I had a rough start at adulthood, but trial and error and the power of self-perseverance ultimately saved me.
WHERE TO CELEBRATE GIVE MIAMI DAY AROUND TOWN
Give Miami Day, the largest annual giving event in the region, is your chance to make a philanthropic impact on Greater Miami by donating to local causes that make a difference. A record 800+ nonprofits are on board to participate this year, and a number of them are hosting events community-wide. Everyone’s invited to attend and celebrate the spirit of … Read More
PÉREZ FAMILY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN INAUGURAL CreARTE GRANTS FOR THE ARTS
A thriving arts community makes Greater Miami a vibrant, connected and culturally engaging place to live. Earlier this year, The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation established the Pérez CreARTE Grants Program to fund high-performing arts and culture organizations in Miami-Dade and help them scale their impact.
HOW A NEEDLE EXCHANGE IS SAVING LIVES IN MIAMI-DADE
Editor’s note: The State Attorney’s Fund for a Safer and Healthier Community aims to reduce substance abuse and impaired driving in Greater Miami. The Fund, created in partnership with the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit, supports substance abuse treatment, prevention education and services for victims of human trafficking. Learn how the IDEA Exchange, a two-time grant recipient, used … Read More
LYFT PARTNERS WITH MIAMI ARTS NONPROFIT TO PROMOTE SAFE SCOOTING
On the third Monday in June, around 45 high school students arrived at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, an art studio in Wynwood, for the first day of their summer internship. By Tuesday, they had a big project to finish. The teens—part of ArtWorks, a paid internship program run by Miami nonprofit Arts for Learning—rolled in to see tables … Read More
NONPROFITS: 10 REASONS WHY TO JOIN THE GIVE MIAMI DAY MOVEMENT
Over the past seven years, Give Miami Day has become one of the largest online giving days in the nation. It’s a day that celebrates all Greater Miami nonprofits. In 2018 alone, the 750 nonprofits who participated raised $11.5 million from 21,000 donors around the world.
CHALLENGE WINNERS BRING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR MOBILITY IN MIAMI
When you can move through a community, it’s more likely that you’ll plug into cool happenings and connect with folks. This year’s Public Space Challenge winners make it easier to do that.
MIAMI FELLOWS HELPED ME DISCOVER MY PURPOSE… AND FULFILL IT.
For me, home isn’t just where the heart is. Home is where the people with heart are. Although I didn’t know it at the time, that’s precisely the gift the Miami Fellows program gave me: a “family.”
MIAMI FELLOWS TURNS 20: THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS IS NOW
Twenty years ago, Ruth Shack, The Miami Foundation’s president emeritus, already knew that Greater Miami had to develop a new bench of leadership. She knew her generation would, in due time, need to step aside. The question was who would be ready to step into leading community roles for elected office, organizations and institutions? Could we build an intentional pipeline … Read More
“A LIBRARY IN THE PARK? THE CHALLENGE HELPED ME MAKE IT HAPPEN.”
I had a vision for a pop-library in the park. The Public Space Challenge and my Miami Fellows experience helped make it a reality.