The COVID-19 pandemic will have a major impact on life in Greater Miami. Moderated by The Miami Herald’s Nancy Ancrum, seven Miami-Dade County mayoral candidates shared plans to support residents in need, and long-term recovery efforts affecting access to parks, transit and our natural environment. The Miami Foundation’s Our Miami: The People’s Forums are an opportunity for Greater Miamians to learn more about big issues facing our community this election year.
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION SHARES NEW POLL ON KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES AND ANNOUNCES UPCOMING CANDIDATE FORUMS FOR RESIDENTS
MIAMI — March 6, 2020 — The Miami Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization in Greater Miami, released the results of a community-wide survey of 800 Miami-Dade County residents – voters and non-voters – on the key issues they will use to make their decisions in this year’s upcoming local elections. The poll, which the Foundation commissioned Bendixen & Amandi International … Read More
NEW STUDY DETAILS PATHS TO HIGHER PAYING JOBS GROWTH IN MIAMI-DADE
The Miami Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization in Miami-Dade County, today announced findings from the Greater Miami Workforce Asset Mapping report by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION APPOINTS INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO
The Miami Foundation, the leading philanthropic organization uniting donors and causes to improve the quality of life in Greater Miami, announced today that Foundation trustee, Joe Fernandez, CFP®, will serve as interim president and CEO beginning September 30th, in addition to his full time responsibilities at BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
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
MIAMI’S KIDS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
“We’re entering it in seven different film festivals,” says Fernando Bretos, the former director of marine conservation at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, about a 30-minute documentary made by nine Miami-Dade high school students.
LOCAL FUNDERS PARTNER TO SUPPORT MIAMI-DADE CENSUS 2020 COMPLETE COUNT EFFORTS
Editor’s Note: Miami-Dade Counts 2020 is a collaborative effort, built by a growing base of local and national funders, to help ensure that everyone in Miami-Dade County is counted in the 2020 Census. Natalie Castellanos, director of policy and public affairs for the Health Foundation of South Florida, Lindsey Linzer, senior director of programs and grants administration for The Miami … Read More
I WANT TO HELP LEAD MIAMI, ‘CITY OF THE FUTURE’ – T.J. BLACK’S STORY
The longer I live here (five years and counting!), the more it becomes clear that T.D. Allman was right when he wrote the aptly titled “Miami: City of the Future” in 1987.
INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP BRINGS RESILIENCE, SAY SPEAKERS AT CIVIC LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST
Andrea Jung knows firsthand that, for families living on low incomes, a little extra financial help can go a long way. Andrea is the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants; her family got its start in the United States thanks to a small loan her grandmother received. She is also president and CEO of Grameen America, a nonprofit that provides microloans to … Read More
MIAMI RECEIVES $3 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM JPMORGAN CHASE’S ADVANCINGCITIES CHALLENGE
The Miami Foundation and partners will utilize investment to help local residents and small businesses be more resilient to chronic financial stress. Chicago, Louisville, Miami, San Diego and Syracuse recognized for creative solutions to drive inclusive growth through collaboration between civic, business and community leaders. JPMorgan Chase today announced Miami as one of five winning cities in its inaugural AdvancingCities … Read More
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