Today, our community unites to uplift the causes that matter most. Give Miami Day, organized by The Miami Foundation, is the largest community-wide giving event of its kind in the nation—and it’s happening now!

This is your opportunity to support the nonprofits that make Miami-Dade vibrant, resilient, and inclusive. With over 1,400 organizations to choose from—arts and culture, mental health, housing, the environment, senior care, youth development, and more — there’s a cause for everyone.

Miami Emerging Arts Leaders - Build, Strive, Thrive: Learn How The Beacon Council and Strive305 Initiative Can Expand Organizational Capacity

Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for an informative session exploring how The Beacon Council and Miami-Dade County’s Strive305 initiative support Miami-Dade’s cultural sector. Discover valuable tools, business resources, and capacity-building programs available through the Strive305 Hub, an essential lifeline for local entrepreneurs and small business owners. This event will highlight pathways for cultural organizations to strengthen operations, grow sustainably, and thrive in an increasingly evolving cultural landscape.

Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for an energizing and practical conversation on how to fundraise with confidence and purpose. Featuring Julissa Rivera, Community Engagement Manager at The Miami Foundation, this session will dive into what makes a fundraising campaign successful, how to prepare for Give Miami Day, and how to build lasting donor relationships. You’ll also hear from local arts organizations that have achieved real fundraising success.

Cultural Grants Workshop for Arts Groups, Artists and Nonprofit Community Organizations

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 28, at 2PM - Workshop Via Zoom
RSVP

Are you looking for funding for your cultural project? Join us for the next informational session on how to access Miami-Dade County grants for cultural activities.

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10 AM

Miami-Dade County continues to work in close collaboration with its project partners—including Florida International University, GableStage, the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Miami Planning Department and building officials, Arquitectonica and their consulting team, and many others—to advance the Coconut Grove Playhouse toward completion.

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Quarterly Grants Program

Community Grants (CG) Program

Geraldine Toussaint / Geraldine.Toussaint@miamidade.gov
A quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing small to medium-scale community-based cultural programs, projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences and publications.

Virtual Budget Town Hall for Arts and Culture
with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

Tuesday, August 19 at 6:45 PM ETvia Zoom

The Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council invites you to an informative, virtual Town Hall with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to learn how arts and culture are represented in the proposed Miami-Dade County 2025–2026 budget.

Click here to register for the virtual town hall.

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM via ZOOM

Miami Emerging Arts Leaders can apply for a full scholarship to attend the Arts and Business Council of Miami’s Maximizing MAMP: PR with AI Masterclass with Marcia Gomez virtual ZOOM event on Thursday, August 14th at 10:00 AM. Join veteran communications pro Marcia Gomez for a masterclass on using Al for PR. Learn to amplify your message, develop smarter strategies, and enhance your communications. Perfect for arts leaders, marketers, and creatives looking to elevate their marketing & PR strategy.