Latino Community Foundation

This spring, we proudly welcomed our fourth Latino Nonprofit Accelerator cohort into the LCF family! Since then, we’ve hosted retreats in Half Moon Bay and San Diego, diving into key skills like fundraising, marketing, storytelling, and evaluation alongside our incredible cohort and coaches. Our Accelerator is all about empowering these game-changing organizations to grow into strong, sustainable anchor institutions. With the guidance of our expert branding and fundraising coaches, we’re unleashing their full potential to drive long-term impact and economic sustainability. Our Latino Nonprofit Accelerator cohort is building a future of self-determination and power for our communities! We're looking forward to continuing to grow together in 2025! Learn more about our latest Accelerator cohort by following them on LinkedIn! 📸 Las Fotos Project LOUD For Tomorrow Valley Voices El/La Para Translatinas The Multicultural Institute (MI) Al Otro Lado Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition 🎨 Recognize the artwork in this post? Tag the artists in the comments!

This year our Latino Giving Circle Network reached a historic milestone! With our members, we’ve been able to invest over $3 MILLION into Latino nonprofits across California! 🥳 This achievement is a testament to our LGCN’s collective power and the dedication of our members who have leveraged their roles—whether at foundations, corporations, or their own small businesses—to expand this movement beyond what we could have ever dreamed! 2024 was an exciting year for reaching new members, engaging new communities, and expanding to Arizona and Nevada. The expansion of our movement proves that when we come together with a shared purpose, we can do anything! Help us continue to grow this movement! Join our Latino Giving Circle Network and refer a friend, family member, or colleague to join us! Visit bit.ly/LGCNmilestone to read our latest Nuestra Voz blog celebrating this important milestone!

The Latino Community Foundation is proud to have relaunched our Latino Power Fund! At LCF, we're turning challenges into opportunities for change. We are moving with urgency, intention, and strength as we continue to build a thriving ecosystem of Latino nonprofits. Through the #LatinoPowerFund, we’re claiming our voice and driving long-term power building. As we prepare for the policies of the President-Elect’s administration, your support is more vital than ever. Let’s invest in Latino voices, strengthen nonprofits, and build a future where all communities thrive. 🌎 Join us in driving change for a just, equitable tomorrow: latinocf.org/power 🎨 Do you recognize the artwork in this post? Tag the artists in the comments! ⬇️

The Latino Community Foundation is growing, and we’re #hiring a talented Controller to join our team! This role is ideal for finance professionals passionate about community-driven change. Be part of a mission-driven organization making an impact in our communities! 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/LcfController

🌟 LCF Latino Nonprofit Accelerator Spotlight 🌟 : Coming together to care for one another was the spark from which Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition was born! In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, their founding team of proud Calexicans came together in a massive volunteer-run effort to protect families and farmworkers amid the highest COVID rates in the state. That focus on healing, love, and leading with authenticity remains core to how they achieve their mission. IVEJC’s distinctive approach combines advocacy, community organizing, and mutual aid, allowing them to address both structural injustice and basic needs in the communities they serve. IV Equity is an intergenerational, volunteer-driven organization of community members who advocate for greater representation, health equity, protecting the environment, and justice for all people. They activate people in Calexico and across the Valley to collectively reclaim their power and shape the future of their communities! In their first four years, IVEJC has secured $7 million in relief funding to revitalize downtown Calexico, upgrade local parks and public facilities, and invest in equitable projects. The Latino Community Foundation is proud to support our accelerator participants as they lead a public engagement process around development proposals for the Salton Sea and Lithium Valley! Learn more about IVEJC’s incredible work by following them on LinkedIn! 🎨 IG: @Takito.11

LCF Team Member Spotlight: This #GivingTuesday we're shining a spotlight on Anais Amaya, our Latino Giving Circle Network Director! Anais is a builder of partnerships and community programs who believes in challenging communities to break cycles of generational poverty. In her position as LGCN Director, Anais supports the strategic growth of LCF’s Latino Giving Circles in California as well as our recent expansion to Arizona and Nevada! Before joining LCF, she was the recipient of the Heroes and Hearts Award by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in recognition of her work as the program manager of the ZSFG Health Advocates. During her tenure, Anais built a health career pipeline program to increase diversity in the healthcare workforce by providing mentorship, leadership development, and career exposure to local students of color. Anais holds a Bachelor’s in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley where she learned about the inequitable access to resources that underserved communities face. In her downtime, she likes to stay active and go to baseball games with her son. One of our favorite fun facts about Anais is that she taught herself to play the accordion! 🪗

The Latino Community Foundation sends a heartfelt gracias to BMO U.S. for their powerful support. Their support is more than just funding—it’s fuel for building community power and pushing for real, transformative change. Through this partnership, we’re equipping Latino leaders to challenge systemic inequities and drive lasting impact in their communities.   Learn more about our partnership: https://lnkd.in/gkm23V4e

This #GivingTuesday, let's invest in transformative change! ✊ The Latino Community Foundation's Latino Power Fund is building an ecosystem of Latino nonprofits—leaders driving solutions with urgency, intention, corazón and strength. Invest in our movement and help us create a more just and equitable multi-racial democracy in California and beyond. Join our movement by visiting https://lnkd.in/g8pFikPp ! 🎨 Recognize the artwork in this post? Tag the artists in the comments! ⬇️ Featured orgs: @El/La Para Translatinas, Las Fotos Project, Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition, The Multicultural Institute (MI), Valley Voices, LOUD For Tomorrow, Al Otro Lado

This Thanksgiving, we are deeply grateful for YOU—our community partners, LGCN members, and funding partners—who empower us to drive meaningful change in California and beyond! With love, culture, and power at the heart of our mission, we are building a future where Latino families thrive. Thank you for being an essential part of this journey. Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving! ♥️Your LCF Familia 🎨Recognize the artwork in this post? Tag the artists in the comments! 📸 Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Inc, TMC Community Capital, Lideres Campesinas

What an unforgettable Fireside Chat with Julián Castro, our CEO, and Greg Behrman, Founder & CEO of NationSwell!   This meaningful discussion shed light on the intersection of economic mobility and social equity, focusing on how we can build inclusive, thriving communities. We are grateful to have heard powerful insights from these two leaders on linking public policy, private sector innovation, philanthropic investment, and community assets into comprehensive solutions that work for everyone.   In the words of our CEO: "We have an opportunity in this moment to model what we want the world to look like and recommit ourselves to that vision."   Thank you to everyone who joined us for this important conversation. Together, we can create equitable opportunities and a brighter future for all communities!