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In July 2004, the Census Bureau announced that the U.S. Latino population is growing close to four times faster than the nation as a whole. It is projected that by the year 2050, Latinos will comprise 25% of the U.S. population—one out of every four Americans.
Already, $55 billion in remittances are sent to Latin America annually—the majority from low-income immigrant communities.
These demographic, social and economic realities will continue to shape the world we live in. In supporting Latino communities, organized philanthropy must be aware of these trends, and ready to use the craft of philanthropy in an effective and strategic way.
Below is a list of sites that may be helpful.
The Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. We provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities—among other services—to our members and to the general public.
http://www.cof.org/
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is the No. 1 news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
http://philanthropy.com/
The Foundation Center
Founded in 1956, the Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy and is
dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
http://fdncenter.org/
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is committed to strengthening, empowering, and partnering with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in their work on behalf of the public good. Its membership of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs collectively represents tens of thousands of charitable groups serving every cause in every region of the country, as well as millions of donors and volunteers.
http://www.independentsector.org/
Asociation of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)
The mission of ABFE is to promote effective and responsive philanthropy in Black communities.
http://www.abfe.org/
Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy (BABIP)
Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy is a regional, nonprofit, membership organization whose mission is to advance the interests of African Americans in philanthropy and address the impact of race and diversity within Bay Area philanthropic institutions and on the African American community.
http://www.babip.org/
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)
Founded in 1990, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy is a national membership and philanthropic advocacy organization dedicated to bridging philanthropy and Asian Pacific American (APA) communities.
http://www.aapip.org/
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
GCIR seeks to move the philanthropic field to advance the contributions and address the needs of the world's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and refugee populations.
http://www.gcir.org/
Aliance for Justice
The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates.
http://www.allianceforjustice.org
Aliance for Justice has also published a guide for funding advocacy work: Investing in Change: A Funder's Guide to Supporting Advocacy.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)
Established in 1976, the NCRP is an independent nonprofit working to strengthen the nonprofit sector and improve its ability to represent and serve individuals politically, economically, or socially disadvantaged, by promoting greater philanthropic openness and accountability.
http://www.ncrp.org
Idealist.org - Action Without Borders
Action Without Borders connects people, organizations and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.
http://www.idealist.org
Idealistas.org -
Acción sin Fronteras es una organización sin fines de lucro fundada en 1995, dedicada a promover la cooperación y colaboración, virtual y cara a cara, entre personas y organizaciones para que juntos ayuden a construir un mundo mejor, en el que todos podamos vivir libre y dignamente.
http://www.idealistas.org
Center for Immigration Studies
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.
http://www.cis.org/
Latino Issues Forum
For more than 16 years, LIF has dedicated itself to improving the lives of Latinos by producing high quality research, conducting community education forums, building coalitions, serving as a resource to media; and hard hitting advocacy. We offer our research and publications free of charge to help inform California leaders on what public policy issues mean from a Latino perspective.
http://www.lif.org/
The Pew Hispanic Center
The Pew Hispanic Center's mission is to improve understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation. The Center strives to inform debate on critical issues through dissemination of its research to policymakers, business leaders, academic institutions and the media.
http://www.pewhispanic.org/index.jsp
The Migration Policy Institute
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think-tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels.
http://www.migrationinformation.org/
Hispanic Voter Project at John Hopkins University
The Project's goal is to draw attention to the growing political importance of the nation's Hispanic American voters and to examine efforts by political parties, candidates, and interest groups to reach these voters.
http://www.jhu.edu/advanced/government/hvp/
Population Reference Bureau
For more than 70 years, the Population Reference Bureau has been informing people about the population dimensions of important social, economic, and political issues. It provides current statistical data on the changing demographics of the Latino community, as well as other populations.
http://www.prb.org/
National Council of La Raza
The National Council of La Raza - the largest national constituency-based Hispanic organization and the leading voice in Washington, DC for the Hispanic community - is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization established to reduce poverty and discrimination and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
http://www.nclr.org/
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
MALDEF's mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 40 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in our society. http://www.maldef.org/
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund (NALEO)
NALEO is the leading organization that empowers Latinos to participate fully in the America political process, from citizenship to public service.
http://www.naleo.org/
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF)
Using the power of the law together with advocacy and education, PRLDEF creates opportunities for all Latinos to succeed in school and work, fulfill their dreams, and sustain their families and communities.
http://www.prldef.org/index.htm
National Institute for Latino Policy (formerly the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy)
Est. in 1982, National Institute for Latino Policy (formerly known as Institute for Puerto Rican Policy) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center focusing on Latino issues. Using an action-research approach and aggressive advocacy, NILP concentrates in three program areas: Policy Analysis & Advocacy; Civic Participation; and Policy Networking. NILP also runs the National Latino Data Center, a Census Information Center that is an official repository of Census data for Latinos.
http://www.latinopolicy.org
The Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropy Knowledge Center
The Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropy Knowledge Center is a subsidiary of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, and contains a number of “how-to” documents on many aspects of starting and sustaining a racial, ethnic or tribal fund and donor education project. They have compiled best practices, key questions, research, sample documents, profiles of funds and donor education projects, and stories of people who are doing this work.
www.givingforum.org/retphilanthropy
Funding Exchange
The Funding Exchange is a network of regionally-based foundations throughout the United States that strives to aid grassroots groups in confronting racism, poverty, and injustice. Through fundraising, organizing, and offering strategic support to grantmaking programs, they hope to incite positive social change.
www.fex.org
The Philanthropy Journal
The Philanthropy Journal is an online publication that provides nonprofit news and resources. Through a daily web site and free, weekly enewsletters, the journal delivers news that helps people better understand, support and work in the nonprofit sector. In addition to news, they feature job openings, events calendars and announcements about grants/gifts and people working in the sector. http://www.philanthropyjournal.org.
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