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
HOW DONORS IN MIAMI SHOW THEIR “UBUNTU”
I grew up in rural Michigan, where I would spend hours playing outside. I would climb trees, explore deep in the woods and collect frogs and fireflies during the summer. I loved learning about nature and simply being in nature. I also developed a sense of wanderlust from an early age, later nurtured by my experiences as a young camper … Read More
August News – Seven Local Nonprofit Leaders to Watch
As director of development, major gifts, for Zoo Miami Foundation, Sara Greene ramps up support for their conservation and climate change efforts. She’s one of seven local nonprofit directors receiving $25,000 in Miami Leaders grants to attend top U.S. nonprofit executive education programs. Meet the 2017-2018 class. Also in this newsletter: CAP, Inc. invests $226,000 in Miami’s college-bound students Social … Read More
GRANT PROGRAM HELPS MIAMI NONPROFIT LEADERS DEVELOP
Editor’s note: Dr. Sabrina Tassy-Lewis is executive director of St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center. The nonprofit has provided early childhood education services to children and families in the Coconut Grove and South Miami communities since 1949. It was among The Miami Foundation’s first grantees and a recipient of our 50th anniversary “Legacy” Signature Grants. Sabrina completed an executive leadership program … Read More