Leave A Legacy & The Miami Foundation
2016 Ruth Shack Leadership Award
Leave A Legacy and The Miami Foundation share a passion for exceptional leadership. Each year, the
Ruth Shack Leadership Award honors an emerging leader who embodies the qualities for which Ruth
Shack is known: leadership, ethics, dedication and service to Greater Miami.
Ms. Shack served for three terms on the Miami-Dade County Commission and for 24 years as
president of The Miami Foundation. During that time, she championed a number of community service
efforts like Leave A Legacy. She is one of Miami’s most courageous leaders, having demonstrated her
passion for our community throughout the years.
We invite you to nominate someone today who you feel is deserving of this recognition.
Criteria
Nominees must be age 40 or younger who live and work in Miami-Dade County and may work or serve
in any field or sector. The person should be someone whose leadership has demonstrated a clear
commitment to advancing civic engagement and community service by:
 Creating a broad impact on improving quality of life in Greater Miami
 Building bridges among diverse groups, inspiring and attracting engagement of others
 Serving as a voice and champion for the underrepresented
 Displaying dedication and ethics that make them stand out among leaders
Key Dates
 Nominations must be received by Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 4:00 pm.
 The winner will be recognized at the annual Leave A Legacy Donor Next Door Luncheon on
May 12, 2016 and must be available to attend.
For more information contact:
Jordan De Leon, Senior Programs Assistant, The Miami Foundation
Email: jdeleon@miamifoundation.org | Phone: 305.357.2088
Past honorees:
2010 | Marlon Hill, Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel
2011 | Jaret L. Davis, Greenberg Traurig, P.A
2012 | Daniel Diaz Leyva, Foley & Lardner LLP
2013 | Amy Rosenberg, National YoungArts, Overtown Music Project founder
2014 | Saif Ishoof, Florida International University
2015 | Felecia Hatcher, Code Fever and Black Tech Week
About the Partners
Leave A Legacy is a community project of The Partnership for Philanthropic
Planning of Miami-Dade County which works to increase charitable giving for all
nonprofits. Leave A Legacy accomplishes its mission by encouraging members
of the general public to create a legacy through charitable giving.
The Miami Foundation connects philanthropy with community needs and
opportunities to make Miami a greater place to live, learn work and play. Since
1967, the Foundation has been entrusted with $275 million that allows us to
support the arts, champion diversity, teach children to read and develop the next
generation of leaders.
Leave A Legacy & The Miami Foundation
2016 Ruth Shack Leadership Award
Nomination Form
Nominations must be received by Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Submit this nomination form by email to: ruthshackaward@miamifoundation.org
Name of Nominee
Name of Nominator
Nominee’s Phone
Nominee’s Address
Nominator’s Phone
Nominator’s
Address
Nominee’s Email
Nominator’s Email
Nominee’s Date of Birth
Please answer the following questions regarding the nominee. (250 words or less for each
question)
1. Tell us why you believe the nominee exemplifies an exceptional emerging leader.
2. Tell us how the nominee is creating a broad impact on an important quality of life issue in Greater
Miami and give us one or two good examples.
3. How has the nominee shown an ability to build bridges, inspire and attract engagement of others?
4. What group/cause has benefited the most from the nominee being a voice and champion?
5. What traits or values make the nominee stand out from other dedicated leaders in Greater Miami?