El Convener June 2021

Published: Wed, 06/16/21

June 2021

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Fundación Banco Popular

Check out their annual report (in Spanish) delving into their musical program, grants, strategic plans and more.

Fundación Segarra Boerman e Hijos

Launched their resource and sustainable infrastructure map to help communities and people Puerto Rico prepare and face emergencies such as hurricanes, earthquakes or climate change.

Liberty Foundation

Supported educational summer programs “Al Son de la Madre Tierra” and “Tech Girls” to benefit students who have fallen behind after a year of remote learning. Additionally supported widows of fallen policemen through Federación Puertorriqueña de Policias and a video game tournament to raise funds for Cruz Roja Americana de Puerto Rico.

Tintín Foundation

25 organizations from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands joined the pilot for Phase II of labF3S (while Phase 1 is underway!) which seeks to empower them to design competitive projects and improve proposal writing and the management of funds received.

Hispanic Federation

Has joined Fundación Flamboyán to help find organizations and schools to nominate Puerto Rican students for full-tuition awards at Bard College. The Posse Foundation will be awarding these scholarships to students interested in studying dance, cinema, photography or theater.

Fundación de Mujeres en Puerto Rico

Is announcing the newly created position of Executive Director. The Foundation was launched by a group of activist women leaders from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican diaspora in the wake of Hurricane Maria. To learn more about the Foundation and view the Executive Director position description please visit the website.

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.