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
GUITARS OVER GUNS’ CHAD BERNSTEIN RECEIVES 2019 RUTH SHACK AWARD
For his exceptional leadership and dedication, The Miami Foundation will recognize Chad with the 2019 Ruth Shack Leadership Award at the annual Civic Leadership breakfast on April 16th.
WLRN’S NADEGE GREEN LIFTS MIAMI’S UNHEARD VOICES
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
NOTICIAS DE ABRIL - ANUNCIO DEL GALARDONADO CON EL PREMIO RUTH SHACK 2017
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
ANUNCIO DEL CAMPEÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE 2017 Y DEL GALARDONADO CON EL PREMIO AL LIDERAZGO RUTH SHACK
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
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