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,…
By Jody Agius Vallejo The Conversation American Latino economic elites have incomes and wealth in the top five percent of earners. Some own multi-million-dollar companies or work as corporate executives. Latino politicians – like Kevin De León, who is…
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…
LatinaLista — Campaign: #LatinosGive on Giving Tuesday December 1 is #GivingTuesday, a global movement to celebrate and encourage generosity around the world. In an effort to “Latinize” #GivingTuesday, HIPGive and NBC Latino have joined forces to launch a…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Philanthro: Filters 4 Good According to UNICEF, the international orphan crisis affects more than 163,000,000 (163 MILLION) children around the world. They range in age from infants to teenagers, all without a family to meet the…
By Diana Campoamor LatinaLista Diana Campoamor is the president of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), the parent organization of the crowdfunding platform HIPGive (and a partner of Latina Lista). In an effort to address the humanitarian border crisis, HIP launched…
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 — Many non-profits don’t have time to wait for the paperwork before they get started on accomplishing their mission. That’s the case with Chicas Latinas de Sacramento. Begun three years ago by Angela Rosas to encourage volunteerism and…
Carlo Garcia Living Philanthropic (Editor’s note: Homeboy Industries is a Featured Charity of Living Philanthropic) “Homeboy Industries is the living example of our mission statement, “nothing stops a bullet like a job.” Started as a jobs program offering alternatives…
By Lilly Zeller LatinaLista PUERTO RICO — Where should the lines be drawn when communicating the crude reality about non-profits? Is it wrong to pinpoint the vast sums of monies that are going into the accounts of political candidates?…
