Here's the plan: local mayors get behind regional resilience strategy, Resilient305
Resilient305, a joint initiative between Miami-Dade County and the cities of Miami and Miami Beach formed under the 100 Resilient Citiesnetwork,released a region-wide plan to ensure Greater Miami can effectively tackle emerging local, regional and global challenges to our way of life. Thirteen mayors from cities across the county have signed on in support. The Miami Foundation will continue to back the effort by serving on the Resilient305 implementation team.
Pictured: Local mayors and elected officials gathered in support of the Resilient305 Strategy launch on May 30th at Pérez Art Museum Miami; photo credit: city of Miami.
2019 Community Grants winners take over Venture Café Miami
At Venture Café's June 13th Thursday Gathering, hundreds of Miamians gathered to celebrate the 71 nonprofits named2019 Community Grants recipients. Interactive sessions encouraged guests to connect directly with organizations, get involved with on-the-ground work and brainstorm ways to make Miami thrive.
Pictured: Miami Music Project, a 2019 grantee, performed at the June 13th #VCMTakeover, celebrating this year's Community Grants winners; photo credit: Evens St Louis. See event photos on Facebook.
Is your nonprofit working on LGBTQ-related causes? Get funding
TheLGBTQ Community Fund, in partnership with theNational LGBTQ Task Force, funds projects that improve quality of live for Miami's LGBTQ community, with a focus on efforts helping vulnerable populations. Maven Leadership Collective used its 2018 grant to guide a group ofqueer and trans social entrepreneurs of colorand allies through its second leadership development cohort. Applications for 2019 grants are due by July 12th; all Miami-Dade 501(c)3 organizations may apply.
ThroughCommunity Grants, we annually award more than $1 million to Greater Miami nonprofits that create opportunities for residents, make Miami-Dade more resilient and foster home-grown creativity. This year, a generous $100,000 gift from The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, which supports arts organizationsdeveloping South Florida as a world-class urban center, doubled the total amount of grants to organizations in the Creativity category.
Pictured: Project Art, a 2019 Community Grants recipient in the Creativity category, transforms public libraries into cultural hubs.
Foundation trustees and donors go behind the scenes at the Adrienne Arsht Center
As a way to keep our trustees and donors plugged into the causes and communities they support, we arrange site visits with nonprofits that champion the issues they care about. Most recently, we toured the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, guided by one of the building's original architects, Roberto Espejo. Board members and donors also experienced the Jazz Roots' Sound Check music education program.
Pictured: Roberto Espejo (far left), a lead architect of the Adrienne Arsht Center, takes Foundation Board members, donors and staff on a tour of the center.
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