INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP BRINGS RESILIENCE, SAY SPEAKERS AT CIVIC LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST

Posted by Kate Stein on April 18, 2019 in News.

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

WLRN’S NADEGE GREEN LIFTS MIAMI’S UNHEARD VOICES

Posted by Ryan Pontier on May 1, 2018 in Blog.

Nadege Green in the field

Editor’s Note: Nadege Green, WLRN’s social justice reporter, is the 2018 Ruth Shack Leadership Award honoree. Here, Ryan Pontier shares why he submitted the nomination for her. I remember Nadege weaving a story and dialogue that was so raw and real that I could hear a woman in pain cry out for help. Then, I realized the voice was from … Read More

APRIL NEWS – ANNOUNCING THE 2017 RUTH SHACK AWARD HONOREE

Posted by The Miami Foundation on April 17, 2017 in News.

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, dedication and service to Greater Miami, qualities embodied by Shack, our president emeritus. Rebecca will … Read More

ANNOUNCING THE 2017 COMMUNITY CHAMPION AND THE RUTH SHACK LEADERSHIP AWARD HONOREE

Posted by The Miami Foundation on April 14, 2017 in News.

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 will be honored at the 20th Donor Next Door Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on … Read More

RUTH SHACK HONOREE BUILDS A HUB OF MIAMI CHANGEMAKERS

Posted by Roshni Neslage on April 13, 2017 in Blog.

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey wants to get all Miamians thinking about changemaking – and made it her job to mobilize them. As the executive director of Teach for America in Miami-Dade, she tripled the size of the organization, pushing to close the education achievement gap. Her firm, Radical Partners, accelerates the local social entrepreneurship scene. When thousands of Miamians pledged to … Read More