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So, you have a big idea for improving a space in your neighborhood or near where you work. But need help taking it from idea to completion? For the past two years, Urban Impact Lab has provided Public Space Challenge winners with one-on-one technical assistance to guide them through executing their projects. Marta Viciedo and Irvans Augustin, who run UI … Read More

A couple weeks ago, I hopped on my bike, skipped my existing plans and took part in something big. I joined hundreds of Miamians on a sunset ride to celebrate the reopening of the Venetian Causeway. Sure, some folks perceived the Venetian’s nine-month closure as an insignificant blip in Miami’s lifecycle. But from the turnout of bikers and joggers that … Read More

The Miami Foundation will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017, a significant landmark for any organization in such a rapidly growing and changing city.  Part of commemorating this milestone will be telling stories of the people who shaped Greater Miami’s past and will drive it into the future. Since Bahamian migrants helped found the city of Miami 100+ years ago, … Read More

The Miami Foundation will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017, a significant landmark for any organization in such a rapidly growing and changing city.  Part of commemorating this milestone will be telling stories of the people who shaped Greater Miami’s past and will drive it into the future. Since Bahamian migrants helped found the city of Miami 100+ years ago, … Read More

The 2016 Public Space Challenge kicks off March 15th, seeking ideas that create, improve or activate Miami-Dade’s public gathering places. To get ready for the launch, we checked in with past winner Naomi Ross about her project FoodSpark Miami, which is hosting an event in Hialeah March 12th. Greater Miami is a place of incredibly diverse peoples and cultures. But … Read More

As The Miami Foundation gears up for Give Miami Day 2015, we want every nonprofit equipped with the tools for success. Last year, more than 13,000 donors supported 520 nonprofit organizations, raising $5.2 million in the biggest annual giving event in South Florida history. We’re anticipating an even more exciting event this year, so here are the three essential things your organization should know for a successful Give Miami Day campaign:

In the midst of Jackson Memorial Hospital’s sprawling urban campus lies a small, vacant plot of land.  This underutilized lot caught the interest of folks at Agorascape, a local philanthropic landscape design studio.  They looked beyond the empty space and envisioned a lush healing garden, one that would serve as a refuge for patients, families and staff to escape daily … Read More

This past weekend, thousands of Miami-Dade residents gathered in parks across our community to commemorate the Fourth of July holiday. From barbecues at Tropical Park to a family beach day at South Pointe or a scenic run around Amelia Earhart, there is no better way to celebrate America and the summer season than by enjoying our clean air and great … Read More

Historically, our role has been to advance the charitable passions of local philanthropists. That remains at the core of what we do. Over the past 48 years, more than 100 donors have created permanently endowed Funds with The Miami Foundation to support the civic issues that mattered to them, forever. Their generosity enables us to invest $1.2 million annually in more than 70 selected nonprofit organizations through our signature Community Grants program.