Are We Moving the Needle?
Latinx Nonprofits, DEI and Foundation Giving
Latinx Nonprofits, DEI and Foundation Giving
When: Dec 15, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
[Recording]
Thank you to the panelists for the tips on how to request funding!!
ARE WE MOVING THE NEEDLE? As Latinx nonprofits, it's important to address how we are moving our communities forward.
Involving foundations, DEI, and other institutions in the discussion is key to understanding what IS working and how to improve! Recording here: https://lnkd.in/gj9FYtSZ Passcode: t?2*Q?%4
[Recording]
Thank you to the panelists for the tips on how to request funding!!
ARE WE MOVING THE NEEDLE? As Latinx nonprofits, it's important to address how we are moving our communities forward.
Involving foundations, DEI, and other institutions in the discussion is key to understanding what IS working and how to improve! Recording here: https://lnkd.in/gj9FYtSZ Passcode: t?2*Q?%4
At Somos El Poder we believe in having tough conversations that lead to real solutions. We believe in talking to people on the frontlines of key issues affecting nonprofits and philanthropy.
Are we moving the needle at America’s foundations around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Has there been change and improvements in their structure, staffing, Boards, and especially their giving? There has been a great deal of talk and website statements about addressing decades of inequality. How are we actually doing? Our panel of philanthropic leaders will take stock and give us their inside assessment and talk about solutions to move forward. We will also place special emphasis on how the Latinx nonprofit community has fared in this time of change. Please join us.
Moderated by Diana De Jesus-Medina- Chair- Board of Directors, Somos El Poder
Are we moving the needle at America’s foundations around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Has there been change and improvements in their structure, staffing, Boards, and especially their giving? There has been a great deal of talk and website statements about addressing decades of inequality. How are we actually doing? Our panel of philanthropic leaders will take stock and give us their inside assessment and talk about solutions to move forward. We will also place special emphasis on how the Latinx nonprofit community has fared in this time of change. Please join us.
Moderated by Diana De Jesus-Medina- Chair- Board of Directors, Somos El Poder
Our Moderator
Diana DeJesus-Medina- Chair, Somos El Poder
Chief, External Strategy and Affairs, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
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.
Chief, External Strategy and Affairs, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
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.
Our Panel
Manuel Santamaria, Vice President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
As vice president, Manuel oversees the Community Action department, which includes Movement and Power-Building, Leadership Investment and Capacity Building, Scholarships and Nonprofit Support Services. With Manuel’s leadership, these teams further SVCF’s role in addressing the region’s most challenging problems and improving communities and our quality of life.
Manuel joined SVCF in 1999 and has held a variety of roles, including Grantmaking Director, Senior Program Officer in early learning and education, and immigrant integration. Prior to his work with SVCF, he led initiatives for a network of family resource centers, helped develop education programs for children and adults, and has worked with local organizations that advocate for the protection of immigrant rights and financial inclusion and equity for the most vulnerable in our community.
Manuel is currently a member of the board of directors of the Asset Funders Network, past board secretary of the Mission Asset Fund, past treasurer of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants (GCIR) and co-chair of the California Immigrant Integration Initiative. He has a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a master’s degree in public administration.
As vice president, Manuel oversees the Community Action department, which includes Movement and Power-Building, Leadership Investment and Capacity Building, Scholarships and Nonprofit Support Services. With Manuel’s leadership, these teams further SVCF’s role in addressing the region’s most challenging problems and improving communities and our quality of life.
Manuel joined SVCF in 1999 and has held a variety of roles, including Grantmaking Director, Senior Program Officer in early learning and education, and immigrant integration. Prior to his work with SVCF, he led initiatives for a network of family resource centers, helped develop education programs for children and adults, and has worked with local organizations that advocate for the protection of immigrant rights and financial inclusion and equity for the most vulnerable in our community.
Manuel is currently a member of the board of directors of the Asset Funders Network, past board secretary of the Mission Asset Fund, past treasurer of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants (GCIR) and co-chair of the California Immigrant Integration Initiative. He has a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a master’s degree in public administration.
Lauren Pabst- Senior Program Officer, John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Lauren works on grantmaking in support of Nonfiction Multimedia Storytelling and Professional Nonprofit Reporting.
Prior to joining the Foundation in 2012, Lauren worked as Project Manager and Researcher for the Rada Film Group on the 13-year longitudinal documentary American Promise about race, parenting, and education, which received a Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast on the PBS series POV in 2014. Previously, Lauren worked with Black Public Media, and Public Policy Productions.
Lauren graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Arts in English from Boston University.
From 2013-2015, Lauren served on the board of Latinos Progresando, the largest Latino-led, low-cost, family based legal immigration services provider in Illinois. She is a member of the steering committee of Nuestro Futuro, an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust.
Lauren works on grantmaking in support of Nonfiction Multimedia Storytelling and Professional Nonprofit Reporting.
Prior to joining the Foundation in 2012, Lauren worked as Project Manager and Researcher for the Rada Film Group on the 13-year longitudinal documentary American Promise about race, parenting, and education, which received a Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast on the PBS series POV in 2014. Previously, Lauren worked with Black Public Media, and Public Policy Productions.
Lauren graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Arts in English from Boston University.
From 2013-2015, Lauren served on the board of Latinos Progresando, the largest Latino-led, low-cost, family based legal immigration services provider in Illinois. She is a member of the steering committee of Nuestro Futuro, an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust.
Tony Bowen, Vice President, Trustees’ Philanthropy Fund, Fidelity Charitable
Tony leads the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative where he partners with the Board of Trustees to manage a grantmaking program dedicated to strengthening the social sector. The Trustees’ Initiative ensures nonprofits have the resources they need to run thriving organizations and improve their communities. Tony has spent his entire career improving the ability of foundations and nonprofits to better meet their visions and build more equitable and empowered futures for those with less access to power and resources.
Prior to joining Fidelity Charitable, he established the DC office of FMA, a national consulting firm dedicated to building the confidence of nonprofit leaders. While at FMA, he engaged with donors to build out the strategy and operations of 501(c)(4)s and foundations, oversaw their Paycheck Protection Program services that ensured nonprofits got access to more than $2B in critical relief during COVID-19, and coached emerging leaders on nonprofit management. Prior to FMA, he was the first head of operations for Democracy Fund, a private foundation created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, and spent time at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, a variety of family and community foundations, and Candid.
He got a deep dive in philanthropy while pursuing an M.A. in Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University where he focused his research on LGBTQ philanthropy, and he received his B.A. in Nonprofit Leadership and Business Administration at William Jewell College.
He is a member of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Alumni Board of Directors and the GivingTuesday Data Common Advisory Committee. He also serves as a Partner at Social Venture Partners Boston Tony co-founded an LGBTQ youth center in Kansas City, MO and has previous board experience with Equality Maryland, EPIP DC, and Kid Power. Today, he lives in Somerville, MA with his husband and their Jack Russell.
Tony leads the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative where he partners with the Board of Trustees to manage a grantmaking program dedicated to strengthening the social sector. The Trustees’ Initiative ensures nonprofits have the resources they need to run thriving organizations and improve their communities. Tony has spent his entire career improving the ability of foundations and nonprofits to better meet their visions and build more equitable and empowered futures for those with less access to power and resources.
Prior to joining Fidelity Charitable, he established the DC office of FMA, a national consulting firm dedicated to building the confidence of nonprofit leaders. While at FMA, he engaged with donors to build out the strategy and operations of 501(c)(4)s and foundations, oversaw their Paycheck Protection Program services that ensured nonprofits got access to more than $2B in critical relief during COVID-19, and coached emerging leaders on nonprofit management. Prior to FMA, he was the first head of operations for Democracy Fund, a private foundation created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, and spent time at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, a variety of family and community foundations, and Candid.
He got a deep dive in philanthropy while pursuing an M.A. in Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University where he focused his research on LGBTQ philanthropy, and he received his B.A. in Nonprofit Leadership and Business Administration at William Jewell College.
He is a member of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Alumni Board of Directors and the GivingTuesday Data Common Advisory Committee. He also serves as a Partner at Social Venture Partners Boston Tony co-founded an LGBTQ youth center in Kansas City, MO and has previous board experience with Equality Maryland, EPIP DC, and Kid Power. Today, he lives in Somerville, MA with his husband and their Jack Russell.
