El Convener December 2021

Published: Thu, 12/16/21

El Convener

December 2021

Happy Holidays to all!

Initiatives and Alliances

Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico

Aware of the need to promote economic activity from the community base and of the opportunities that exist in the communities, with the potential to focus on the solidarity economy, the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR) has taken on the task of promoting the establishment of incubators for the development of microentrepreneurs. Recently, representatives of eleven non-profit organizations were certified as administrators of community and solidarity micro-business incubators.

Fundación Segarra Boerman

Fundación Segarra Boermans executive director Alexandra Hertells give us her perspective on Puerto Rico's School Dropout. Read the article published in our local newspaper El Nuevo Día.

Liberty Foundation

Liberty Foundation closed the 24th edition of the Liberty Foundation Golf Invitational Tournament awarding a record-breaking donation of $600,000 for 27 nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI).

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Filantropía Puerto Rico is a philanthropy-serving organization (PSO) connecting philanthropic entities and amplifying their voice and impact in areas of equity, collaboration, transparency and social justice. As a convener of funders with grant making focus on Puerto Rico, we lead efforts to improve the lives of the marginalized.

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