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18 Apr THE CHALLENGE IS BACK! HELP IMPROVE THE WAY MIAMI MOVES

Posted at 15:53h in Blog by Dawn Shirreffs 5 Comments
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A couple of weeks ago, I took a virtual kayak tour of Biscayne Bay using the MB Rising Above App. The city of Miami Beach has been doing a lot to adapt for climate change and was looking for ways to help people better-understand their...

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Chad Bernstein holding guitar with Guitars Over Guns students

08 Apr GUITARS OVER GUNS’ CHAD BERNSTEIN RECEIVES 2019 RUTH SHACK AWARD

Posted at 21:00h in Blog by Ana Mantica 25 Comments
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For his exceptional leadership and dedication, The Miami Foundation will recognize Chad with the 2019 Ruth Shack Leadership Award at the annual Civic Leadership breakfast on April 16th. ...

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My Miami Story conversation at Johnson & Wales University

25 Mar MY MIAMI STORY CONVERSATIONS ARE WORKING … HERE’S HOW

Posted at 17:39h in Blog by The Miami Foundation 258 Comments
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How’d you get to Miami? What keeps you here? What do you care about in our community? What can we do to improve it? Simple questions that give a window into your life in Miami-Dade and connection to this place we call home. Every one...

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18 Mar NONPROFITS, HERE’S HOW YOU CAN TAKE A POLITICAL STANCE

Posted at 08:00h in Blog by Dawn Shirreffs 7 Comments
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Any and every nonprofit can take a stance on the issues that matter to our community. We hear a lot of questions from nonprofits about what they are allowed to do. As a 501(c)3, you have a right to support policy initiatives and influence legislation. (See...

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15 Mar GIRL SCOUTS CEO: WHY INVESTING IN STEM MATTERS

Posted at 20:26h in Blog by Chelsea Wilkerson 0 Comments
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“The work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers.” -Juliette Gordon Low, founder Girl Scouts of the USA Juliette Gordon Low recognized, from the inception of Girl Scouts, that girls are capable of being trailblazers, visionaries and history makers. As we celebrate...

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13 Mar HONORING MARLON A. HILL: A CIVIC CHAMPION FOR PHILANTHROPY

Posted at 15:57h in Blog by Krislyn Placide 5 Comments
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Editor’s note: We are pleased to recognize Marlon Hill, a great Miamian, for his selfless dedication to investing in his community and inspiring others to do the same, as our 2019 Donor Next Door honoree. Below is the short piece that appeared in the Donor...

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2019 State of Black Philanthropy

14 Feb WHAT MIAMI LEARNED FROM DETROIT AT THE 2019 STATE OF BLACK PHILANTHROPY

Posted at 16:46h in Blog by Ana Mantica 5 Comments
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Philanthropy, in its purest form, is action taken for the love of people. “We in philanthropy get caught up in the institutional definition of what it means: a distribution of capital. And, yes, capital is labor, investment and money, but it is all based in love...

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Nonprofits step up to help furloughed workers.

12 Feb GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: MIAMI’S NONPROFITS STRUGGLE TO RECOVER

Posted at 01:11h in Blog by Kate Stein 5 Comments
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With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history past them, local nonprofits are seeking a way to ensure they can continue to meet the needs of those affected – while maintaining their day-to-day operations. Hundreds of Florida’s nonprofits stepped up during the shutdown to help federal...

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Kara Zeder Rosen, 2019 Emerging Philanthropist Award honoree

08 Feb EMERGING PHILANTHROPISTS: YOUNG MIAMIANS TO WATCH

Posted at 18:31h in Blog by Jessica Rodriguez 6 Comments
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A new crop of young philanthropists is making it so that, in Miami, it’s cool to care. According to the Millennial Impact Report, 84 percent of millennials made a charitable contribution and 70 percent volunteered their time in 2015. Greater Miami’s numbers have historically lagged...

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22 Jan SOUTH FLORIDA NONPROFITS AND VOLUNTEERS STEP UP FOR PARKS DURING SHUTDOWN

Posted at 14:28h in Blog by Don Finefrock 28 Comments
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The government shutdown that began just before Christmas has become a gut-wrenching experience for citizens who love national parks, including the park rangers told to stay home while parks remain open. Images of uncollected garbage, human waste and butchered trees in Yosemite Valley and Joshua Tree...

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