Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

Join us for our fourth and final session in AAPIP’s four-part Advocacy Series! 2024 is a presidential election year and these next few months are shaping up to be critical. Join us in a conversation about what the AANHPI electorate looks like as we head into November, and how philanthropy can support civic engagement efforts and grassroots campaigns. We will be joined by the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and its grantee partners to talk about lessons learned, advocacy strategies, and best practices to sustain this movement work and advance cross racial solidarity during election years and beyond.   Speakers: EunSook Lee, Executive Director, AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Seiji Carpenter, Vice President, David Binder Research Geraldine Alcid, Executive Director, Filipino Advocates for Justice Eric Jeng, Senior Advisor, Asian Community Development Council Mohan Seshadri, Executive Director, Asian American Community Fund of Pennsylvania   Missed the third session? Watch the recording on our site! Register for session 4 here: https://lnkd.in/dHR8jJbR

GCIR is thrilled to participate in an upcoming training session hosted by our partners at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)! Join us on Tuesday, June 18th, for “Building Community Power: Measuring Advocacy Success and Impact.” Building on two prior sessions, this third session will showcase specific advocacy efforts across and beyond the sector. Participants will hear from leaders at foundations, philanthropic serving organizations, and community organizations about how their institutions identify policy and advocacy priorities, center and empower communities, and measure the impact of their work. They will share best practices and strategies that you can replicate at your own organizations. Speakers will include: Bonnie Kwon, Policy Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Cynthia Choi, Co-Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of Programs, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) Register here: https://lnkd.in/eyjNEDm3

Congratulations to Asian Pacific Fund on a brilliantly organized AANHPI Summit that brought together leaders from our vast communities to share our authentic stories and the role that social changemakers can play in ensuring our communities' well-being 👏👏👏 AAPIP's staff are already excited for the next AANHPI Summit!

Thanks to the outpouring of support, our fifth annual #GiveInMay campaign was another success! Together, we raised more than $420,000 for 200 participating #AAPI nonprofits across the country and donations are still coming in. We couldn’t have done it without you! #Grateful #Community #AAPIHM Hosted By: APCF & AAPI Data Community Partners: Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) Asian American Federation Asian Leaders Alliance Asian Pacific Fund Everyday Impact Consulting Korean American Community Foundation - KACF Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco The Asian American Foundation The Asian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation

We've reached our final Member Spotlights for the last day of #AANHPIHeritageMonth! AAPIP is in deep awe and appreciation at the ever-growing opportunity to be in this work alongside our member organizations who dedicate resources to AANHPI-serving community-based and grassroots organizations. We recognize these spotlights are only brief snapshots of the fuller journey of these organizations, and we encourage you to stay updated with their activities by following them on social media, email listservs, and participating in future events and larger gatherings where you can. ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ Today, we're delighted to highlight the movement work at Asian Pacific Fund and New Breath Foundation! Click through to learn more on their leading contributions to shifting power, resources, and narratives TO our community, led by folks FROM our community. You can visit our AAPIP Voices blog to see the full member spotlights on all our AANHPI-specific member organizations. https://lnkd.in/dwiAPUUk ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ The Asian Pacific Fund was established in 1993 by a committee of Bay Area Asian American community leaders, Chang-Lin Tien, Jerry Yang, Emerald Yeh, Larry Lowe, Ray Ocampo, Andrew Ly, Mona Lisa Yuchengco, Bob Lee, Arun Sarin, Osamu Yamada, and Kyung Yoon, led by founding President and Executive Director Gail Kong, who recognized the need to increase the resources available to the Asian community, which had grown more diverse and nearly doubled in size in the prior decade. Throughout its 30-year history, APF has raised more than $60 million for our community, supported a network of more than 90 local nonprofit affiliates, distributed over 500 grants, and delivered more than 40 capacity-building trainings to this network. ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ New Breath Foundation President and Founder Eddy Zheng spent over 20 years in California state prisons and immigration jails. He is the first Asian American juvenile sentenced to life to lead a public community foundation. After years of personal rehabilitation and self-education while serving his sentence, Eddy chose to dedicate himself to fighting for others whose life trajectories mirrored his own. He came to understand that AANHPI healing and transformation are linked to the healing and transformation of all communities of color harmed by the unjust U.S. immigration and criminal legal systems. Eddy established New Breath Foundation not only to offer hope of new beginnings to AANHPIs but also to unite with Black, Latinx, and Indigenous grassroots organizers to work together toward our collective vision of true healing and racial justice.

It’s your LAST CHANCE to #GiveInMay! There’s no better way to close out this year’s #AANHPI Heritage Month than by supporting your community, and Give in May has already raised nearly $400,000 for the causes you care about. Contribute today—before time runs out! giveinmay.org

In today's #AANHPIHeritageMonth Member Spotlight at AAPIP, we honor National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) and the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco! Click through to see their commitment to their community partners and the programs they put on in supporting the fullness of each community's work. These two amazing organizations represent few of the many dedicated AANHPI-specific member organizations part of our national network. Visit our AAPIP Voices blog to see the full member spotlights. https://lnkd.in/dwiAPUUk ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ In 1999, community leaders and activists from across the country recognized the imperative need for a national organization to advocate for policy and issues facing low-income AA and NHPI communities. That year, 16 organizations united to form National CAPACD. For over two decades, National CAPACD has been influencing and advocating for policies that fight discrimination, protect low-income communities of color, provide essential services to neighborhoods, and revitalize communities. National CAPACD has built a strong reputation and relationships with Congress, the White House, and key federal agencies. And, as a voice of more than 100 AA and NHPI organizations, National CAPACD has worked effectively to shift the national discourse on AA and NHPIs and community development issues. ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ In 2013, a group of Korean American professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area approached the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) with a desire to bring the KACF model to their city. With a clear business plan, KACF-SF demonstrated its strong leadership and capacity to be a committed partner with the Foundation. Thus, the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco (KACF-SF) was founded in 2014 by the group of thirteen Korean American women and advocates who recognized the critical needs in the greater Bay Area and realized the potential of philanthropic giving among Korean Americans.

We're in our final week this #AANHPIHeritageMonth in showcasing our AANHPI-specific member organizations leading the charge towards racial equity in philanthropy. Today, we recognize the work at AAPI Data and the Korean American Community Foundation! Click each photo to learn more about the many ways they support local and national community members through their service, advocacy work, and grantmaking support. Visit our AAPIP Voices blog on our website to see the full member spotlights on all our AANHPI-specific member organizations. https://lnkd.in/dwiAPUUk ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ AAPI Data was established in 2013 by Dr. Karthick Ramakrishnan, a nationally recognized expert in Asian American politics, in response to inquiries from community organizations, advocates, and journalists about Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander demographics, policy priorities, and civic engagement patterns. Dr. Ramakrishnan launched AAPI Data to ensure that these data were accessible and usable by a wide-range of practitioners in community, government, and philanthropy. With access to accurate data and rigorous policy analysis centered on AANHPI experiences and perspectives, civic organizations and policymakers are empowered to make more compelling claims and advocate for greater investments in AANHPI communities across the country. ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ The Korean American Community Foundation® (KACF) was founded in 2002 by a group of Korean American leaders in New York with a simple idea: philanthropy by and for the community. The goal was to address the chronic underinvestment in the Korean immigrant community by raising funds for programs serving under-resourced Korean American individuals and families, while also mobilizing community members to engage in a culture of giving. In December of 2002, the Foundation was incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and in 2003, they awarded their first grants totaling $60,000 to five nonprofit organizations.

Twin Cities philanthropy professionals: you're invited to this awesome lunch hosted by the local chapter of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP). We have four incredible AAPI leaders who will share their experiences and insights about DEI in philanthropy. Plus delicious Thai food - after all, it is AAPI Heritage Month! 🍛 May 28! Registration link in the comments. This event is intended as a space for individuals who identify as BIPOC.

Today's Member Spotlights for #AANHPIHeritageMonth uplift the dedicated community work and continued legacies at Asian American Futures and Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)! Click to learn more how they actively embody the deeper commitment to increasing specific philanthropic support to our communities, led by our communities. Visit our AAPIP Voices blog on our website to see the full member spotlights on all our AANHPI-specific member organizations. https://lnkd.in/dwiAPUUk ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ In 2019, under the fiscal sponsorship of APCF, Asian American Futures (AAF) founders hosted a gala aptly themed “It’s Our Time.” The gala, along with the concept of raising money by AAPIs for AAPIs, received an overwhelmingly positive response in the local community and beyond. It was clear that a nerve had struck, and that Asian Americans relished an organization focused on advocating for inclusion and raising resources for our communities. With the funds raised at the gala, AAF founders immediately held a series of smaller events to support urgent community needs. By November 2020, Asian American Futures filed to become an independent 501(c)(3) organization and since has engaged in expansive programming like Activate CA, Gold Futures Challenge, IMAGINE Initiative, and more. ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ In 1996, APIAVote was first conceived as a project at OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans) to increase voter participation around election times, as AAPIs were not voting at the same levels as other communities. Since, APIAVote has been at the forefront of a rising movement to ensure AAPIs are represented and heard - with initiatives Alliance for Civic Empowerment (ACE) Fund, for building electoral and political power, and more - leading to historic voter turnout and advancing equity for AAPI communities.