Authored by Christian Arana, LCF Policy Director and Linda Escalante, SoCal Legislative Director, NRDC California has cemented its status as a world leader on climate change. On Aug. 28, legislators passed a bill that will require the state to set a goal for the state
“Adriana! Adriana, come look at your dad!” I was 12. I had been drawing in my bedroom with my father’s pencil box that was full of special pencils, erasers, blending tools, and razors. I never liked drawing, and I wasn’t any good at it, but
By: Elizabeth Washburn, Principal at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, which supports social entrepreneurs solving the world’s most complex social problems. My abuela was a person of joy – all my memories of her involve laughing or singing. Mimi fit in perfectly with the bright light and
Our Latino Giving Circle Network members are a force! Scroll down to meet our philanthropists, featured community partners, and upcoming dates! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOUTH BAY AND SACRAMENTO GIVING CIRCLES FOR THEIR FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS! We are so excited to share the first
By: Luke Martinez, High School Student I may be just a teenager, but civic engagement has always been an interest of mine. Growing up in Santa Clara County, where one out of four residents are Latino, I saw the possibilities of helping my community by
By: Karla Hernandez Navarro, Student at Dominican University of California & Intern at Canal Alliance I was born and raised on a small ranch in Guanajuato, Mexico, a place where opportunities were few and far between. That is why me and my family immigrated to
Our Latino Giving Circle Network members are a force! Scroll down to meet our philanthropists, featured community partners, and upcoming dates! LAUNCHED TWO NEW CO-ED GIVING CIRCLES: MODESTO AND SAN DIEGO! Thanks to you, we launched two Giving Circles this past month. The Modesto Circle originated
July 18, 2018 Contact: Christian Arana (818) 312-3328 carana@latinocf.org Latino Community Foundation Mobilizes Largest Network of California Latino Philanthropists to Demand Citizenship Question be Removed from 2020 U.S. Census San Francisco, Calif. – Today more than 120 members of the Latino Community Foundation’s Latino Giving Circle Network® demanded
Once a migrant worker, Bismarck Lepe now leads Wizeline, a tech company that builds digital products and software for the largest companies in the world. Prior to Wizeline, Bismarck founded Ooyala which was acquired by Telstra in 2014 for over $400M. Bismarck is a passionate,
"All Men are created equal...endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted...deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed." – Declaration of Independence, July 1776