LatinaLista — Research continuously shows disparities exist in our society. Whether based on gender, sexual orientation or race, disparities touch our lives in unequal ways. That’s especially true for the Latino community. From disparities in access to quality education,…
GritoBlast! Cyberspace is celebrating #GivingTuesday but Latinos are creating our own fiesta-in-giving with #LatinosGive. To help support those nonprofits keeping our most vulnerable communities afloat, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) is providing $10,000 in matching funds to double the impact…
LatinaLista — The destruction, loss of life and anguished hope that hangs over Mexico, Texas and Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the 7.1 earthquake and Hurricane Maria are overwhelming to those on the ground, as well as, to…
By Rachel List LatinaLista In 1981, the founders of CLUES (Spanish for: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio) were looking for a way to connect their community, to connect families in ways that would empower and engage them. They knew…
By Rachel List LatinaLista Since 1999, La Unidad Latina Foundation has served as an independent, non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to funding educational achievement and civic empowerment in the Latino community. The objectives of the LUL Foundation include awarding scholarships…
LatinaLista — On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. The day is known as #GIVINGTUESDAY. #GivingTuesday is a…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Ambulante – Create a rogue documentary tour across the U.S. The mission is simple: Democratize documentary culture. Since 2005, Ambulante.org, created by Mexican actors Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna, has annually organized an epic three-month…
LatinaLista — Today’s Campaign: Francisco Needs Scoliosis Surgery Since a young age Francisco has suffered from spina bifida and severe scoliosis in his native Ecuador. And though he has managed to overcome these challenges so far, and make due…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Training co-operative coffee farmers in Chiapas to start their own roastery Li Maya coffee farmer’s cooperative began in 1996. It currently consists of 186 member families serving four municipalities in the border forest region of Chiapas, Mexico….
LatinaLista — Campaign: Supplying underserved youth with laptops to build mobile apps The mission is to create the most innovative and engaging Mobile App Foundry, where students, especially girls, in underserved communities can easily learn computer programming while launching…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: The Mayan Recycled House The Mayan community of Akumal, Mexico needs help. Their homes are made of palm trees which cannot withstand a hurricane, heavy rainfall and extreme corrosion from the sea salt. The Mayan…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: THE BACHATA PROJECT FUND Eddie Blazquez is a singer and producer. With his band Toke D Keda he has sold out hundreds of shows in over 30 countries including Russia, Italy, Turkey, Mexico, Slovakia, Peru,…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: The Prism – a science fiction mystery based on one Latino’s experience with tragedy and the supernatural Joe Nevarez didn’t have an easy childhood. A severely asthmatic child with learning disabilities, his school years were…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Uncharted Amazon – A film about life in the world’s greatest wilderness In collaboration with international scientists, local organisations, local people and native communities, filmmakers will create the film Uncharted Amazon. The film will document the…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: Help jaraneros and bombers get to Veracruz to learn with elders from the son jarocho tradition Son y Bomba is a project created by Jarochicanos and Buya, two Chicago-based groups dedicated to the son jarocho…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: Right Down To The Bones: Inside A Medellín Slum Reporter Wesley Tomaselli is using crowdfunding platform Beacon to fund his reporting on life in Colombia. When you think of Colombians, it’s easy to think of…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: Comadre.com – a website built for and by Latinas Comadre.com is the first social shopping site built for Latinas by Latinas! As the first social shopping website for Latinas, Comadre.com’s purpose is to give Hispanic…
LatinaLista — HIPGive Crowdfunding Campaign: Honoring Our Past, Envisioning Our Future A community mural in a neighborhood in Philadelphia created with renowned artist Cesar Viveros in collaboration with Mural Arts Program. The mural will approach topics such as immigration,…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: Skate After School – after-school programming to underserved schools Skate After School works with three schools and have been providing this service on all volunteer hours and donated product for over 2 years! Through the…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Destino – A book about the destiny of Central American migrants searching for American Dream Destino, meaning “destination” or “destiny” in Spanish, tells the story of undocumented Central American migrants and the perilous journey by freight…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Street Soccer Los Angeles – Ending youth homelessness through sports Street Soccer LA (#SSLA) is a diverse team of young people from Jovenes, Inc. in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles. They are committed to…
LatinaLista — HIPGive Campaign: La Bodega for the Uninsured La Bodega is a free walk-in health care clinic for Spanish-speaking immigrants, located in a low income neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island It operates out of a free clinic for…
LatinaLista — GiveForward Campaign: Carlos Henrique Arjona’s Heart Transplant Fund Carlos Henrique (Kike) Arjona is a 7-month old baby that was born in Venezuela with restrictivecardiomyopathy which is rare condition where his heart is slightly enlarged. Because of it,…
LatinaLista The Indigenous Fine Art Market (IFAM) is a celebration of Native American art and the cultures that inspire it and will take place on August 21-23 at the Railyard Arts District in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Indigenous…
LatinaLista There are 347 million people who fight diabetes in the world, with burdens varying from high costs to fatal complications. It is a self-management disease and you can’t manage what you can’t see. There are over 10 million…
