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AAPIP would like to take this opportunity to thank Danielle M. Reyes, our outgoing AAPIP Board Chairperson for her years of service.  We know she’ll continue to play an integral role through the AAPIP Metro D.C. Chapter and the Cherry Blossom Giving Circle (both of which she was a founder).  Check out the link below to the guest blog she wrote for Philanthropy411 that highlighted yesterday’s AAPIP Annual Membership Meeting in Philadelphia and describes AAPIP’s vision for “Building Democratic Philanthropy”.

How AAPIP is Building Democratic Philanthropy

Posted on April 10, 2011 by philanthropy411

Philanthropy411, is currently covering the Council on Foundations conference with the help of a blog team.  This is a guest post by Danielle M. Reyes, Senior Program Officer at The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation

There were no scrambled eggs at this live-streamed* breakfast meeting.  This morning more than 100 community leaders, giving circle grantees, friends, and members of Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) convened over Dim Sum for AAPIP’s Annual Membership Meeting and Community Program.  In addition to dumplings and egg rolls, attendees were treated to, and hopefully inspired by, presentations from numerous and diverse voices from this growing network.  In fact, more than 25 chapter co-chairs and representatives presented during this morning’s meeting, in addition to a panel of local funders who discussed Philadelphia’s fastest growing community – Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders…

“In this way, AAPIP really is building democratic philanthropy, member by member, chapter by chapter, giving circle by circle, community by community.  It’s a philanthropic movement about people, and – like giving circles – it’s power comes not from being linear, but being circular”.   – Danielle M. Reyes

Read full post here > http://philanthropy411.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/aapip-philanthropy

 

Many thanks to Danielle and to Kris Putnam-Walkerly at Philanthropy411.

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AAPIP’s Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled to start livestreaming at 8:30 am, Eastern Time on Sunday April 10, 2011.  Click the Ustream player below or use this direct link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aapip

Instructions for mobile users: download the Ustream app for your iPhone & Android here > http://www.ustream.tv/everywhere. Download the app, search for “AAPIP” in Upcoming Shows, and set a reminder.

AAPIP Annual Membership Meeting and Community Program
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Sunday, April 10, 2011
8:30 am ET   Business Meeting
9:30 am ET    Community Program

Following the business meeting, we’ll be joined by the Asian Mosaic Fund, one of AAPIP’s giving circle partners, which has played a growing role in supporting many of the community-based organizations in Philadelphia.  The program will feature an update on AAPIP’s Giving Circle Campaign, and a panel discussion with:

Opening Remarks by Peggy Saika | President/Executive Director, AAPIP

• Helen Cunningham | Executive Director, Samuel Fels Fund
• Debbie O’Brien | Vice President/CSR Market Manager, Bank of America
• Mailee Walker | Chair, Asian Mosaic Fund
• Ana Lisa Yoder | Community Impact Manager, The Philadelphia Foundation
• Moderated by Fernando Chang-Muy | Trustee, Wells Fargo Regional Foundation

Live webcast of the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting
and Community Program is Presented By

AAPIP is grateful for the support of Bank of America in bringing online webcast of the meeting to our members and network across the nation.

SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011
AAPIP Annual Membership Meeting and Community Program

Join the AAPIP Board of Directors, staff and regional chapter leaders from across nation for the AAPIP Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, April 10, 2011, preceding the start of this year’s Council on Foundations 2011 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. The AAPIP Annual Meeting will include the election of new members and officers for the AAPIP Board of Directors, as well as updates from each of AAPIP’s ten chapters. It will also feature an update on key programs and initiatives for the year ahead.

The Annual Meeting will be followed by a special program focusing on the fastest growing community in Philadelphia – Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders. The program will highlight critical community-based organizations, and share their observations on developments in the last year that have shaped the community.

We’ll also be joined for the program by the Asian Mosaic Fund, one of AAPIP’s giving circle partners, which has played a growing role in supporting many of the community-based organizations in Philadelphia. The Fund has been an important part of a growing national movement for the development of giving circles as a critical source of philanthropic capital for our communities.

The Annual Meeting and Community Program will be webcast live, thanks to the generous support of Bank of America. Additional details will follow in the weeks to come. For now, mark your calendars with the details below.

AAPIP Annual Membership Meeting and Community Program
Sunday, April 10, 2011

* 8:00 am ET Breakfast

* 8:30 am ET Annual Membership Meeting

* 10:00 am ET Community program

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
1201 Market Street, Philadelphia PA

Please visit aapip.org for upcoming updates or contact Cynthia Choi, Senior Director, Philanthropic Advocacy, at cynthia (at) aapip (dot) org, or 415-273-2760 ext 28.

We are pleased that Kathy Im, Director, General Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and immediate past chair of the AAPIP Board of Directors, has initiated and will lead the AAPIP Leadership Council. Following the AAPIP National Summit on October 20 and in the coming months, she will be reaching out to many of you in the field and in our communities to join this historic formation.

The Leadership Council will serve as a strategic sounding board for us to amplify our work within the field and to broaden our networks. It will be an important part of charting our path as we move into the future. We hope that many of you will be a part of it in the months and years ahead, and that you’ll join AAPIP in finding new ways of building democratic philanthropy.

For more on the development of AAPIP Leadership Council, click to watch Kathy Im’s special message about the Council.