Latino Community Foundation

🌟LCF Team Member Spotlight 🌟: Diana Otero is our talented Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation who leads with her heart bringing care and an impeccable attention to detail to all of the special campaigns and key programs she leads at LCF. She brings over 20 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector and immigration advocacy which fuels her commitment to supporting leaders and organizations through initiatives like the Latino Nonprofit Accelerator, The Capital Campaign, and one our newest programs Rest is Power which enables organizations to provide their executive leaders with sabbatical to rest and recharge. Diana is also an incredible event organizer who creates beautiful spaces where participants feel loved and welcomed. When Diana first came to the Bay Area from Bogota, Colombia leaving behind her family support network, building new relationships with a local family and the Latino community made her feel safer, supported, and less alone. Her passion for helping everyone feel loved and welcomed into community brought her into the nonprofit sector and is why Diana is so passionate about helping organizations thrive as they support entire communities and making leaders feel safe, seen, and respected to dream big within a place that feels like home. An avid soccer fan, Diana especially roots for teams with Colombian players. She was devasted by the outcome of the Copa America final. In her free time, she serves on the board of the St. Francis Center in Redwood City. She loves singing, dancing salsa, and spending quality time with her husband, son, mom, friends, and Luna, her chocolate labradoodle. 💃🏽

"These races are tight, and knowing that there are millions of eligible Latino votes on the table…if mobilized, that when they do turn out to vote, they are going to make the difference.” Christian Arana, our VP of Civic Power and Policy discussed the power of Latino voters with CBS News and Stations. https://lnkd.in/gxyxQwcP

Over the past couple of days, your LCF team was engaged in reflection, strengthening our relationships, and planning for the future at our latest LCF staff retreat.🌲 Now is the time to embrace opportunities that will make us stronger. By uniting our collective power, we can create lasting change! We spent time being present, formulating solutions, and approaching new ideas with an open mind. We look forward to bringing our dreams to life and maximizing our impact to create a better tomorrow for the changemakers and organizations that mean the world to us.❤️

The Latino Community Foundation thanks President Biden for his service to our country. We look forward to working with his administration in these final months to continue building the just society our Latino communities deserve.

LCF knows our community-based organizations have the power to reach millions of eligible Latino voters during this upcoming election! 🦅 We are proud to support Latino-led nonprofit organizations that work to mobilize potential voters in California, Arizona, Nevada, and beyond! Read more from Martha Ramirez at Inside Philanthropy to learn how our grassroots community partners are putting in the work to turn out the Latino vote, inform voters, and combat disinformation. https://lnkd.in/gES9Gu8E

LCF and our community partners like Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. and Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition are prepared to Activate Imperial! LCF convened our nonprofit partners and local leaders in the Imperial Valley for a discussion on local capacity building, community needs, and funding opportunities for the region. Lithium in the Salton Sea region has the potential to help transform the communities of that area, while helping our state to reach its climate goals. LCF supports California becoming a competitive source of lithium and prioritizing fair and inclusive investment in the hardworking communities of the Salton Sea region. Thank you to Congressman Ruiz, our nonprofit partners, as well as the local officials of the Imperial Valley who participated in our community roundtable. LCF is proud to have partnered with our grassroots partners in the IV for many years. We look forward to deepening our relationships with community leaders and continue building an equitable, just future for Latino families.

 Our Latino Giving Circle Network is determined to lead the change our communities need!   Since the inception of the Latino Giving Circle Network, over 1,000 members have invested more than $2.9 million into 151 grassroots organizations! Building on this momentum, we are excited to extend to new regions in California as well as Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada.   LCF is ready to intensify our support for Latino-led organizations and ensure our collective voice is heard and leads the way forward.   Read the latest about our Latino Giving Circle Network from our CEO, Julián Castro and our LGCN Director, Anais Amaya in Center for Effective Philanthropy: https://lnkd.in/gH8rKNGR

Congratulations to our Latino Nonprofit Accelerator alumni at Nuestra Casa for being awarded a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)! LCF helped Nuestra Casa secure a grant writer which led to this grant. Nuestra Casa will use this grant to support a community task force on air quality, the distribution of roughly 400 air purifiers and filters for community members, and with air quality monitoring. We're honored to support Nuestra Casa as they work with Latino families in East Palo Alto and the mid-peninsula to establish community education, leadership development, and advocacy .Thank you for ensuring families in East Palo Alto have access to cleaner air! To learn more about the work of Nuestra Casa visit their website at nuestracasa.org! 🎨 Recognize the artwork in this photo? Tag the artist in the comments! ⬇

The Latino Community Foundation is grateful for the support of Sobrato Philanthropies as we work to build a multiracial democracy! Together with our community partners, we are committed to protecting the integrity of our election system and helping get out the vote. 🗳️ Read more about LCF's latest grant from Sobrato Philanthropies: https://lnkd.in/g-JkQbQ5

"Our Latino community is helping to propel the nation forward, and elected officials would do well to understand the community, to listen, and then to work with them as partners..." Listen to our CEO, Julián Castro discuss Latino civic engagement with Felida Villarreal, CPA on Hispanic Executive's American Dream. https://lnkd.in/gqDs_vtg