October – 2024 Newsletter

New Board Placements: MOSTe, SFCASA, and LA Waterkeeper

Dr. Pérez, principal of Apoyo Coaching and Consulting, is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. He is passionate about helping leaders and organizations achieve their goals through his services as an executive and leadership coach, speaker, and consultant.

Fernando Florez - SFCASA

Fernando is the Chief Revenue Officer at Making Sense, a technology consulting firm in Palo Alto, with development centers in Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia. Fernando is an innovative and results-oriented strategist with a strong background in software sales and digital marketing.

Felix Ureña - LA Waterkeeper

Felix Ureña is an Executive Director and Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank where he advises clients to help create generational legacies. He acts as their conduit to the fortress balance sheet and global capabilities of J.P. Morgan.

Major Foundation Grants Announced

Latinos LEAD is pleased to announce several recent major grant awards from private foundations. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation committed more than $350,000 over two years for general support and capacity-building objectives. A two-year grant of $200,000 was announced by the Ford Foundation for general support of Latinos LEAD activities through 2025.

The Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund made a $480,000 general support grant that will spur the replication of Pathways to LEAD board recruiting into the U.S. Southwest over three years. “As part of our commitment to supporting donors of

color in their giving and volunteering, the Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund is excited for Latinos LEAD’s work to connect Latino community leaders to impactful nonprofits,” said Tony Bowen, Executive Director of theFidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund.“We hope these efforts inspire more people to give to local nonprofits and for those nonprofits to engage more deeply with their Latino communities. ”Private grant makers continue to play a crucial role in Latinos LEAD program and organizational development, according to Patrick Salazar, Latinos LEAD founder and executive director. “The vision and courage of these foundations is remarkable and our accomplishments simply would not have been possible otherwise,” explained Salazar. “Direct collaboration to find nontraditional board talent is a novel concept in the sector; there was really no template for this model.”

Project Will Bring Board Diversity to Mountain States

Latinos LEAD is pleased to announce the launch of New Pathways - Mountain West, an initiative to replicate the successful California board recruiting model in the Mountain States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah). New Pathways connects highly qualified Latino professionals with leadership opportunities at promising] nonprofit organizations serving the Intermountain West, improving the quality of life in the region through stronger nonprofit governance, programming, authentic community relations, and fundraising.

New Pathways will identify, engage, and recruit nonprofit leaders who can bolster the sector’s credibility with vital emerging markets, tapping into the strong latent support Latinos have for nonprofits that improve the quality of life in Mountain West communities. A major unrestricted three-year grant from Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund underwriting this initiative will be matched with local philanthropic organizations in each major community served by the project.

Latinos LEAD Announces Two Board Appointments

The Latinos LEAD board of directors is proud to welcome Mitch Menchaca and Louisa Ollague to its team!

Mitch Menchaca

Mitch Menchaca was Latinos LEAD board member during the organization’s formative years, when he was executive director at the Association of California Symphony Orchestras. Mitch Menchaca returned to Phoenix in 2018 to serve as the executive director of that city’s Office of Arts and Culture. Mitch was the first chief operating officer for Chorus America. He is on the board of the Arizona Community Foundation; his governance experience includes:

Chairman of The Association of American Cultures (TAAC); president of the Robert E. Gard Foundation; advisory board for SMU DataArts (formally the Cultural Data Project); and the board of Californians for the Arts.

Louisa Ollague

Louisa Ollague, is a director with the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Louisa brings nearly a quarter century of senior administrative and policy expertise in the public sector, including intimate budget experience as a senior budget staff, Louisa served as a policy advisor for three Los Angeles County elected officials, providing excellent leadership skills for complex county government policies. She is a proud graduate of

Wellesley College and the Lawrenceville School and a native of Los Angeles.

See more data here for 19 Major U.S. Cities and 17 Nonprofit Subsectors

Boards Count! Spotlight

This table shows the Latino board member counts from 523 nonprofit organizations serving five Mountain states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Please follow this Boards Count! link to learn more about the research conducted by Latinos LEAD.

Region Total

Organizations Reviewed

141

127

523

Board Members

2,244

1,766

869

1,648

1,262

7,789

Latinos on Board

265

148

170

120

756

Percent Latino

11.8%

8.4%

19.6%

7.3%

4.2%

9.7%

Number & Percent Boards - No Latinos

(31%)

(35.5%)

(15%)

(43%)

(56.6%)

192

(37%)

VisitBoards Count!for more information about Latinos on boards in these communities and the methodology used to conduct this review.

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