FIPR 2022 Annual Convening
Check out this recap video to see how our entire network enjoyed leaning in and co-creating together.
The 2022 Annual Convening broke all records of coming together to LEAN IN and CO-CREATE the present and future of the social sector in Puerto Rico! We are grateful to all the grantmakers, foundations and changemakers who came together these two days to start working, improve philanthropic practices, have strategic conversations, build capacity and strengthen powerful relationships within our philanthropic network. Once again, we confirmed that we are stronger when we support each other.
We had two amazing days full of learning, where we reaffirmed that as grantmakers we have a responsibility to continue improving our philanthropic practices and contribute to a more just and equitable social sector. Speakers and guests from all over Puerto Rico and the United States shared ideas, experiences and stories together. That’s what our Convening welcomed; opening our minds and creating a better and stronger ecosystem for everyone. By Lean In and Co-Create we mean actively accepting that challenge and seeking more responsibility to address it.
Internal Process
Come together
Be open
Be vulnerable
Be challenged
Assert yourself
External Process
Ideate
Lead
Imagine
Execute
Be inspired
During the days of the event, we aimed to have meaningful and playful interactions, but we also had mindfulness sessions, free style dancing, laughter, movement, fun conversations and a party with our network where we had a caricaturist and a DJ. In addition, we had the Expo Comunitario, where local shops offered their products. Check out some of our invitees:
- Alterfolio
- Armonía de la Montaña
- Asociación Agro-Mujer de PR, Inc.
- Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico
- EcoTienda La Chiwi
- Finca Pajuil
- Proyecto Guakiá
- Modo Consciente
- Proyecto Cabachuelas
In the end, the Annual Convening was our biggest and most successful event of the year! We were able to gather people, ideas, strategies and love from every corner of the island and beyond. We are grateful for everyone who attended, because if you were there, it means that you are actively working for the betterment and improvement of our beloved Puerto Rico. If you could not attend this year’s event, there’s always next year, and we hope to see you there!
A few key themes stand out when we look back on the dancing, conversations, dynamics, and people that defined this convening:
- Leaning In takes courage to show up fully.
- Co-creating is about engaging in an intentional relationship to make something together.
- It’s about focusing on connecting rather than correcting each other.
- Trust begins by reaching inward and trusting yourself.
- Sharing and recognizing our individual challenges builds trust, and from there, we can collectively reimagine.
- Collaboration is everyone working together. You don’t want your idea to win. You want the BEST idea to succeed.
- We need to have more conversations about describing the future that each of us is working towards creating in Puerto Rico.
- We are accountable to each other.
- Co-creating is making something from nothing, using the dynamics of the relationship to build it.
- Taking the risk to reimagine and pursue what is possible beyond what any one individual or organization knows or has experienced is co-creating.
See some of the best moments!
Wednesday, October 19
9:00am - 9:30am Welcome & Registration
9:30am - 11:00am Let’s Lean in to Co-Create
11:00am - 12:30pm Trust-Based Philanthropy Practices
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
Optional walkthrough: Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation
1:30pm - 3:00pm Strength through Solidarity - Management Commons and the Future of Nonprofit Resource Sharing
3:00pm - 4:30pm Learning to Listen: Workshop to Co Create
4:30pm - 6:00pm Networking Event
Thursday, October 20
9:30am - 11:00am Funders Alignment in Response of Disaster Recovery
11:00am - 12:30pm Collective Reimagining
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm Recent Outlook on Endowments
1:30pm - 3:00pm Peer Groups: Our People at the center
3:00pm - 6:00pm Expo Comunitario
3:30pm - 5:00pm Innovating: The why and what of co-creation
5:00pm - 7:00pm A party with our network!
Let’s Lean in to Co-Create
We’ll kick off our Annual Convening 2022 with a workshop of why we are ready to Lean In. We believe that it’s time to share those experiences and find ourselves in other people’s stories.
Trust-Based Philanthropy Practices
In these times of dramatic change, as grantmakers we have a responsibility to examine our decision-making practices to see how they have contributed to systemic inequalities and how they contribute to a more just and equitable social sector.
Strength through Solidarity - Management Commons and the Future of Nonprofit Resource Sharing
Fiscal sponsorship is leading the way in promoting diversity, equity, and more efficient and inclusive access to backbone services and philanthropic resources. Funders are playing a critical role in the growth of the fiscal sponsorship field.
Learning to Listen: Workshop to Co-Create
Through this session, we want to encourage entities to reflect on the collective they seek to support by critically analyzing the experiences and lessons learned by Filantropía Puerto Rico through the “Learning to Listen” project.
Funders Alignment in Response of Disaster Recovery
As grantmakers we have the mission to continue supporting the efforts of the social sector by joining strategies, objectives and specific actions within us.
Collective Reimagining
Together we will explore how the commitment to “Collective Reimagining” can support the Filantropia network’s with generating more equitable opportunities and outcomes in Puerto Rico.
Recent Outlook on Endowments
A conversation on the effects the changing market environment has on endowments.
Peer Groups: Our People at the Center
As grantmakers we need to continue listening among peers in the ecosystem to share experiences, perspectives, interests and strategize together to further advance the mission and agenda for the social sector.
Innovating: The why and what of co-creation
This final session will focus on co creating the future of our collective. We will share FiPR future plans and unpack the different ways we come together that inspire us to innovate the present and future of Puerto Rico.
Wednesday, October 20
In-person event at Jungle Bird La Placita de Santurce
Thursday, October 21
Civic Engagement
Friday, October 22
In-person event at Comunidad El Gandul, Calle Cerra, San Juan, PR
Wednesday, October 19
9:00am - 9:30am Welcome & Registration
9:30am - 11:00am Let’s Lean in to Co-Create
11:00am - 12:30pm Trust Based Philanthropy Practices
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm Fiscal Sponsorship
3:00pm - 4:30pm How Philanthropy collaborates with the Public Sector
4:30pm - 6:30pm Networking & Cocktails
Thursday, October 20
9:30am - 11:00am Decolonizing Philanthropy
11:00am - 12:30pm Collective Reimagining
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm Changing Market Environment: Navigating Liquidity and Liability Needs
3:00pm - 4:30pm Learning to Listen: Workshop to Co-Create
4:30pm - 5:45pm Power Within the NGO’s: Inserting Youth
Friday, October 21
10:00am - 1:00pm [Learning Journey] Convening Edition
1:30pm - 4:30pm Special Event
Wednesday, October 19
9:00am - 9:30am Welcome & Registration
9:30am - 11:00am Let’s Lean in to Co-Create
11:00am - 12:30pm Trust Based Philanthropy Practices
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm Fiscal Sponsorship
3:00pm - 4:30pm How Philanthropy collaborates with the Public Sector
4:30pm - 6:30pm Networking & Cocktails
Thursday, October 20
9:30am - 11:00am Decolonizing Philanthropy
11:00am - 12:30pm Collective Reimagining
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm Changing Market Environment: Navigating Liquidity and Liability Needs
3:00pm - 4:30pm Learning to Listen: Workshop to Co-Create
4:30pm - 5:45pm Power Within the NGO’s: Inserting Youth
Friday, October 21
10:00am - 1:00pm [Learning Journey] Convening Edition
1:30pm - 4:30pm Special Event
Culture, Participation & Privacy Guidelines
We want you to experience our annual convening as a chance to continue building our philanthropic community by enabling collaborative discussions that allow diverse grantmakers to work together and scale up their impact in Puerto Rico. Discussions should be lively, yet respectful, and always seek to bridge the gaps between diverse opinions, cultures, interests, and backgrounds, while staying focused on our mission to improve the lives of the marginalized.
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Vaccination and masks are not required. The meeting room should allow us to be comfortably spaced. We understand that there will be a mix of perspectives and needs among group members, and we trust that we can all respect and support that diversity.
