EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In early 2016, Allegany Franciscan Ministries initiated a series of conversations with leaders in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to explore a collaborative approach to improving citizen engagement and advancing civic innovation and change in the greater Miami area. Those conversations built on the statewide work of the Florida Civic Advance and were based on the knowledge that: • Higher levels of civic engagement in communities have been found to predict economic vitality, to enhance the performance of public institutions, and to promote individual health and well-being;
• The Miami Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranks the worst in the nation for measured levels of civic involvement1;
• Cross-sector leadership and collaboration have proven critical to economic, social and civic revitalization and may be the most important element distinguishing successful cities from those that struggle; and,
• Communities with collaborative leadership and engaged institutions may be better able to develop a shared vision that can help attract and deploy capital in support of community priorities.
This series of conversations, called the Greater Miami Civic Advance Initiative, culminated on December 15, 2016, in a summit at the Cambridge Innovation Center/Venture Café Miami focusing on multi-sector collaborative approaches for advancing civic innovation. The Summit adopted the metaphor “One Table, Many Sectors” and asked whether Miami could build a resilient civic table where leaders and change makers could formally collaborate in tackling the complex community challenges facing Greater Miami.
Download the FCA 2016 Miami One Table Summit Program
