Today, the Council on Foundations, which represents nearly 1,000 philanthropic organizations, announced new leadership to its Board of Directors, as well as several new members. Javier Alberto Soto, President and CEO of The Miami Foundation, has begun a two-year term as the Board’s Chair and Jaime...
On May 22-31, 2017, local community initiative Connect Miami will officially launch with 10 Days of Connection, a 10-day challenge for everyone in Miami to step out of their comfort zones and connect with people who are unlike them. Community members are invited to build...
Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, founder and CEO of Radical Partners, will receive the 2017 Ruth Shack Leadership Award. A Miami Fellows Class VI alum, she has led community movements for education, social entrepreneurship, transit solutions and more. The award recognizes an under-40 leader with strong ethics,...
PhilanthropyMiami and The Miami Foundation announced today that Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is the recipient of the 2017 Community Champion Award, and Rebecca Fishman Lipsey is the winner of the Ruth Shack Leadership Award. Ibargüen and Lipsey...
After a donor contacted CARE Elementary School to make a gift toward their endowment, CARE - a past grantee and Give Miami Day participant - turned to The Miami Foundation. We helped the school establish an organization endowment and now manage the investment of their...
The Miami Foundation announces the appointment of five new board members with significant experience in finance, real estate and law. The new trustees are: Tere Blanca, president and CEO of Blanca Commercial Real Estate; Jorge F. de la Cruz-Muñoz, shareholder at Dunwody White & Landon,...
For 20 days in January, more than 20,000 people walked, Ubered, biked and drove to experience a temporary public space called Biscayne Green. Stretching through blocks of one of Downtown Miami’s busiest thoroughfares, Biscayne Green was an experiment to showcase what Miami could look...
On January 27, hundreds of local changemakers gathered at The Historic Alfred I. duPont Building downtown as we launched our 50th anniversary, honoring the legacies of great Miamians who've taken ownership of their community and invested in its progress. The year-long celebration kicked-off with big...
The Chicago Community Trust’s signature civic engagement initiative, which brings residents together in small mealtime conversations to talk about ways to make their neighborhoods stronger, safer and more dynamic, will expand nationally with $1.15 million in funding from the John S. and James L. Knight...
On January 26, 1967, 21 great Miamians, including newspaper magnate James L. Knight and media pioneer Mitchell Wolfson, brought together thousands of dollars to create a “living philanthropy,” tasked with improving life in Greater Miami forever. Fifty years later, the Dade Foundation has grown...