Los Defensores is the society of allies for Somos El Poder. Its supporters who are fellow fundraising and development professionals nationwide.
Somos El Poder is working right now to defend and strengthen the Latino Community across the US. We do tis through helping nonprofits serving our communities. These nonprofits help community health, fund scholarships, defend immigrant rights, defend civil rights, help young women enter the STEM profession, support our Arts and Culture and so much more.
When you support Somos El Poder, you support the Latino Community through the Latino nonprofit sector.
We are also working to diversify fundraising and philanthropy. That's why we have the La Vanguardia Academy. You can see details on this website. It's an intensive 4 month certificate program in fundraising training for beginning professionals. Its our hope to create a new pipeline of Latinos in fundraising.
Furthermore, Defensores give to support the growth of knowledge around Latinos, Fundraising and Giving. At Somos El Poder we are documenting, researching and creating best practices around this topic. Nobody else in philanthropy today is doing this work.
Somos El Poder is working right now to defend and strengthen the Latino Community across the US. We do tis through helping nonprofits serving our communities. These nonprofits help community health, fund scholarships, defend immigrant rights, defend civil rights, help young women enter the STEM profession, support our Arts and Culture and so much more.
When you support Somos El Poder, you support the Latino Community through the Latino nonprofit sector.
We are also working to diversify fundraising and philanthropy. That's why we have the La Vanguardia Academy. You can see details on this website. It's an intensive 4 month certificate program in fundraising training for beginning professionals. Its our hope to create a new pipeline of Latinos in fundraising.
Furthermore, Defensores give to support the growth of knowledge around Latinos, Fundraising and Giving. At Somos El Poder we are documenting, researching and creating best practices around this topic. Nobody else in philanthropy today is doing this work.
How To Join Los Defensores
1. Click on the button below and set up your monthly gift
2. Fill out the simple form below so your on a our special LD Mailing List
1. Click on the button below and set up your monthly gift
2. Fill out the simple form below so your on a our special LD Mailing List
Key Facts about Somos El Poder
- We are the first and only Latino Focused Fundraising Institute in the US.
- We are founded, led and designed solely by fundraisers.
- We have over 250 member organizations and over 200 individual members
- We are national including Puerto Rico
- We teach a practical, small nonprofit model for improving fundraising with an emphasis on building individual giving.
- We focus on helping grow Latino giving
- We spread fundraising best practices across key sectors in Latino nonprofits.
- We have the only culturally competent fundraising training program for Latinos: La Vanguardia
- Our work has been featured and studied in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Alliance Magazine (UK), the Stanford Social Innovative Review, Inside Philanthropy and more.
- We are supported by the John D. and Catherine C. MacArthur Foundation, Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund, Target Foundation, US Bank and many community foundations and families.
Why Are We Asking for Monthly Donations?
Because we need to build a base of unrestricted smaller donors to expand our work. The predictability of monthly giving, even at a smaller level will help us improve our budgeting.
Here are the Benefits at three different Giving Levels
$35 Monthly
$50 Monthly
$100 Monthly
Because we need to build a base of unrestricted smaller donors to expand our work. The predictability of monthly giving, even at a smaller level will help us improve our budgeting.
Here are the Benefits at three different Giving Levels
$35 Monthly
- Exclusive Invitation to the Annual State of Latino Fundraising and Giving Briefing
- Receive the Somos El Poder Monthly Newsletter
- Invitation to our Annual Funders Briefing
$50 Monthly
- Somos El Poder, enameled Members Pin
- Ability to Sponsor one student in the La Vanguardia Academy
- Exclusive Invitation to the Annual State of Latino Fundraising and Giving Briefing
- Receive the Somos El Poder Monthly Newsletter
- Invitation to our Annual Funders Briefing
$100 Monthly
- Somos El Poder, enameled Members Pin
- Ability to Sponsor one student in the La Vanguardia Academy
- Ability to give a scholarship for one Latino focused nonprofit's attendance at Fundraising Con Ganas
- Exclusive Invitation to the Annual State of Latino Fundraising and Giving Briefing
- Receive the Somos El Poder Monthly Newsletter
- Invitation to our Annual Funders Briefing
