Giving back: Philanthropy drives community development
Look around South Florida to see philanthropic and cultural collaborations at work. Following the historic and devastating April floods across Fort Lauderdale, JM Family Enterprises collaborated with the Community Foundation of Broward, the Jewish Federation of Broward County and the United Way of Broward County to raise $1 million to help in the recovery of other area nonprofits.
Miami Youth for Christ recently celebrated its 75th anniversary of delivering transformative programs to help kids from at-risk community’s face drugs, violence and hardships. PhilanthropyMiami, host of the annual Ignite conference that unites South Florida’s non-profit and charitable giving community, will use $100,000 from Miami-Dade County and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, and other partners, like Amazon, to hire an executive director and advance its mission.
There’s a deeper message at play, said Thor Barraclough, Habitat for Humanity’s chief programs officer. When executive leadership from JM Family, City Furniture and other partners gather for its “CEO Build” to raise funds, build homes and help train tomorrow’s workforce, the collaboration between the private and non-profit sector is clear.