FUNDERS BRIEFING
with John Palfrey, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
​Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | 9 - 10am PST
Join us for a discussion about Somos El Poder future and aspirations! Programs, initiatives, & results.
Why Latinx Fundraising & Giving Matters? & What comes next?
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PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES, & RESULTS
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Join us for a discussion about Somos El Poder future and aspirations! This is our way of updating our funders and members or our progress and challenges. Come visit with us, hear updates, give input and join the discussion as we work to make Somos El Poder ever stronger! Support us by telling your stories too! 

Somos El Poder programs, initiatives, and results. Why Latinx Fundraising and Giving Matters? and What comes next?

OUR PROGRAMS
  • Fundraising Con Ganas
  • La Vanguardia Academy
  • Consulting Sessions
  • Online Classes & Recordings
  • Online Communities
  • Poderoso Awards
AGENDA
  • Welcome. Diana De Jesus Medina, Board Chair, Somos El Poder
  • Why Latinx Fundraising and Giving Matters. John Palfrey, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Call to Action. Armando Zumaya, Founder & Executive Director, Somos El Poder
  • Review of Programs. Somos El Poder Board
    • Online Classes. Online training offerings, what's been popular, and engagement
    • La Vanguardia Academy, fundraising training program. growth numbers
    • Fundraising Con Ganas. Model, Data, and Results
    • Poderoso Awards. Recognizing donors.
  • Members Discussion. Experiences, Successes, Expectations & How SEP is different. Somos El Poder Board & Members
  • Our Vision for the Future and Aspirations. Armando Zumaya, Founder & Executive Director, Somos El Poder
  • Closing Statements. Diana De Jesus Medina, Board Chair, Somos El Poder
PRESENTERS
Diana De Jesus Medina, Board Chair, Somos El Poder
Chief, External Strategy and Affairs, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
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Diana joined LatinoJustice in 2009 to guide the organization’s fund development strategy and informs organizational planning. Before joining the LJP team, Diana served as the national director of affiliate services at Family Promise, where she oversaw and implemented organizational development services, including strategic planning and board training, for more than 100 affiliates.Throughout her career, Diana has worked with myriad non-profit teams, including the YWCA of Brooklyn and the American Folk Art Museum, to strengthen organizational resources and capacity. A Brooklyn native and New Jersey resident, Diana volunteers with several nonprofit organizations and is an avid baker.
Armando E. Zumaya, Founder & Executive Director, Somos El Poder

​Armando is a veteran fundraiser with over 38 years of experience. He lectures internationally on fundraising in the US, Mexico and the UK. He lectures and writes about the Latinx experience in the nonprofit world. His work includes direct experience raising five, six and seven figure gifts from Latinx in the US. He is an active development officer. He has spent the bulk of his fundraising career as a Major Gift, Leadership Gifts and Annual Fund Officer on two $1+ billion dollar campaigns at Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley. He is well known for his work in teaching prospecting, solicitation, cold calling, Latino Major Giving techniques and remote constituency fundraising. He is a well reviewed speaker.
 John Palfrey, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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John Palfrey is the president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, making grants and impact investments in support of nonprofit organizations. Prior to this, he was head of school at Phillips Academy, Andover. Previously, Palfrey was a law professor and vice dean for library and information resources at Harvard Law School and led the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. The author of seven books, his latest is Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education. Palfrey is board chair of the United States Impact Investing Alliance, a board member of Fidelity Nonprofit Management Foundation, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he serves on the governance council.