¡Fundraising Con Ganas!
Latinx Fundraising Day
Latinx Fundraising Day
November 17th, 2023
New York City, NY
New York City, NY
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
This is a new and first time fundraising conference designed for small and medium sized Latinx focused nonprofits. This is the first Latinx Fundraising Day in history. We are proud to offer this to your nonprofit.
Many of our nonprofits have an Executive Director who does several jobs but rarely has time and the training to really start fundraising. This leads to organizations only surviving but rarely growing strong and expanding their programs. Many of our Latinx focused organizations depend on a few grants but rarely expand their fundraising. This cycle keeps valuable nonprofits from growing, burns out Executive Directors and leads to a resource poor approach to the most pressing issues effecting the Latinx community in the US. If we want to have more impact on the issues effecting our communities we need to raise much more money!
Unfortunately, most fundraising conferences and trainings are expensive. They are designed for large nonprofits that can pay for this training. They teach methods that rely on fundraising staff, large budgets and more. They generally aren't relevant to the experience of small and medium sized nonprofit leaders.
Fundraising Con Ganas is designed exactly to address this chronic issue. Its more of a fundraising bootcamp. The curriculum is extensive and you will learn a lot in two days. If you haven't had the time or the money to attend fundraising training this is designed for you. We also require nonprofits to bring a Board Member. We have found that Board support of new fundraising initiatives greatly improves the chances of longevity and success. Board members will also find ways they can directly help in fundraising in new ways. We have special Board Member counseling sessions designed to support their work on fundraising.
We anticipate that we will only have spaces for limited nonprofits (2 people from each) to attend. A third person can attend but they will need to pay an extra fee.
Here are the key components that make this conference unique and potentially game changing for Latinx focused nonprofits. ¡Mira Esto!
Many of our nonprofits have an Executive Director who does several jobs but rarely has time and the training to really start fundraising. This leads to organizations only surviving but rarely growing strong and expanding their programs. Many of our Latinx focused organizations depend on a few grants but rarely expand their fundraising. This cycle keeps valuable nonprofits from growing, burns out Executive Directors and leads to a resource poor approach to the most pressing issues effecting the Latinx community in the US. If we want to have more impact on the issues effecting our communities we need to raise much more money!
Unfortunately, most fundraising conferences and trainings are expensive. They are designed for large nonprofits that can pay for this training. They teach methods that rely on fundraising staff, large budgets and more. They generally aren't relevant to the experience of small and medium sized nonprofit leaders.
Fundraising Con Ganas is designed exactly to address this chronic issue. Its more of a fundraising bootcamp. The curriculum is extensive and you will learn a lot in two days. If you haven't had the time or the money to attend fundraising training this is designed for you. We also require nonprofits to bring a Board Member. We have found that Board support of new fundraising initiatives greatly improves the chances of longevity and success. Board members will also find ways they can directly help in fundraising in new ways. We have special Board Member counseling sessions designed to support their work on fundraising.
We anticipate that we will only have spaces for limited nonprofits (2 people from each) to attend. A third person can attend but they will need to pay an extra fee.
Here are the key components that make this conference unique and potentially game changing for Latinx focused nonprofits. ¡Mira Esto!
- Duration: The conference is one night, two days at a regional location to help make it easier for Executive Directors with families to attend.
- Who Attends? We require that all attendees come with a Board Member. So each nonprofit will be represented by two people. We do this to improve chances of implementation and support for long term fundraising work. One should be the staff person responsible for fundraising whether that's an Executive Director or Director of Development.
- Where? We hold it, intentionally at a beautiful, comfortable location, because we believe in honoring our nonprofit leaders.
- What will we you Learn? The curriculum is designed to help nonprofit leaders jumpstart fundraising. We teach the essentials for leaders with limited time and budget to begin fundraising (see curriculum below).
- Who will Teach? You'll be taught by national Latinx leaders in fundraising, proven leaders in their area of expertise.
- The Cost: The full day of classes, lunch, dinner
- Long-term support through SEP- Unlike most conferences attendees will be Somos El Poder members who can receive long-term support in their implementation.
- Funder Lunch- Day two will feature a lunch that includes regional and national funders for networking for organizations.
There will be live music, special speakers, special menus and remarkable settings for our meetings
Highlights of Fundraising Con Ganas - Pasadena CA
Applying and Registration
Fill out this form to Apply and Register for this conference, since the conference is centered on Latinx focused non profits we review each application and approve each.
Fundraising Day Fees:
Latinx Focused Nonprofit Team Members (Max of 2)- $150
Individual Latinx Fundraiser- $75
This event is for Somos El Poder member organizations. If your organization is not a member, please join by going to our "Become a Member" page. Membership will be reviewed for approval according to the criteria detailed on that webpage.
Once you are approved you will receive a Payment Link via email.
Fundraising Day Fees:
Latinx Focused Nonprofit Team Members (Max of 2)- $150
Individual Latinx Fundraiser- $75
This event is for Somos El Poder member organizations. If your organization is not a member, please join by going to our "Become a Member" page. Membership will be reviewed for approval according to the criteria detailed on that webpage.
Once you are approved you will receive a Payment Link via email.
Curriculum 2023
- Introduction to Fundraising
- Fundamentals of Prospect Research and Prospecting
- Designing a Development Plan
- Cold Calling and Getting the First Appointment
- Overcoming Challenges in Starting Fundraising
- Board Best Practices and Recruitment
- Growing a Small Major Gifts Program
- Cold Calling Roleplay
- Improving Your Foundation Giving
- Cultivation Design
- Solicitation and Stewardship
- Corporate Giving
Conference FAQ's
- Yes, the fees are that low intentionally. This conference unlike others isn't to make money off of your organization.
- Attendance is ONLY for Somos El Poder members. Your organization can join on the Membership Web Page if it meets our criteria for membership. Individuals can also join as members. See this page to join. https://www.somoselpoder.org/become-a-member.html
- We have a limited number of seats for the conference.
- Please let us know in advance if you have dietary restrictions.
- Conference is open to all Latinx focused nonprofits that are Somos El Poder members, membership parameters can be found on our website at https://www.somoselpoder.org/become-a-member.html
- Instruction will be in English, some materials will be in Spanish and English
Your Instructors - Partial List
Armando Enrique Zumaya
Armando Zumaya has been in fundraising for 36 years in a variety of roles that have given him a unique perspective on all aspects of development offices, fundraising culture and Latinx in the US nonprofit world. He founded Somos El Poder because of his experiences of his long career in development, his success in teaching fundraising and a deep pride in his Chicano heritage.
He is a noted expert on Latino Major Giving and all aspects of fundraising with the Latinx community. He has direct experience raising five, six and seven figure gifts from Latinx. 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 began his career in 1985 as a canvasser for SANE/FREEZE in Los Angeles and Ithaca N.Y. where he led door to door canvassers in the field for 5 years. He has served in the Vice President of Development, Director of Major Gifts and Chief Development Officer, Annual Fund and Leadership Gift roles.
He is well known for his work in teaching prospecting, solicitation, cold calling, major gifts techniques and remote constituency fundraising. He has been a tireless advocate for improving the Prospect Researcher/Fundraiser relationship and creating a prospecting culture inside development teams.
He is well reviewed speaker. His session at the 2018 AFP International Conference was one of the few highlighted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy's coverage of that conference out of 116 sessions in their April 17th, 2018 issue.
Armando has also lectured at APRA, AFP Chapters, AFP Hemispheric, APRA Chapters, BBCON, GIFT, AFP, The Foundation Center, Development Executives Roundtable, CARA, SAWA, MARC, Compass Point, Blackbaud, Forum on Fundraising and Academic Impressions. He has been featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, APRA Connections, the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and other publications.
He has been widely published including the nationally acclaimed OpEd in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on March 24, 2014 entitled “Give Fundraising Researchers More Influence and More Credit”. He has also been published in the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, Currents (The Magazine of CASE) The Major Gifts Report Fundraising Compass, Bloomerang, Frost on Fundraising and others.
He lives in Northern California and is a proud alumnus of the University of California, Riverside and Theodore Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles.
Diana DeJesus-Medina
Diana is the Board Chair of Somos El Poder. She 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.
Diana is the Board Chair of Somos El Poder. She 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.
JOSEF MANUEL LILES
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING NONPROFITS ADVANCE THEIR FUNDRAISING GOALS. CURRENTLY, HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF PROSPECT MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY. HE ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD OF SOMOS EL PODER!, AN INSTITUTE FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING LATINX NONPROFITS TO SCALE THEIR INDIVIDUAL GIVING PROGRAMS. JOSEF IS ALSO HONORED TO HAVE SERVED AS AN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF THE UNBROKEN SKY, A SHORT DRAMATIC FILM ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ACCLAIMED AUTHOR FRANCISCO JIMENEZ. HE HAS A DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, AND BACHELOR’S DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE.
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING NONPROFITS ADVANCE THEIR FUNDRAISING GOALS. CURRENTLY, HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF PROSPECT MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY. HE ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD OF SOMOS EL PODER!, AN INSTITUTE FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING LATINX NONPROFITS TO SCALE THEIR INDIVIDUAL GIVING PROGRAMS. JOSEF IS ALSO HONORED TO HAVE SERVED AS AN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF THE UNBROKEN SKY, A SHORT DRAMATIC FILM ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE OF ACCLAIMED AUTHOR FRANCISCO JIMENEZ. HE HAS A DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, AND BACHELOR’S DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE.
Observers/Visitors
Observers are allowed to attend and monitor the conference in an observer status. We ask that observers pay a fee to cover some costs. The Institute is not supporting costs including hotel rooms and parking for observers. Observers include Foundation Staff, Governmental Staff and Partner Organizations. Fees for attending the full conference is $450. There is no fee for attending the lunch or visiting briefly. Once you register you will be sent a link to pay the fee.
Observers are allowed to attend and monitor the conference in an observer status. We ask that observers pay a fee to cover some costs. The Institute is not supporting costs including hotel rooms and parking for observers. Observers include Foundation Staff, Governmental Staff and Partner Organizations. Fees for attending the full conference is $450. There is no fee for attending the lunch or visiting briefly. Once you register you will be sent a link to pay the fee.
