Announcing Our 4th Latino Nonprofit Accelerator Cohort

Today marks another historic day for the Latino Community Foundation (LCF)!

We are thrilled to announce the 7 new organizations that will be joining us during this next cycle of our Latino Nonprofit Accelerator! Help us welcome these incredible organizations to the familia:

LCF launched the first-ever Latino Nonprofit Accelerator in 2017 with a clear vision — get our Latino grassroots leaders the support and resources they need to build an equitable, just California. This groundbreaking program has exceeded our wildest dreams!

Through world-class coaching and hands-on technical support, Accelerator participants have collectively secured over $11M in new funding, launched new websites and fundraising collateral, and gained access to communications coaching and philanthropic mentors. And we do it guided by our culture and with a deep sense of love and admiration!

For the last 7 years, we’ve witnessed our cohort participants cultivate a growing network of confident Latino leaders who are leading the bold solutions California families deserve. Together, we are creating the thriving ecosystem of Latino nonprofits that our nation needs at this moment.

These next 18 months with our new cohort will give us the space to connect directly with these grassroots leaders, hear their dreams for the future, and move resources for their communities. We are so excited to take you on this journey with us!

You can learn more about the magic of our Accelerator by watching our 2023 Demo Day video and reading our latest evaluation report!

Learn more about our new Latino Nonprofit Accelerator Community Partners

Al Otro Lado defends the rights of migrants at the US-México border by providing legal representation and accompaniment, know-your-rights training, and humanitarian aid. The organization engages in monitoring, media advocacy, and impact litigation to expose human rights violations in the immigration system and challenge the policies and practices that create an environment in which these violations are allowed to take place. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their goals of securing funding to support their ongoing policy and advocacy work and produce a unifying Policy and Communications strategy that expands their public reach.

El/La Para TransLatinas is the only Trans Latina led and serving organization in the Bay Area. For 30 years they have been a home for the trans, intersex, gender diverse Latinx community, working to advocate for their rights, safety, and improve the quality of life for al trans people in the San Francisco Bay Area. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their goals of securing a Safe Space for the LGBTQI+ community in the Bay Area, secure funding to expand services, and create multimedia content to educate and inform non-LGBTQI+ people of the LGBTQI+ experience.

The Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition is a multigenerational organization of community members who strongly advocates for social, environmental, and health equity. Their vision is to eliminate health and social disparities and inequities among the Latinx community in Imperial Valley and build the next generation of Latinx community leaders. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their goals of diversifying funding to support their immigrant rights, environmental justice, and public equity work. In addition to positioning the organization to shape narratives and public discussions that impact communities in the Imperial Valley.

Las Fotos Project is on a mission to elevate the voices of teenage girls and gender-expansive youth of color in Los Angeles through photography. Through semester-long arts education and mentorship, youth channel their creativity for the benefit of themselves, their communities, and their future careers. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their fundraising goals for their upcoming 15th anniversary and an organizational rebrand that better represents the Las Fotos Project youth.

LOUD For Tomorrow is building youth power in the Central Valley to transform schools and communities through civic engagement, advocacy, and community healing. They train young queer leaders of color to lead local issue awareness and mobilization campaigns with an environmental and social justice lens. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their goals of revitalizing their web presence including organizational website and increasing state and national media coverage related to the importance of investing in voter engagement in the Central Valley. As well as attracting new flexible funding sources.

The Multicultural Institute (MI) accompanies Bay Area immigrants in their transition from poverty and isolation to workforce participation and prosperity. Founded in 1991, MI’s work has assisted to transcend socio-political and economic inequities through its four main strategies: economic development, vocational skills development, adult/youth education, health, and immigration support. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their goals of increasing individual donor giving, establish a healthy organizational reserve, and evaluate and update their communication tools to better engage with their community and key stakeholders.

Valley Voices is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization established in 2019 to increase civic engagement and voter education in Kings and the surrounding Tri-County area that includes both Fresno and Tulare counties. Their mission is to provide education and resources to support increased political awareness and participation by underserved, overlooked communities of the Central Valley. Participation in the Accelerator program will support their goals of securing funding to expand their public health, worker’s rights, and civic engagement initatives. As well as enhance their website and establish a regular organizational newsletter to better reach their community and key stakeholders.