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Press Release: Over 700 Latino community, business, corporate, and philanthropic leaders gather to celebrate victories of 2018 mid-term election and pave the way forward to 2020

Media Contact: Victoria Sanchez De Alba De Alba Communications (650) 270-7810 / victoria@dealba.net For Immediate Release Over 700 Latino community, business, corporate, and philanthropic leaders gather to celebrate victories of 2018 mid-term election and pave the way forward to 2020 2019 Latino Community Foundation Gala

Latino Policy Summit 2019

On April 24, over 400 Latino leaders from across California came to our state capitol to proclaim: Latinos are a Force! From the Inland Empire to the Central Valley, grassroots leaders came together to begin the hard work of preparing for the 2020 Presidential Election

Central Valley Talent and Love, Unleashed

By Lisa Alvarado, Central Valley Philanthropy Fellow I moved back home to Visalia to follow my dreams of elevating the Central Valley, determined to invest in and build up the community I love. Divine timing granted me an opportunity with the Latino Community Foundation to

Press Release: Latino Community Foundation Announces Second Cohort of Groundbreaking Latino Nonprofit Accelerator

Latino Community Foundation Announces Second Cohort of Groundbreaking Latino Nonprofit Accelerator 9 Latino Nonprofits Accepted into Google.org-backed Program Modeled after Tech Incubators San Francisco, CA (April 9, 2019) – The Latino Community Foundation has a big idea —unleash the power of Latinos by investing in the organizations on the frontlines of social change. Google.org has made $1

Janeen Cruz, an East Bay Latina Giving Circle member shares her beautiful and powerful “Yo Soy”/“I am” poem.

Yo soy de Janeen Cruz Yo soy de las fotos de mi niñez De los frijoles en la estufa Y las oraciones de mi madre Yo soy de las flores de mi querido hermano De los nopales y sus tunas Y la

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Tortas and the Census: A Winning Strategy for 2020

I am a proud resident of South Central Los Angeles, raised by two hard-working Mexican immigrants. From a very early age, I witnessed the daily grit and hard-work that my parents undertook to provide a better future for our family. In 1997, my parents took

Interview with Andrea Maldonado – LCF’s new Program Associate

Andrea Maldonado, Program Associate, Latino Community Foundation Interviewed by Masha V. Chernyak, Vice President of Programs What’s your favorite thing about your childhood? I love that my parents were always interested in trying new things. They wanted to experience life and for us to

2019 A Year of Reconnecting with My Purpose

2019 | A Year of Reconnecting with My Purpose Kate Seely, Director, Leadership, Culture and Community, Northern California Grantmakers I won’t forget the night I attended the Latino Community Foundation’s first ever Demo Day for their Latino Nonprofit Accelerator. It was that night that I

The 2019-2020 California State Budget: A Latino Perspective

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom released a bold $209 billion proposed budget for 2019-20 to tackle some of our state’s most complex issues. For the over 15 million Latinos who live in California, this budget presents an opportunity to work alongside the Newsom administration

$1,000,000 Grantmaking Milestone by Latino Giving Circle Network!

You don’t have to be a millionaire to be a philanthropist! But you can organize your friends and raise a million dollars! That’s the power of grassroots philanthropy. That’s the power of our community. Today we pause and celebrate our big wins! A $1,000,000 was raised

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