This op-ed was originally published in the Miami Herald. Miami understands the preciousness of democracy in our soul. We are a community built by immigrants, many fled here from nations in crisis. We do not take the health of our country for granted. We also know that one of the hallmarks of a democratic, free and safe society is access … Read More
The Miami Foundation is Delighted to Welcome Erin Knight as Our New Board Chair!
Erin is deeply committed to the community she loves and calls home– just one of the reasons she decided to take on the role of helping to lead our foundation as Board Chair this year. “What gives me hope is Miami’s resilience, its desire to welcome so many into our community, and as a result, the incredible diversity of its … Read More
A Fond, and Far-from-Final, Farewell to Board Chair Sheldon Anderson
Dear Sheldon, As you conclude your term as our beloved Board Chair, we want you to know how grateful we are for you. Your pivotal role as our Board Chair has created an invaluable impact at The Miami Foundation that can and will last a lifetime. We appreciate you not only fearlessly leading a group of strategic thought partners, but … Read More
2024 at The Miami Foundation: A Year in Review
The Miami Foundation made big, bold promises to the community in 2024. As we look back at all that was accomplished this year, what stands out most to us are those who stood beside us in this work: the coalitions cultivated not only in our organization’s spirit of togetherness, but in the recognition that we accomplish so much more when ... Read More
2024 in Review: Disaster Resilience
The Origin Story With the horrific collapse of Surfside’s Champlain Towers South building in 2021, The Miami Foundation saw first-hand how challenging disaster recovery efforts can be. It was difficult to nimbly mobilize funds and resources when our community needed them the most; as we found, the disbursement timeline for relief aid can often be far too delayed to make a difference. … Read More
2024 in Review: Miami Connected
The Origin Story Miami Connected launched in 2021 as a bold response to a glaring issue exacerbated by the pandemic: the digital divide. With education and everyday life shifting online, thousands of families in Miami-Dade County were left disconnected from opportunities. Initial data estimated 100,000 students in Miami-Dade were without high quality internet, exposing the need to act fast so … Read More
2024 in Review: Vote Miami
The Origin Story In 2020, The Miami Foundation launched Vote Miami (formerly known as Our Miami: The People’s Forums) to combat the limitations on access to information and political engagement opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond the pandemic, the Foundation recognizes that communities across Miami have unequal access to the opportunities and information that inspire civic engagement, specifically voting, … Read More
2024 in Review: Miami Open for Business
Reflections from project lead Brittany Morgan, Senior Director of Economic Resilience
Building home away from home – redefining civic engagement
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
Press Forward in Year 1: taking bold action and bravely leading the way
Lindsey Linzer serves as the Vice President of Community Investments at The Miami Foundation. In this role, she partners with private and family foundations, nonprofit organizations, and community members to advance social change. Lindsey helps donors turn their philanthropic visions into reality by designing and implementing innovative donor collaboratives and grantmaking initiatives. This month, Rebecca Fishman Lipsey and I spent … Read More