Miami
Bank-Nonprofit Alliance Launches Worker Co-op Initiative in Miami
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In Miami, a national bank and a leading human service agency join forces to support the development of worker cooperative businesses as a poverty-reduction strategy.
Miami
As Storm Season Looms, Miami Drops Reliance on Red Cross
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County officials say they cannot depend upon the Red Cross to move quickly enough at a large enough scale, and they are willing to pay county workers to take up the commitment to residents.
women and poverty
Florida Nonprofit Builds Anti-poverty Campaign on Equal Pay—Will It Work?
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Equal Pay Miami Dade has launched a campaign to reduce poverty among working women.
Nonprofit News
New Miami-Dade Competitive Grant Process Roils Local Nonprofits
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When the rules change at a major funding source, nonprofits must scramble to reorganize.
Nonprofit News
“Art-Washing”—A New Name for a Not-So-New Side Effect of Gentrification
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At a recent gathering in Miami, artists and other concerned parties wrestled with thorny questions relating to the accelerating cycle of arts-driven urban renewal.
Board Governance
Good Science, Bad Math? Miami-Dade Approves $49M to Complete Museum Construction
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County commissioners voted 12–1 to borrow funds that will allow the Frost Science Museum to open later this year, upping the public investment in the project by nearly 30 percent.
Board Governance
Rescue or Takeover? Board “Reconstitution” as a Condition for Financial Support
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Lead donors and county officials in Miami required trustees of the cash-strapped Frost Science Museum to vote themselves out so funding plans to complete construction could proceed. But the overnight “reconstitution” of the Frost’s board may, over time, present a new string of issues relating to governance, which is not synonymous with fundraising or naming rights.
Fundraising
Numbers Don’t Add Up: Miami’s Shiny New Science Museum Strapped for Cash
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An ambitious plan to relocate and expand a well-established cultural institution is now at risk as leaders scramble to raise the funds to continue with construction.