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Minnesota: Increasing Investments for the Greater Good
Bo Thao-Urabe, Senior Director of Capacity Building and Organizational Learning(Header photo: Photo from AAPIP-MN Chapter Luncheon; Body photo: MayKao Hang, President and CEO …
Posted on: October 14, 2013
A Philadelphia Story: Leveraging Our Collective Assets
N. Nina Ahmad is an AAPIP Board Member and The Philadelphia Foundation Trustee, Chair of the Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs, founder and advisory committee member of the Asian Mosaic Fund.
We recently talked with her about the community and philanthropic landscape in Philadelphia.
Posted on: October 14, 2013
Celebrating 10 Years with Asian Giving Circle in Chicago
Serena Moy, Co-founder, Asian Giving Circle, Chicago
What an amazing evening! Over 120 people came to Chicago to help the Asian Giving Circle celebrate its 10th Anniversary! I am so proud to be part of this national giving circle movement. Ten years ago we could never have imagined our local efforts would spark a movement of 31 Giving Circles that have collectively given over $1.4 million to over 240 AAPI organizations!
Posted on: October 4, 2013
AAPI LGBTs and Social Justice: Walking New Paths
Ben de Guzman, Co-Director of NQAPIA
When congratulated by supporters of marriage equality in the offices of the Senators we visited, we politely said thank you, and gracefully moved the conversation back to immigration. In doing so, we prove the movement can (and must) walk and chew gum at the same time.
Posted on: August 15, 2013
The Trust Fires Up Support for Local AAPI Communities
Alex Wong, Community Philanthropy Manager
In celebration of the Asian Giving Circle’s 10th Anniversary, we feature an excerpt from an interview with Janice Atkins Washington, Coordinator of Donor Services, and Bob Eichinger, Director of Donor Services, of The Chicago Community Trust, the fiscal host of the Asian Giving Circle.
Posted on: August 15, 2013