’s time we added philanthropy to that list. Give Miami Day 2014 raised $5.2 million for 520 local nonprofits in the most active day of...
One of the advantages of being a young community is the opportunity it presents to build the kind of place we all aspire to call home. In Miami, anyone who is passionate about this city can help to shape its destiny. That is the essence...
Miami is the ‘magic city’ for good reason – it is magical that 5.5 million people can squeeze into a narrow 55 mi2 strip of land between the wetlands of the Everglades and the coast of the Atlantic Ocean while maintaining a quality of life...
As we work toward becoming a global hub for opportunity, Miami needs to double down on its education system. Education attainment has a direct correlation with employment rates and the quality of our schools is a core factor for developing, attracting and retaining quality talent...
There are several different components to housing affordability and many are market specific: cost of land, supply and demand, availability of financing, employment opportunities, wages, education levels of the work force population, land use zoning, government approvals needed to construct or rehabilitate housing, and the...
“The Foundation for people who are passionate about Miami.” It’s who The Miami Foundation has been for almost 50 years. Partnering with hundreds of philanthropists, individuals, organizations and agencies relentlessly pushing this city to the brink of excellence has been our privilege. We have helped...