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Miami invites its people to write the city into the public square

Press Release

Jan 12, 2026

Miami invites its people to write the city into the public square

O, Miami, SWWIM, and Elevate Miami launch “Sonnet Boom,” turning personal love of place into a shared civic ritual.

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Three Miami groups win $25,000 awards for work on housing, education and climate

News

– MIAMI HERALD

Jan 4, 2026

Three Miami groups win $25,000 awards for work on housing, education and climate

Three community groups were named on Thursday as the first winners of the Elevate Miami Awards and will each receive $25,000 to further their work in three major areas of need in Miami: housing, education, and climate.

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26 Miami groups were shortlisted for a $25,000 award. Here’s who they are

News

– MIAMI HERALD

Jan 4, 2026

26 Miami groups were shortlisted for a $25,000 award. Here’s who they are

Three community groups were named on Thursday as the first winners of the Elevate Miami Awards.

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Welcome to Elevate Cities

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Dec 19, 2025

Welcome to Elevate Cities

Elevate Cities is a bold new venture designed to help cities celebrate local changemakers, strengthen civic belonging, and make the good happening all around us more visible.

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Hundreds Rush Through Miami for a Cash Drop. The Real Winner Are Three Local Nonprofits

Press Release

Dec 18, 2025

Hundreds Rush Through Miami for a Cash Drop. The Real Winner Are Three Local Nonprofits

Elevate Cities and Win It Entertainment have launched #FindTheGoodMiami, a new campaign that transforms viral cash-drop scavenger hunts into a force for local giving. 

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Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup

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– AP NEWS

Dec 8, 2025

Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup

The Associated Press featured Elevate Cities alongside Michael Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies as a new people-powered model for restoring civic pride and belonging in our cities.

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Foundation picks its first group of civic winners. They ‘represent the best of Miami’

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– MIAMI HERALD

Nov 20, 2025

Foundation picks its first group of civic winners. They ‘represent the best of Miami’

Ensuring a better tomorrow is part of what the Elevate Prize Foundation champions: young community changemakers who foster positive change and growth in their hometowns.

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How it Happens: The Elevate Miami Awards Nominations

Article

Oct 17, 2025

How it Happens: The Elevate Miami Awards Nominations

Every year, neighbors, leaders, and changemakers nominate outstanding individuals and organizations for their impact. Learn about the process, discover past highlights, and nominate a hero you know!

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News – ACHEI USA
Apr 16, 2026
Concurso quer escolher o primeiro ‘hino oficial’ de Miami
Inscrições para músicas inéditas sobre Miami oferece prêmio de $10 mil para primeiro lugar e quer criar um “momento cultural cívico” que reflita a cidade.
News – WLRN
Apr 13, 2026
Miamians pen ‘love letter’ to the 305: Winners of ‘Sonnet Boom’ revealed
Elevate Cities and Elevate Miami, in collaboration with O, Miami and SWWIM, announced on Thursday the winners of “Sonnet Boom: Love Poems for Miami.” The citywide initiative invited residents to distill their connection to South Florida into the traditional 14-line sonnet format, resulting in a massive wave of civic participation.
News – AXIOS
Apr 9, 2026
Locals write love poems to Miami. Here are the winners of Sonnet Boom contest
More than 500 Miamians put pen to paper this winter to profess their love for the 305 as part of Sonnet Boom: Love Poems for Miami.
News – COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER – YOUTUBE
Mar 30, 2026
Michael Miller and Guitars Over Guns CEO Chad Bernstein Talk “Elevated Tracks 305”
Miami is one of the most musically influential cities in the world. From Latin pop and hip-hop to jazz and electronic music, its sound has traveled globally. Yet unlike cities such as New York or San Francisco, Miami does not have a formally adopted anthem.
News – NBC MIAMI
Mar 24, 2026
Miami is on the hunt for its official anthem
Miami is on the hunt for its official anthem
News – WVUM 90.5
Mar 12, 2026
The Search for Miami’s Sound is On
We have traffic that somehow gets worse every year, cataclysmically bad weather that’s more unpredictable than your teenage self, and entire music genres that were basically spawned here — or, at the very least, perfected somewhere between Calle Ocho and a nightclub in Wynwood at 2 a.m. What we don’t have, surprisingly, is an official […]
News – MIAMI’S COMMUNITY NEWS
Mar 11, 2026
Contest to create an official anthem for Miami
Miami is one of the most musically influential cities in the world. From Latin pop and hip-hop to jazz and electronic music, its sound has traveled globally. Yet unlike cities such as New York or San Francisco, Miami does not have a formally adopted anthem.
News – HYLO NEWS
Mar 6, 2026
Miami Still Has No Official Anthem. A New Contest Wants to Change That
A new cultural initiative is inviting musicians around the world to help create what organizers hope could become Miami’s first widely recognized anthem. Elevate Miami and Guitars Over Guns have launched “Elevated Tracks 305,” a global songwriting competition in collaboration with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
News – HITS 97.3
Mar 6, 2026
Miami Launches $10,000 Contest to Create the City’s Official Anthem!
For a city that has influenced Latin pop, hip hop, electronic, and everything in between, it is kind of wild that Miami does not have an official anthem.
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Press Release – THE LONGEST TABLE
Apr 16, 2026
Miami to Host Its First Public “The Longest Table” on May 1 Amid Growing Loneliness Crisis
Free community potluck at The Underline launches 10 Days of Connection
Press Release
Apr 9, 2026
Miamians Write the City’s Love Letter: Winners of “Sonnet Boom” Poetry Contest Announced
Citywide initiative draws over 500 original sonnets and 140,000 public votes; submissions came from first-time writers, entire classrooms and a poet as young as 7
Press Release
Mar 4, 2026
Miami Has Never Formally Adopted an Official Anthem; A New Contest is Asking the World to Write One
Elevate Miami and Guitars Over Guns in collaboration with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami Launch “Elevated Tracks 305”
Press Release
Jan 12, 2026
Miami invites its people to write the city into the public square
O, Miami, SWWIM, and Elevate Miami launch “Sonnet Boom,” turning personal love of place into a shared civic ritual.
Press Release
Dec 18, 2025
Hundreds Rush Through Miami for a Cash Drop. The Real Winner Are Three Local Nonprofits
Elevate Cities and Win It Entertainment have launched #FindTheGoodMiami, a new campaign that transforms viral cash-drop scavenger hunts into a force for local giving. 
Article
Jan 29, 2026
Sonnet Boom: Love Poems for Miami
Sonnet Boom is a citywide love-poem contest celebrating belonging, joy, and the everyday magic of the 305. Presented by O, Miami, Supporting Women Writers in Miami (SWWIM), and Elevate Miami, Sonnet Boom asks a simple question: what do you love about Miami? Miamians of all ages are invited to submit an original 14-line poem celebrating […]
Article
Oct 17, 2025
How it Happens: The Elevate Miami Awards Nominations
Every year, neighbors, leaders, and changemakers nominate outstanding individuals and organizations for their impact. Learn about the process, discover past highlights, and nominate a hero you know!
Newsletters
Feb 28, 2026
A Different Way Forward for Cities
This newsletter shares what we’ve been building at Elevate Cities, what we’re learning, and how we’re turning moments of connection and pride into lasting impact.
Newsletters
Dec 19, 2025
Welcome to Elevate Cities
Elevate Cities is a bold new venture designed to help cities celebrate local changemakers, strengthen civic belonging, and make the good happening all around us more visible.
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