{"id":38554,"date":"2024-08-28T21:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.16.123.23\/?page_id=38554"},"modified":"2025-05-16T03:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:24:27","slug":"saltwater-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/what-we-do\/develop-leaders\/saltwater-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Saltwater Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;38555&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1688789367228{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h1>The Saltwater Fellowship<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The Saltwater Fellowship<\/strong> is a new initiative of The Miami Foundation that invests boldly in leaders who are moving the needle on the most pressing issues facing Greater Miami. This fellowship is designed by leveraging data and insights about our community\u2019s needs with a goal to bring resources and support to those at the forefront of solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This inaugural Saltwater Fellowship is inspired by our urgency to address the racial inequities we see in our community data.<\/strong> Research shows that there is persistent racial inequity across a wide variety of metrics, including graduation rates, wealth creation, maternal mortality rates, incarceration rates, and more. Despite the profound positive impact that marginalized Miamians have on our community at large, across each metric, these community members still experience deep inequities \u2013 for a stark illustration, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-State-of-Black-Philanthropy-Report-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 State of Black Philanthropy report<\/a>. At The Miami Foundation, we know that Greater Miami cannot reach its potential without a thriving community in which all of its residents have an opportunity to meaningfully participate and thrive, and we feel an urgency to invest deeply in those closest to the issue.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724878963101{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet the Fellows<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We\u2019re pleased to announce the inaugural Saltwater Fellows, a group of 10 brilliant leaders with deep experience addressing persistent racial inequity in Greater Miami. 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