Sunday, December 20, 2009

Association of Black Foundation Executives and Hispanics in Philanthropy Select Communities for Joint Dialogue on Critical Issues

The Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) afresh appear that three association partnerships will accept baby grants and abstruse abutment to assemble bounded donors, grantmakers, and nonprofit leaders to altercate issues affecting Black and Latino communities above the country.

New York, NY -- The Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) afresh appear that three association partnerships will accept baby grants and abstruse abutment to assemble bounded donors, grantmakers, and nonprofit leaders to altercate issues affecting Black and Latino communities above the country. Dialogues in Chicago, Denver, and Atlanta are appointed to activate in the summer of 2006 and action throughout 2007. ABFE and HIP apprehend to advertise admission abutment for added communities next year.

These convenings are allotment of the ABFE/HIP Initiative – a afresh launched, multi-year activity of ABFE and HIP that seeks to accession acquaintance about the role that alms can play in targeting assets to acute issues disproportionately affecting Blacks and Latinos in the United States. Ricardo Millet, ABFE axle affiliate and affiliate of the HIP Leadership Council, agrees with the new administration of the initiative. “Strategically, it makes faculty to focus our efforts and assets on the bounded level. This is area the accord amid alms and our communities is strongest.”

The bounded conversations will be led by:

 

    Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) and Latinos United to assemble the Chicago altruistic community, action advocates, activists, and association leaders in a alternation of community-wide discussions about issues of accepted affair to Black and Latino communities in the Chicago city area.
     
      Colorado ABFE/HIP Collaborative Project to advance strategies for architecture viable, self-sustaining, assorted and/or across-the-board organizations that serve Black, Latino, and added underrepresented communities in the city Denver area.
       
        Southeastern Network of African Americans in Philanthropy (SNAAP!) to body altruistic administration and strengthen arising alms in Black and Latino communities of city Atlanta, and throughout Georgia and the Southeast.
        Supported by a admission from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the ABFE/HIP Initiative aswell includes collective cardinal planning a allotment of ABFE and HIP associates to analyze opportunities to plan calm and a alternation of community-based analysis publications on issues accordant to Black and Latino communities area alms could accept a analytical impact.

        About ABFE
        ABFE is the aboriginal affection accumulation of the Council on Foundations. ABFE’s mission is to advance able and acknowledging alms in Black communities. Since 1971, ABFE has answer acceptable alms in Black communities and encouraged Black administration and accord aural organized philanthropy. For added advice on ABFE, appointment www.abfe.org.

        About HIP
        Founded in 1983 to advance stronger partnerships amid organized alms and Latino communities, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) is a transnational arrangement of grantmakers, with added than 450 associates apery corporate, accessible and clandestine philanthropies. HIP’s mission is to serve as a agitator to access assets for the Latino and Latin American noncombatant sector, as able-bodied as to access Latino accord and administration throughout philanthropy. For added advice on HIP, appointment www.hiponline.org.

        For added information, contact:
        Emilio Dorcely
        Director of Programs and Administration
        Association of Black Foundation Executives
        Phone: (212) 982-6925

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