Stories with 'Miami Foundation' tag

Give Miami Day – choose your favorite cause to give and feel good

This time of year is all about giving back to the city that we love and how you can make a difference. We’re featuring the organizations highlighted by proud Miamians — and there are hundreds more (almost 900 more!) organizations you can help today.   Go to Health & Wellness Go to Faith-Based Programs & […]

/ September 15, 2021

Meet our member: Ana Mantica

Ana Mantica is one of our supporting members.

/ June 14, 2019

How this local is driving change in Miami with her bike project

Malone Matson, 2014 Public Space Challenge winner. (📸: Pic provided) MEET THIS LOCAL: When Florida International University student Malone Matson hit the highway, she found herself growing increasingly frustrated. “I felt trapped in a car,” she said. “I was spending so much time sitting on U.S. 1 wishing I could just breeze by on a […]

/ May 3, 2019

This is what happens when we step outside our silo

Alejandro Gonzalez was one of dozens of Miamians who hosted a “My Miami Story” conversation on Oct. 17. Everyone there met someone they never would have met otherwise.

/ November 16, 2017

How one woman is trying to save Miami’s bees

New beekeeper with a community mission, Danielle Bender, shows us what public beehives can do.

/ October 3, 2017

Public Space Challenge 2017: Meet some of the winners

This year’s winners include everything from urban beekeeping to mini golf. The one thing they have in common: they’re led by everyday people making Miami better.

/ August 29, 2017

Tell us who you’re supporting on Give Miami Day

Its the biggest philanthropic day in the southeast U.S. We want to hear how you plan to participate.

/ November 6, 2016

7 awesome projects to improve Miami’s public spaces

The Miami Foundation announced the winners of their fourth annual Public Spaces Challenge, a countywide contest to improve our public spaces. There’s an outdoor open mic night, a community garden, solar paneled benches and so much more. These are the projects we’re jazzed about.

/ September 20, 2016

How thinking small can change a city

What happens when people stop aiming for the perfect, large-scale urban improvements? Well, a lot.

/ March 24, 2016

Five big ideas from the Public Space Challenge

The Miami Public Space Challenge finalists will be announced later this month. From making parks and public spaces more tech-friendly, redefining our urban soundscape, renewing interest in underused waterways, improving bus stops, or creating new ways to find and share food, how might we act on some recurring themes to improve our neighborhoods?

/ April 20, 2015