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What we Do

​Somos El Poder is dedicated to improving and growing fundraising at Latinx focused nonprofits in our nation. We work with any Latinx focused nonprofit regardless of size or budget. We are a nonprofit and accessible provider of support, professional development, best practices, training, and more. We also work to promote Development as a career for Latinx and academic studies of Latinx and fundraising. 
 
Somos El Poder se dedica a mejorar y aumentar la recaudación de fondos en organizaciones sin fines de lucro enfocadas en Latinx en nuestra nación. Trabajamos con cualquier organización sin fines de lucro enfocada en Latinx sin importar su tamaño o presupuesto. Somos un proveedor accesible y sin fines de lucro de apoyo, desarrollo profesional, mejores prácticas, capacitación y más. También trabajamos para promover el Desarrollo como carrera para Latinx y estudios académicos de Latinx y recaudación de fondos.

Our Mission/Nuestra Mision

“Our mission is the advancement of Latinx in the US today. We believe in the inherent strength, ingenuity, and self-reliance of our people to solve their challenges and defend our rights. We believe that providing significant financial resources to those working on the issues of our people will advance our collective future.”

“Nuestra misión es el avance de Latinx en los Estados Unidos hoy. Creemos en la fuerza, el ingenio y la autosuficiencia inherentes de nuestra gente para resolver sus desafíos y defender nuestros derechos. Creemos que proporcionar importantes recursos financieros a quienes trabajan en los problemas de nuestra gente hará avanzar nuestro futuro colectivo ”.
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​Online Classes

Learn from veteran colleagues best practices and methods in fundraising for Latinx Focused Nonprofits today. 
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 Our Online Professional Learning and Mentorship Community
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Annual Conferences

Our Two National Conferences in Los Angeles and New York
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Vision Statement
The vision of Somos El Poder is to improve the lives and influence of Latinx in the US today. We will do this through greatly improved funding of the nonprofit organizations that act as change agents for our communities.  

Declaración de la visión
La visión de Somos El Poder es mejorar la vida y la influencia de los latinx en los Estados Unidos hoy. Trabajaremos para hacer esto a través de una financiación mucho mejor de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que actúan como agentes de cambio para nuestra comunidad.
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​"To Achieve Racial Justice in Philanthropy,
​We Must Invest in Fundraising
and Make It Inclusive"

Our Recent OpEd in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 11th, 2021, featuring Somos El Poder!
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Chronicle of Philanthropy- "Membership Group expands programs to Latinx Fundraisers and Nonprofits" Jan 19, 2022
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The Power of Best Practices Professional Development

We know that professional development improves fundraising. However, most Latinx focused nonprofits don't participate in professional development. Furthermore, most professional development in fundraising is designed for large budget institutions with complex fundraising programs and large staffs. There is also little if any culturally informed fundraising training for Latinx focused nonprofits. We will focus on "Best Practices" based on Professional Development. This means the Institute will identify and study successful fundraising practices being implemented nationally by Latinx focused nonprofits today. Practices that are feasible given time, budget, and staffing challenges faced by most Latinx focused nonprofits can create powerful change and advance a culture of fundraising at your organization. Once an organization recognizes the ability to grow fundraising, even a little it greatly improves interest and support for making more investments into fundraising. 


EL PODER DE LAS MEJORES PRÁCTICAS DESARROLLO PROFESIONAL

Sabemos que el desarrollo profesional mejora la recaudación de fondos. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro enfocadas en Latinx no participan en el desarrollo profesional. Además, la mayor parte del desarrollo profesional en recaudación de fondos está diseñado para instituciones de gran presupuesto con programas complejos de recaudación de fondos y personal numeroso. También hay poca o ninguna capacitación en recaudación de fondos culturalmente informada para organizaciones sin fines de lucro enfocadas en Latinx. Nos centraremos en el desarrollo profesional basado en las "mejores prácticas". Esto significa que el Instituto identificará y estudiará las prácticas exitosas de recaudación de fondos que están implementando a nivel nacional organizaciones sin fines de lucro enfocadas en Latinx en la actualidad. Las prácticas que son factibles dado el tiempo, el presupuesto y los desafíos de personal que enfrentan la mayoría de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro enfocadas en Latinx pueden crear un cambio poderoso y promover una cultura de recaudación de fondos en su organización. Una vez que una organización reconoce la capacidad de aumentar la recaudación de fondos, incluso un poco, mejora en gran medida el interés y el apoyo para realizar más inversiones en la recaudación de fondos.
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Si Se Puede!

How To Join Somos El Poder
Your Organization can join Somos El Poder for a very affordable Annual Fee designed to be affordable by all Latinx Focused nonprofits. You will need a minimum of two individuals involved in SEP Classes, Conferences, and Professional Learning Communities. We prefer a staff/Board combination. This will help greatly improve the implementation and resilience of new fundraising methods at your nonprofit. Select individuals, especially students can also join. 

Yes, My Organization Want to Join SEP!

It's about...

Latinx Self Reliance!
We know that Latinx are just as philanthropic as any other population. Studies have shown that Latinx are overwhelmingly not asked or engaged by nonprofits. We are poorly represented in Boards and Leadership as well.

We estimate broadly that Latinx can give $24.7 billion annually in the US today.  Nobody has ever focused training on Latinx fundraising, studied it, documented success and lessons. Somos El Poder will take on that mission to become a powerful educational institution to help Latinx realize their full power and strength in this nation we have built. Like any fundraising demographic this takes time to build and develop. We believe we can turn our numbers into new sources of fundraising revenue, and that new revenue into powerful programs and resources. Currently, foundations only give Latinx focused nonprofits only 1.8% of their giving. We need to expand our approach to fundraising, it's a matter of learning how. 

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  • Home
  • About us
    • Members
    • Founder
    • Board of Directors
    • Advisory Council
    • How We Create Change
    • Careers
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • FAQ
  • Online Classes + Events
    • Internalized Racism Discussion
    • Are We Moving the Needle?
  • La Vanguardia Academy
    • La Vanguardia Graduation 2023
    • La Vanguardia Cohort Page 22
    • SV Cohort 2022
  • Consulting Hours
  • Fundraising Con Ganas 23
  • Juntos
  • Become a Member
  • Donate Today
  • Resources and Links
    • Prospect Research Services
    • Studies and Papers
    • Annual Fundraising Letters
    • Freelance Prospect Researchers
    • Sample Campaigns
    • Fundraising Plans
    • Executive Director Resources
  • Contact Us