Meeting, Networking

& Connecting Latinos

Part of the annual Latino summit, the Awards Brunch is designed to elevate Latino leaders and organizations by convening a “Who’s-Who” in Washington Latino politics, business and society to celebrate our community’s success. 

ALIANZA Student Coalition of Washington State aims to unite students across the state of WA to build connections, create resources and support, and take action to improve our community.

Annual spring fundraising Dinner hosted by the Puget Sound Latino/a Professional Networking Group features an informal atmosphere, food, drink and Latin music.

The Professionals' Meet-up brings together people from across all professional sectors, business, finance, technology, and government affairs. The goal is to provide opportunities for Latino professionals to grow their networks and develop their careers. The group meets monthly in an informal social setting to make new friends and contacts in the professional arena.

A series of small personal events designed to thank our extraordinary volunteers and donors. These events are usually by invitation only.

House parties are opportunities to welcome new members, network and have fun. Friends and members of the Latino Community Fund host introduction house parties on an ongoing basis.  LCF staff and board support these events by helping advertise, arranging speakers and providing occasional catering. 

High-quality training and technical assistance efforts designed to assist:
Latinos seeking to increase their executive and organizational skills
Professionals who work with Latino communities and are seeking to increase their cultural competence
Organizations seeking to improve their outreach and cultural competence with Latino individuals, families and communities

Trainings designed to prepare grant committee members for the review process. The trainings deepen understanding and appreciation of the Latino community and LCF’s mission and practices. 

Grant committees are a very good way to get to know the Latino community, its organizations and professionals.  Each year LCF convenes a variety of grant committees in order to decide in a participatory manner where to invest its grant dollars.  Grant committees require an in-person commitment (for training and decision-making meetings) of about 16 hours over 6 months.  Additional at-home time is also required for reviewing grant proposals.    

Giving Circles are a form of philanthropy consisting of groups of individuals who pool their funds and other resources to donate to their communities and seek to increase their awareness and engagement in the process of giving.

The circles serve as a form of shared giving in the context of community economic development or other social ventures. Money raised by individuals is leveraged/matched by LCF in order to motivate fundraising. 

LCF manages a variety of donor-advised funds.  Donor-advised funds are a charitable giving vehicle administered by a third party and created for the purpose of managing charitable donations/programs on behalf of an organization, family, or individual. A donor-advised fund offers the opportunity to easoly create a low cost, flexible vehicle for giving/programming as an alternative to direct giving or the creation of a private foundation.