Pages tagged "Toolkits & Resources"
2024 Annual Report
In 2024, Catalyst Miami continued to drive transformative change in Miami-Dade County, serving 16,532 community members and generating over $64M in direct financial benefits and policy wins.
We drilled down to the two fundamental themes of our work: economic and climate justice. By establishing solutions with frontline communities, we're building a Miami where all residents can choose to stay and thrive.
Key milestones this past year included launching our Catalysts for Change annual giving program and hosting the Be the Catalyst Summit, which brought national thought leaders and local residents together to address community issues.
Click here to view the rest of our accomplishments together in this brief, interactive report.
2023 Annual Report
In 2023, Catalyst Miami reaffirmed our values and realigned our mission with the priorities of Miami-Dade County's frontline communities. We launched a new strategic plan that was co-created with 60+ of our community members, and we more seamlessly integrated our programs to expand their reach, benefiting 12,652 neighbors in all.
Gratitude goes to our dedicated team, community members, and partners across the county and beyond. Working together, we shape the future we envision and live it out in the process.
Click here to view the brief, interactive report.
Health Professional and Community Collaboration Guide
This guide is a tool for those working in the health sector and community-based nonprofits on how best to work together in achieving their shared goals. Originally designed with only environmental justice work in mind, the guide was expanded to cover a wide range of values and can be transferred to many fields of interest. Catalyst Miami's Zelalem Adefris and Camilo Mejía contributed to this project.
Resiliency Toolkit for Creating Community Hubs in Case of Climate Disaster
This toolkit was created by CLEAR grad, Yadira Capaz. You can find out more about her work at yadiracapaz.com and on IG as @fluxcapazitor.
Here is a template for building community and gathering resources to inspire critical climate resiliency action in preparation for hurricanes in Miami. This proposal can serve as a template you can follow to write a grant application to create your own resiliency toolkit for your community.
A gathering of community members planning their resilience strategy in a sustainable building surrounded by South Florida wilderness. Image made in collaboration with Midjourney AI.
2022 Annual Report
From record numbers of program graduates, to bringing our children's savings account program county-wide, 2022 was a year of remarkable growth and learning. Together with our community we expanded our movement-building and advocacy work at the city, county, and state levels, while continuing to meet the immediate needs of residents across Miami-Dade County.
Click here to read the full, interactive report.
Media Interview Training
The media is a powerful tool for 1) raising awareness about issues that are important to us, 2) demanding accountability from those responsible, and 3) driving the action we want to see.
Reporters may come into an interview with their questions set, but we should also come in with our narrative set.
It's YOUR narrative to shape, YOUR voice and community, YOUR story to tell. This resource is about how, in media interviews, we can take the ball back. How do we tell the story we want to tell when talking to media?
Let's look at some tips below. Click here to download a mobile-friendly TIP SHEET to save for use later!
Questions about anything on this page? Please send an email to [email protected]
2021 Annual Report
With more opportunities to grow and rise to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, we saw continued adaption and improvisation in the fulfillment of our mission in 2021. From doubled-down efforts to protect our communities from predatory policies, new pathways to build neighborhood wealth, and expanded access to services online—we have continued to improvise and improve the way we show up for our clients and partners. Find our overview in the full report below.
Catalyst Miami: Local Impact, National Implications (White Paper)
Commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and researched/written by Anne Folan, this white paper dives into Catalyst Miami's origins and unique role. It includes a foreword by David J. Erickson, PhD, who served as the director of community development at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2005-2019.
2020 Annual Report
2020 caused us all to rethink, adapt, and show up with all hands on deck. It also presented us with new ways to support community members (e.g. adding re-employment assistance and small business support to our services) and to mobilize groups to advocate for community protections and priorities. Here's a snapshot of what 2020 looked like for us.
Equitable Adaptation Legal & Policy Toolkit
With the creation of the Georgetown Climate Center's Equitable Adaptation Legal & Policy Toolkit, we sought to help local policymakers and community-based organizations develop viable strategies for building climate resilience and tools to overcome social inequality. This toolkit highlights best and emerging practice examples of how cities are addressing disproportionate socioeconomic risk to climate impacts and engaging overburdened communities.