#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 around the world.
LEAD ENGINEER AND NONPROFIT FOUNDER NAMED “EMERGING PHILANTHROPIST” OF THE YEAR
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! Below are her remarks given at the PhilanthropyMiami Donor Next Door luncheon where she accepted the award. … Read More
UNIFYING A RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY: LESSONS SHARED AT 2020 STATE OF BLACK PHILANTHROPY
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.
FOUNTAINHEAD CONNECTS GLOBAL ARTISTS WITH MIAMI
“Being an artist can be a solitary practice, so the fact that artists connect in a conscious and proactive manner here is, in itself, significant. Conversations with art appreciators help artists learn to articulate the context and meaning of their work, and it allows them to see what resonates with different audiences.”
PÉREZ FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANTS INSPIRE MIAMI’S NEXT-GEN ARTISTS
“Culture is what drives communities, and it’s how communities are remembered,” says Dennis Scholl, seen at the center of the photo. “When you think of the Greeks and Romans from thousands of years ago, you don’t think of their businesses, you think of their culture.”
AT OOLITE ARTS, MIAMI ARTISTS FIND A SPACE TO CREATE
“Culture is what drives communities, and it’s how communities are remembered,” says Dennis Scholl, seen at the center of the photo. “When you think of the Greeks and Romans from thousands of years ago, you don’t think of their businesses, you think of their culture.”
JORGE AND DARLENE PÉREZ ON THE FAMILY’S NEW $1 MILLION ARTS PROGRAM
Only one generation ago, Miami was widely derided as a cultural wasteland. Now, the city has emerged as a dynamic, global hub for the arts. Miami’s creative scene launched in an extraordinary burst of cultural energy in the 1980s. That decade saw the creation of the Miami City Ballet, New World Symphony, Center for the Fine Arts (now Pérez Art … Read More
HONORING MARLON A. HILL: A CIVIC CHAMPION FOR PHILANTHROPY
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 Next Door Family Album. Attorney Marlon A. Hill joined The Miami Foundation’s inaugural Miami Fellows … Read More
WHAT MIAMI LEARNED FROM DETROIT AT THE 2019 STATE OF BLACK PHILANTHROPY
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 … a love for others,” said Tonya Allen, president and CEO of The Skillman … Read More
EMERGING PHILANTHROPISTS: YOUNG MIAMIANS TO WATCH
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 behind but young locals like Kara Zeder Rosen are changing that. For the past six … Read More