Foundation Blog - The Miami Foundation

25 Jun MUJER: SERVING SOUTH DADE RESIDENTS IN THE PANDEMIC

Posted at 01:11h in Blog by Saul Aleman 1 Comment

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to the support of the The Pepsi Co. Foundation and the Community Recovery Fund, MUJER has served as a resource center for residents in south Miami-Dade’s communities. During the month of May, MUJER was “presente” as we led a variety of activities to raise awareness, and provide personal protective...

08 Jun TOGETHER, LET’S TAKE ACTION – THE RACIAL EQUITY FUND

Posted at 14:19h in Blog by Rebecca Fishman Lipsey 1 Comment

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...

01 Jun FROM OUR CEO: CONFRONT THE TOXIC VIRUS OF INEQUALITY

Posted at 14:53h in Blog by Rebecca Fishman Lipsey 3 Comments

15 May #OURMIAMI CONVERSATIONS: FOOD ACCESS IN THE COVID-19 CRISIS

Posted at 12:29h in Blog by The Miami Foundation 0 Comments

Access to healthy, nutritious food is an ongoing challenge for residents in Greater Miami’s food deserts. Our area’s largest food bank reported that the need for support has more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first #OurMiami Conversation hosted by...

27 Apr WEBINAR: #GIVINGTUESDAYNOW – MAKING THE ASK IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

Posted at 19:28h in Blog by The Miami Foundation 0 Comments

#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity taking place on May 5, 2020. It's an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The day will create a wave of charitable giving, generosity, volunteer engagement, and civic action to support communities and nonprofits...

14 Apr OUR MOMENT: THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Posted at 17:58h in Blog by Rebecca Fishman Lipsey 3 Comments

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...

17 Mar HOW DID YOU GET HERE? WHY DO YOU STAY? WHAT’S IMPORTANT?

Posted at 14:33h in Blog by The Miami Foundation 5 Comments

Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of the Biscayne Times. Big reports don’t mobilize residents to take action. This statement seems obvious, but we at The Miami Foundation took some time to arrive at this conclusion. Since 1967, our foundation has worked...

17 Mar LEAD ENGINEER AND NONPROFIT FOUNDER NAMED “EMERGING PHILANTHROPIST” OF THE YEAR

Posted at 13:29h in Blog by Amaka Amalu-Anderson 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: The Miami Foundation’s Emerging Philanthropist Award annually celebrates a 40-or-under donor who uses charitable giving to drive measurable results around a local cause, broadly improve the lives of Miamians and encourage others to give. We are pleased to name Amaka Amalu-Anderson as our 2020 honoree!...

17 Feb HOW KNOCKING ON DOORS IS SAVING MIAMI-DADE WOMEN’S LIVES

Posted at 22:53h in Blog by Valerie Crum 3 Comments

After beating an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in 2004, Miami resident Andrea Ivory made it her mission to empower women across South Florida to overcome disease and achieve comprehensive wellness. One year after her diagnosis, Andrea founded the Florida Breast Health Initiative, now the Women’s...

13 Feb UNIFYING A RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY: LESSONS SHARED AT 2020 STATE OF BLACK PHILANTHROPY

Posted at 22:25h in Blog by Michelle Brown 9 Comments

In August 2017, a white nationalist rally erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving one young woman and two officers dead and dozens injured – and a community wounded and divided in its aftermath. ...