Priya Kekre serves as the first-ever Director of Community Impact for The Miami Foundation. In this role, Priya leads the Foundation’s efforts to become a data-driven organization and is constructing an online community impact hub. In the fall of 2021, we took a gamble as a family: as first-time parents of a ten-month-old, we moved to Miami from Toronto, Canada … Read More
#OURMIAMI: THE PEOPLE’S FORUMS — MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR
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
NONPROFITS, HERE’S HOW YOU CAN TAKE A POLITICAL STANCE
Any and every nonprofit can take a stance on the issues that matter to our community. We hear a lot of questions from nonprofits about what they are allowed to do. As a 501(c)3, you have a right to support policy initiatives and influence legislation. (See a breakdown of the federal law from the Council of Nonprofits.) Now that the … Read More
BREAKING DOWN THE BALLOT: A LOOK AT THE MIAMI-DADE REFERENDUMS
Editorial Note: 2018 is a big election year, with important local contests and November midterms. This is the final post of a three-part series by Dawn Shirreffs, director of public affairs, helping voters better-understand the issues and how to make your voice heard. With the midterm elections less than a month away, you’ve likely already done your homework on the … Read More
BREAKING DOWN THE BALLOT: FLORIDA’S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Editorial Note: 2018 is a big election year, with important local contests and November midterms. This is part two in a three-part series by Dawn Shirreffs, director of public affairs, helping voters better understand the issues and how to make your voice heard. Florida has more ways to change the constitution than any other state in the country. There are … Read More