Announcing Our 4th Latino Nonprofit Accelerator Cohort
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Are You Radically Loving Yourself?
2022: End of Year Message from our CEO
“One light feeds another. One strong family lends strength to more. One engaged community can ignite those around it. This is the power of the light we carry.” – Michelle Obama, The Light we Carry The last couple of years have uprooted us all. Throwing us into flux without much relief or respite. The
Our Collective Strength.
The idea of acceleration is a strange concept in 2020- a year where time both seems to be standing still and racing forward bringing new challenges at every turn. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. Luckily, we are riding it together. Last week we hosted our Latino Nonprofit Accelerator retreat to take a collective deep
Disaster Philanthropy: An Organizing Opportunity
When disaster strikes a community, people tend to look for ways to help. Often that takes the form of donations towards large, disaster relief organizations that parachute in, to stop the bleeding, and leave once the immediate crisis has been resolved. Donations that respond to immediate needs are very important, but what if emergencies were
Writing a Letter-To-The-Editor 101
Find out where to submit a letter to the editor or op-ed to your local newspaper here! Submitting an letter to the editor or op-ed is one way to make your voice heard on the issues that matter to your community. We’ve created a guide for Latinos to draft and send their letter to
The People’s Philanthropy: Giving Circles Organize, With Help From a Big Funder
The People’s Philanthropy: Giving Circles Organize, With Help From a Big Funder Julia Travers Modern giving circles embody the age-old practice of pooling resources to benefit others. These groups, which donate and give collectively to causes of members’ shared interest, constitute an accessible form of philanthropy that has sprouted and grown over the tripled
My American Dream!
The journey that led me to Latino Community Foundation is the realization of my own American dream. I came to this country at the age of 9 as a refugee from Russia. There were kids who made fun of us for not knowing the language, for our outfits and our food–but there were also those
The Best is Yet to Come
The Best is Yet to Come Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO, Latino Community Foundation Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 In just a few days, we will bid farewell to another decade. A decade that began