Foundation News | September 2022

Dear Foundation friends,

As a Trustee of The Miami Foundation, I am excited to keep you up to speed on all of the philanthropic activity happening across Miami this month.

As Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida, The Foundation will activate our Disaster Resilience Fund in partnership with our network of Foundation partners, for preventative grants and recovery funds if needed. Stay safe, and look out for your neighbors.

Below, you can read more about the major activities of the Foundation this month. Financial markets have been on a wild ride this year, and it's more important than ever to build your legacy on a solid foundation. Join our network of experts and advisors for our Annual Investment Briefing on October 6 to offer strategies for managing your portfolio through turbulent times while continuing to create impact through giving. Music Access Miami has kicked off its second year with fanfare, providing new grants that help music nonprofits grow and deepen impact for kids across our community. Our team is helping Miami nonprofits gear up for our community's most successful day of giving and the very best party in the 305 — Give Miami Day! All the local nonprofits you love can now register until October 14 (the deadline was just extended!), so help us spread the word and invite them to join.

We are, as always, in this together, Miami. 

Rebekah Monson

Trustee, The Miami Foundation

Co-Founder and COO, Letterhead

INSIDE | Give Miami Day Nonprofit Registration | Music Access Miami Grant Partners announced | 2022 Investment Briefing 

Pictured: Panelists and guests at the 2021 Investment Briefing - (clockwise) Julie Neitzel of WE Family Offices; Toby Douthwright of The Miami Foundation; Ghislain Gouraige, Jr. of NewEdge Wealth; Angela Carrillo of J.P. Morgan Private Bank; and Glenn Harris of SEI.

Investment Briefing 2022: Weathering the Storm, Resilient Strategies for Turbulent Times

We are looking forward to our Annual Investment Briefing on October 6 at 2 p.m. This year, we focus on investment strategies to build a solid foundation against the ebbs and flows of fluctuating financial markets. Join us and our network of exceptional advisors and field experts as they share their insights, lessons learned along the way, and how charitable giving can remain a priority.

We hope you will join us virtually. Please don't forget to register by clicking on the button below. You can also read about our speakers on our website here. 

If you have questions, please email Philanthropy@MiamiFoundation.org.

Plan your Year-End Charitable Gifts and Grantmaking

As we prepare for a fall full of giving opportunities, The Miami Foundation team is ready to assist you and your advisors with solutions to make your charitable giving easier. To ensure that you can make a 2022 tax-deductible gift, please reach out to our team as soon as possible, especially when considering complex gift types. Please contact our Philanthropy Team at Philanthropy@MiamiFoundation.org.

Collective Impact

Pictured: The Children's Voice Chorus, a 2022 Momentum Grant Partner. 

Music Access Miami aims to bring the transformational power of consistent, high-quality music education to all youth.

Music Access Miami launched a second year of investments in grassroots organizations serving youth through music with two funding tracks: Momentum Grants and Mini-Grants, powered by the generosity of philanthropist Daniel Lewis, and a network of arts and equity champions in Miami.

Recognizing the vast disparities in funding for Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) led arts organizations, Momentum Grants were designed to support BIPOC leaders in scaling, expanding, and/or deepening the impact of their organizations through multi-year grants of $150,000 per year, for up to three years. We are honored to announce The Children's Voice Chorus, Evolutionary Arts Life Foundation, and Teeny Violini as our 2022 Momentum Grant Partners and to support their missions of providing high-quality music education opportunities to youth in Miami-Dade.

Music Access Miami is also honored to announce eight organizations as 2022 Mini-Grant Partners. Mini-Grants are one-time grants of up to $7,500 to support programmatic and operational costs, prioritizing organizations with budgets under $500,000 annually. Organizations include A-Stone Music Therapy, Art Prevails Project, Friends of South Florida Music, Jazz Education Community Coalition, Music Mentor Network, Miami Jam Sessions, Orchestra Miami, and VIA Academy.

Learn more about all of our 2022 Music Access Miami Grant Partners on our website, or by reading our blog post here.

Mark your calendars: Give Miami Day nonprofit registration is open until October 14!

Our favorite holiday of the year, Give Miami Day, is coming up on Thursday, November 17. 

We know that this is the most important fundraising day of the year for our nonprofit ecosystem, so we are investing in trainings, capacity-building resources, and masterclasses in partnership with Radical Partners, focused on fundraising strategies, digital campaigns, loving on your donors, and much more. For further information, including on eligibility requirements for nonprofits to participate, click here.

Given the weather uncertainty, he registration deadline has just been extended until October 14 at 5 p.m., so encourage your favorite nonprofits to get in there and sign up!

Miami makes $200K donation to the country’s largest shelter for women and children (Miami Herald) (Pictured)

MAIACA Will Host Music, Masti, Masala to Kick Off the Indian Holiday Season in Miami (Pr.com)

Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company (The New York Times)

FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance

Latinx Developers Are Building Apps And An Increased Presence In Tech (Paste Magazine)

Climate Change effects in South Florida and the Everglades (The Everglades Foundation)

September 29

Give Miami Day training - Leveraging your Board's Fundraising Power

October 13

Give Miami Day training - Loving your Donors and Champions

Until Oct. 14

“Art on the Plaza” series - The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)

October 14

Give Miami Day Registration Closes

October 15

WOW Center's 50th-anniversary celebration

October 13-23

Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Fort Lauderdale) (Pictured)

October 27

Give Miami Day training - Setting your Team up for Success

October 27

Built to Thrive 2022 (The Children's Movement of Florida)

Multiple Dates

Our Voices - Writing Workshops (Art Prevails Project)

We're always looking for people and organizations that do great work in our community. If you have a story or know one we should highlight, please email Jessica Cohen.