Listening Tour and Welcome Reception for Connie Chung Joe – New York

You’re Invited to Connect As part of her first 100 days, AAPIP President & CEO Connie Chung Joe is visiting communities across the country to listen, learn, and build relationships with the people who make our work possible.

Protecting Southeast Asian Communities

A Funder Briefing on Deportations and Community Resilience Across the country, Southeast Asian refugee and immigrant communities face devastating deportation impacts. Decades after families resettled in the United States as refugees, thousands remain vulnerable to

Filipinx Affinity Space

Filipinx Affinity Space

Connect with fellow Filipinx professionals shaping philanthropy’s future. Participate in AAPIP Affinity Spaces! Every other month, Filipinx AAPIP members gather virtually to share experiences, build community, and support each other’s work in the philanthropic sector.

Listening Tour and Welcome Reception for Connie Chung Joe – Twin Cities

As part of her first 100 days, AAPIP President & CEO Connie Chung Joe is visiting communities across the country to listen, learn, and build relationships with the people who make our work possible. Join

Listening Tour and Welcome Reception for Connie Chung Joe – Los Angeles

As part of her first 100 days, AAPIP President & CEO Connie Chung Joe is visiting communities across the country to listen, learn, and build relationships with the people who make our work possible. Join

Elevate & Explore: A Celebration of Black & Asian Solidarity

Event poster titled 'Elevate & Explore: A Celebration of Black & Asian Solidarity Through the Years' with date October 23, 2025. Features historical photos and vibrant paintings of diverse activists, capturing unity and strength. Includes images of protests, group gatherings, and expressions of determination

From Yuri Kochiyama cradling Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom, to Buffalo Soldiers joining the Filipino resistance, to Black and Asian students at SF State demanding the first College of Ethnic Studies. Our shared history

2025 Unity Summit

Mobilizing and Organizing Philanthropy to Meet the Moment The 2025 CHANGE Philanthropy Unity Summit brings together 1,500+ funders, movement leaders, and community organizers for four days of strategy, learning, and solidarity. As a core partner

Filipinx Affinity Space

Talambuhay & Philanthropy

Register Your migration story shapes how you show up in philanthropy. Connect your personal talambuhay, your life story, to your professional work supporting movements for justice. Join fellow Filipino philanthropic professionals for an afternoon of

Strengthening Our Collective Action: Policy Insights & Innovations to Support AANHPI Communities

2025 Has Been Devastating for AANHPI Communities. Here’s What Funders Need to Know. Register Over this past year, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have faced increasing attacks. Massive federal budget cuts and

Preparing for Census 2030: Getting the Address List Right

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Register There is an important role philanthropy – particularly state and local funders – can play over the next 2 years in getting ready for the 2030 Census. It is a less-known operation for improving

Information Session: Transformative Leadership in Philanthropy

Transformational Leadership

Learn About AAPIP’s Transformative Leadership in Philanthropy Join Kevin Kahakula’akea John Fong, founder of The Kahakulei Institute, for a 30-minute overview of AAPIP’s new leadership development series launching this October. Register About the Program Transformative

Information Session: Transformative Leadership in Philanthropy

Transformational Leadership

Learn About AAPIP’s Transformative Leadership in Philanthropy Join Kevin Kahakula’akea John Fong, founder of The Kahakulei Institute, for a 30-minute overview of AAPIP’s new leadership development series launching this October. About the Program Transformative Leadership

Transformative Leadership in Philanthropy

Transformational Leadership

A leadership development series designed for AANHPI professionals in philanthropy Registration is currently closed as we’ve filled to capacity October – November 2025 | Virtual You know the feeling. You’re navigating philanthropy with frameworks that

A Conversation with Connie Chung Joe & Doua Thor

A Conversation with Connie Chung Joe and Doua Thor

Register Join us for a special AAPIP Sips as we welcome Connie Chung Joe to our community! This is your chance to meet the dynamic leader who’s ready to champion AANHPI communities in philanthropy during this

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Understanding the Evolution of Birthright Citizenship and What Comes Next

Understanding the Evolution of Birthright Citizenship and What Comes Next

Register Birthright citizenship, which has been guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution for nearly 160 years, automatically grants citizenship to those born in the United States and with it confers all of

Protecting Race-Explicit Programming Series: Advancing Collective Actions Within an Anti-DEIA Climate

In the face of an onslaught of executive actions aimed at dismantling core civil rights and DEIA efforts, this is the time for philanthropy to be brave, steadfast, and resilient. Join us for the last

AAPIP Sips featuring Kevin Kahakula’akea John Fong: What Time is It on the Clock of the World?

Event: AAPIP Sips featuring Kevin Kahakula’akea John Fong: What Time is It on the Clock of the World? Description: Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American civil rights and labor activist, known for fiercely supporting the

Protecting Race-Explicit Programming Series: Navigating the Current Legal Landscape

Series Description: Following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 decision that effectively bans affirmative action and race-conscious admissions practices in higher education, there has been an onslaught of attacks to DEI programs, including over 100 legal

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AAPIP 35th Anniversary Conference

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Join AAPIP in Chicago as we honor 35 years of seeding and cultivating long-term partnerships between Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and institutional philanthropy! Over the last three and a half decades,

Protecting Race-Explicit Programming Series: Situating Asian Americans in the Affirmative Action Debate

Series Description: Following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 decision that effectively bans affirmative action and race-conscious admissions practices in higher education, there has been an onslaught of attacks to DEI programs, including over 100 legal

AAPIP Sips featuring OiYan Poon, Author of Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family

Kicking off our first AAPIP Sips during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was author and researcher, OiYan Poon, for an intimate conversation with AAPIP’s members on defining Asian American identities after the Supreme Court ruling

2016 National Network Convening & Annual Meeting

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Friday, June 10, 2016 | 10 AM – 6 PM Convene NYC Times Square 810 Seventh Avenue (52nd and 53rd), New York City @aapip | #aapip2016 Mark your calendars for a special national convening of

2017 National Network Convening—Elevating AAPI Philanthropy: Leaders. Knowledge. Impact.

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Join us in Los Angeles on May 19-20 for AAPIP’s 2017 National Network Convening and Annual Meeting, “Elevating AAPI Philanthropy: Leaders. Knowledge. Impact.”  This expanded two-day meeting will explore the ways that philanthropy, working in

2018 National Network Convening—AAPI Community and Philanthropy

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Join us in San Francisco on April 27-28, 2018 for AAPIP’s National Network Convening & Annual Meeting on the theme of “AAPI Community + Philanthropy: Partnerships in Action for Social Change.” This one-and-a-half day meeting

Islamophobia and the Carceral State

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Central Standard Time) RISE Together Fund and Funders for Justice invite you to a funder briefing to learn how Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and

CircleUp San Francisco

Join the Lacuna Giving Circle who is will be co-hosting a Circle Up event bringing giving circles in the Bay Area together for social hour at the Battery in San Francisco on Monday, May 2.

Funder’s Briefing: Building Black-Asian-Indigenous Solidarity

This event has concluded, you may catch the webinar recording below: The Lunar Project is a community building and funding vehicle for Asian American solidarity and participation in the movement for Black and Indigenous-led liberation. During

Call for Applications: 2022 Culture & Narrative Fellowship

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Application Deadline: November 10, 2021 The Opportunity Agenda is now accepting applications from U.S. based artists and cultural strategists for our 2022 cohort of Culture & Narrative Fellows! We Can Thrive Together is an ambitious call

Centering Solidarity in the Philanthropic Case for Funding AAPI Communities

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Central Standard Time Hosted by the AAPIP-Chicago Chapter, this one-hour session is designed to provide participants the focused opportunity to learn about who and where AAPIs

CHANGE Unity Summit 2021

2021 Unity Summit

Register now for the most fun event in philanthropy! The 2021 Unity Summit will be a virtual experience with roots in Minneapolis, MN. The bulk of the live experience will take place from October 25-28,

2019 National Leadership Summit – The State of Us: AAPI Equity, Justice & Inclusion

AAPIP’s 2019 National Network Convening and Annual Meeting in New York on May 21, 2019.

Gold Futures Challenge

Asian American Futures and Gold House are proud to launch the 2022 Gold Futures Challenge, an exciting, online model for philanthropy that will award ten prizes ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to Asian American and Pacific

Power in Solidarity: A Philanthropic Gathering With AAPIP & NAP

Over 30 years ago, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native American professionals in philanthropy came together to build a new vision for power in the sector. From this vision, our organizations were born: Asian Americans

Building Solidarity: Asian Americans with Black and Indigenous Lives @We Give Summit

This moment in our history offers a unique opening to transform conversations about how and where Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) exist within the continuum of racial reckoning in the United States. In

Building Community and BIPOC Solidarity (Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Fund)

The Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Fund, with support from Hella Heart Oakland, New Breath Foundation, Women’s Foundation California and AAPIP presents Building Community and BIPOC Solidarity. Join Akemi Kochiyama, Jeff Chang, Tamara Payne, and Chinua Thelwell

Sikh Civics: Philanthropy’s Role in Building A Multiracial Society

When: Thursday, June 2, 2022 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT What: In April 2021, a mass shooting left eight dead, including four Sikh Americans, at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, where it was

We Are Detroit. We are Vincent Chin: An American Legacy

When: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT What: A virtual conversation with Helen Zia, author, activist, and spokesperson for the Estate of Lily and Vincent Chin and an invitation for philanthropy

AAPI Innovation and Community Health

When: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT AAPIP SF Bay Area chapter, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Cambridge Associates are proud to sponsor a virtual webinar on the role

Being Asian in Philanthropy

Join AAPIP and Pew Research Center on Wednesday, October 26th at 1:00 pm PDT / 4:00 pm EDT for a two-part webinar and community space!  The webinar will be an exploration of Pew Research Center’s

Diversity in Data: AANHPI Inclusion in Survey Research

This webinar was held on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 1pm PT / 4pm ET. AAPIP, Amplify AAPI, AARP, and NORC at the University of Chicago held this webinar to provide a better understanding of how

Investing in Change: Philanthropic Support for Advocacy & Lobbying (Advocacy Training Session 2)

In this second session of AAPIP’s four-part Advocacy Series, participants will hear from legal experts at Bolder Advocacy about the IRS rules and legal parameters related to advocacy and lobbying for private and public foundations and

2023 Annual Meeting & Network Convening

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Join Us! Join us for AAPIP’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Network Convening on June 13-14 in the SF Bay Area! At a time when the expanding philanthropic sector is the most diverse, there is still

What’s Next for TAAF: A New 5-Year Strategy

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) launched in the aftermath of the Atlanta spa shootings in 2021 to build a safer and more inclusive future for AAPIs everywhere. Galvanized by findings from AAPIP’s report, Seeking to

The State of Philanthropy: 3 Months After Maui Wildfires

After the devastating wildfires in Maui, how is philanthropy (local and mainland) responding and what more needs to be done? The Maui Strong Fund was developed as a rapid response to the wildfires in Lahaina.

Protecting Sikh Communities from Hate and Transnational Repression

Registration is now open for an upcoming AAPIP funder briefing with the Sikh Coalition: Protecting Sikh Communities from Hate and Transnational Repression. The Sikh Coalition is the largest Sikh civil rights organization in the United States.

Advancing Inclusivity in Survey Research (Webinar Recording)

The voices of our rapidly-growing and vital Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities are often missing or underrepresented in decision-making across various sectors. We, at Amplify AAPI, AAPIP, and AAPI Data, are

Advocacy Basics: The What, Why, and How (Advocacy Training Session 1)

Advocacy is at the heart of creating systemic and transformative change, yet it is often hard to know where to start or how to engage. Join us for the first session of a four-part training

AAPIP Affinity Spaces

  As an organization committed to disaggregating ethnicity-level data for our communities and known for providing gathering spaces for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who work in philanthropy, we are excited to announce the kick-off

Building Community Power (AAPIP Advocacy Training Session 3)

Building on the prior two sessions, this third Advocacy Training 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

AAPIP Sips: Racial Trauma & Healing Workshop

At AAPIP, we remain committed to centering community care and wellness into the movement work of our chapters, networks, and greater philanthropic ecosystem. Being seen, heard, and valued by each other as AANHPI community members

Transformative Strategies to Address Violence Against AANHPI Women, Girls, and Non-Binary Communities

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Connie Wun, Co-Founder of AAPI Women Lead, and learn more about how they are working to shift the narrative around violence, centering community voices and storytelling through their intergenerational participatory action

New Gens in Philanthropy Affinity Space

As an organization committed to disaggregating ethnicity-level data for our communities and known for providing gathering spaces for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who work in philanthropy, we are excited to announce the kick-off of

Southeast Asians in Philanthropy Affinity Space

As an organization committed to disaggregating ethnicity-level data for our communities and known for providing gathering spaces for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who work in philanthropy, we are excited to announce the kick-off of

AMEMSA Affinity Space

As an organization committed to disaggregating ethnicity-level data for our communities and known for providing gathering spaces for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who work in philanthropy, we are excited to announce the kick-off of

Filipinos in Philanthropy Affinity Space

As an organization committed to disaggregating ethnicity-level data for our communities and known for providing gathering spaces for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who work in philanthropy, we are excited to announce the kick-off of

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Space

As an organization committed to disaggregating ethnicity-level data for our communities and known for providing gathering spaces for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who work in philanthropy, we are excited to announce the kick-off of

Advocacy & Civic Engagement: Supporting a Multiracial Democracy (AAPIP Advocacy Training Session 4)

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

Funder Briefing: Mobilizing Philanthropic Support for Palestinian Communities

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In the past year, more than 40,000 Palestinians have lost their lives and over 2.3 million Palestinians have been displaced. For decades, countless lives in the Middle East have been deeply impacted by discrimination, dispossession,