MAR 8 2012 Funder Briefing / Forum →view details... |
Forum: Foundation Funding to Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. and for Latin America Thursday, March 08, 2012 ♦ 5:00pm Casa Lamm , Mexico, D.F. On March 8th, HIP will hold a funders? briefing on the report, "Foundation Funding to Latinos in the U.S. and for Latin America," in Mexico City. The briefing aims to encourage a conversation on the implications of the report's findings for funders in Mexico, and Central/Latin America more broadly. Poverty and Inequality continue to pose key challenges for Latin America, the world's most inequitable region. Yet, between 2007 and 2009, U.S. foundations invested an average of only $350 million dollars in the region — in 2008, this constituted merely 7% of international giving, putting Latin America behind Western Europe (49%), Asia (18%), and Sub-Saharan Africa (12%). We need bigger and more effective investments to make an impact on the economic and social situation in the region. Help us change these trends. Be Part of HIP GameChangers. RSVP before March 5 by e-mailing mireille@hiponline.org or hannahsw@hiponline.org |
MAR 15 2012 Webinar |
Bold Conversation with Jim Whitton Thursday, March 15, 2012 ♦ 12:00pm-1:00pm Via Teleconference In 1982, a 25-year-old international banker's life changed when he learned that 41,000 people were dying each day from chronic hunger - and that it was completely needless. Join March's Bolder Conversation to learn how Jim Whitton followed his passion via The Hunger Project, met his wife, transformed his life, and became a Bolder Giver. His personal journey starts with a family bakery in Greensboro, North Carolina and runs through Vermont, the U.K., New York, Texas, Africa, South Asia, Mexico and back again. Jim's is a story of a deeply grateful and committed man who saw opportunities to make a difference and never looked back. To join this exciting Bold Conversation, click here. |
APR 27 2012 Networking →view details... →register now! |
HIP GameChangers Conference Friday, April 27, 2012 ♦ Time TBD Friday: California Endowment, 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA Saturday: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA In December 2011, HIP and the Foundation Center released a report finding that about one percent of foundation giving is targeted to organizations and programs that primarily serve Latino communities. This figure has remained stable in the past ten years, while the Hispanic population has grown by 43 percent. While the Latino community's growth is rapidly changing the U.S. political landscape, Latino immigrants have become the targets of draconian immigration laws, racial profiling and major socioeconomic divisions persist. The average Latino family has ten cents in assets for every dollar that the average white family has. Across the country, half of Latino students drop out of high school, and Latino men and boys now make up a plurality of the incarcerated population. To move the needle on these disturbing trends, we need to make bigger, smarter investments in Latino communities. Join funders and leaders from across sectors to identify the GameChangers for Latinos in the next decade:
Be part of the Change. Join us for HIP GameChangers! A conference for Latino leaders and allies, for CEOs and program officers, for funders, politicos, and grassroots leaders to strategize about how to mobilize knowledge capital, financial capital, and human capital to make social change a reality for Latino communities. |
APR 30 2012 Funder Briefing / Forum |
We Are The Change Joint Affinity Group COF Session Monday, April 30, 2012 ♦ 3:00pm-4:30pm LA Live, 900 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 'We Are The Change' will focus on opportunities for philanthropic partnership and investment that advance equity and social justice within the sector. A presentation of research and intersectional strategies will address the distribution of philanthropic resources to diverse communities. The session will challenge participants to apply a multicultural lens to a range of crosscutting issues through collaboration and partnership. |
Providing Leadership
"As a Latino in philanthropy, it helps to meet other professionals dealing with the same challenges that I'm dealing with and to have the opportunity to learn from what they've experienced in the field."
— Edgar Aguirre
Loyola Marymount University
Membership Has Its Benefits
"HIP Membership has enabled me to broaden my reach into communities and to utilize resources I didn't know about before. As a funder, it has been great to associate with and learn from folks with such a depth of understanding about philanthropy and Latino communities."
— Larry Gonzales
The California Endowment
Increasing Diversity
"The field of philanthropy is not very diverse and the needs of the Latino community and Latino professionals in the field are not adequately met. HIP provides members with learning opportunities to increase their professional capacity as well as fun networking activities."
— Obiel A. Leyva
The San Francisco Foundation
Strengthening Our Culture
"The HIP Collaborative has helped in many ways over the past 10 years. It spurred us to recruit the first Latina foundation board member in the state and helped us develop relationships that have led to establishing several funds advised by Latinos. Our association with HIP has helped to strengthen our cultural competence as an organization."
— Tara Sandercock
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
A Collaborative Vision
"The philanthropic world is always preaching that collaboration is important. We tell nonprofits that when resources are tight, you must work together--collaborate. The Funders' Collaborative model allows foundations to work together to address the issues affecting our communities."
— Evette Cardona
Polk Bros. Foundation
A Strong Vision
"The chief strength of the Funders' Collaborative is that it is a collaborative process rooted in a single vision--strengthening Latino communities. It allows grantmakers and grantees from all over the country to work together towards that vision."
— Marilda Gandara
Aetna Foundation
A Consistent Vision
"In the late '90s, the HIP board said, 'Getting more Latinos into the field just isn't enough-we need a new strategy for increasing giving to Latinos.' The result was the Funders' Collaborative, which proved incredibly effective — we raised more than $40 million for Latino community-based organizations."
— Diana Campoamor
President of HIP
Shaping Our Future
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We couldn't continue to serve our community without your help.
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