What is Phase One of the Collaborative?
The Collaborative began as a coordinated funding effort, initiated by foundations and corporations, to provide capacity building support to small to medium sized Latino nonprofit organizations. By strengthening the Latino nonprofit sector, the Collaborative increases the options, resources and vehicles for participation available to the Latino community. Phase One of the Collaborative focuses on achieving the objectives below: 1. To strengthen the organizational capacity of small- to medium-sized Latino nonprofits. 2. To increase philanthropy’s understanding of Latino nonprofits, the communities they serve, and the role they play in civil society. 3. To foster leadership among Latino nonprofits that incorporates a vision of inclusiveness and collaboration. 4. To increase the net amount of philanthropic dollars flowing to Latino nonprofits.
