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2023 WRAPPED IS HERE!

2023 WRAPPED IS HERE!

This year we have truly grown and strengthened our vision as an intermediary organization in Puerto Rico! Through strategic initiatives, resources to continue listening to each other and even a powerful collective data platform, we have expanded philanthropic resources to continue advancing and mobilizing equity. 2023 has challenged our vision, expanded our dialogues and changed our narratives. We can feel it! We have big ambitions collectively for 2024 as we want to continue leaning in and co-creating together the present and future of our archipelago.

TOP HITS 2023!

As we celebrate our year we invite you to play our 2023 music playlist while enjoying our top hits and highlights.

FORWARD Puerto Rico Fund

The FORWARD Puerto Rico Fund is a philanthropic-strategic investment tool to mobilize money for systemic changes that promote equity in Puerto Rico. In the last 6 years, the FORWARD Fund raised $9,959,706.54 and has impacted 111 unique community organizations. This fund has also made it possible to have strategic conversations with the philanthropic ecosystem to expand their impact and find solutions collectively.

You can learn more about the impact of this fund here

During 2023, we highlight two initiatives that have sustained infrastructures for mutual support across the island and for the fiscal health of the organizations.

Mutual Aid Infrastructure

During Hurricane Fiona emergency in 2022, we were able to support those who are supporting Puerto Rico in an equitable way for over a year. We distributed $720,000 in 10 grants to Centros de Apoyo Mutuo across Puerto Rico. These community-based organizations are focusing their efforts on agriculture, agroecology, community economic development, food security, addressing the housing crisis, serving as community shelters, among other critical services for the community.

Learn more about Mutual Aid Centers

Fiscal Infrastructure

For 5 years, the Emergency Reserve Fund supported 12 organizations under an unrestricted financial grant aimed at providing stability during an emergency. This Fund was very unusual and innovative because it provided permanent financial resources to support the operational work of the organizations to give them the security to continue their mission regardless of any crisis.

Robusteciendo la Justicia Social

Since the beginning of this three-year grants in 2021, this initiative supports an infrastructure that expands and strengthens seven community-based organizations that mobilize systemic change and equity on issues related to: housing, recovery, land use, environment, governance, transparency and civic engagement. As we enter the final year of this cohort, we are going deeper into identifying tools, resources and assets that will enhance the work they do as a collective.

Know our Community of Practice!

Compromisos para una Recuperación Justa

Through this initiative we convene public entities and non-profit organizations to collaborate on a pathway to ensure equitable access to recovery funds. We identified areas of growth for 2024 and look forward to continuing holding this space to advance equity within recovery efforts on the island.

Read about these efforts

Webinars and Conversatorios

Throughout the year we seek to expand knowledge, bring in leading experts on topics relevant to the sector and have data-driven, evidence-based conversations to make informed, strategic decisions. Check out some of our webinars and “conversatorios”.

Puerto Rico Solar + Renewable Energy Landscape

Transformando la noción de la seguridad pública

Expandiendo y fortaleciendo la justicia social en Puerto Rico

Collective Intelligence Initiative

This year we continued growing and developing our efforts to become the main resource hub for the philanthropic sector. As part of these efforts, we soft launched some components of our Collective Intelligence initiative, which is an effort dedicated to collecting data about philanthropic impact, investment, and areas of growth of Puerto Rico. Take a walkthrough to some of our tools and resources.

Social Ecosystem’s Capital Tool

This year we continued growing and developing our efforts to become the main resource hub for the philanthropic sector. As part of these efforts, we soft launched some components of our Collective Intelligence initiative, which is an effort dedicated to collecting data about philanthropic impact, investment, and areas of growth of Puerto Rico. Take a walkthrough to some of our tools and resources.

Impact Areas Standardization Tool

We have also been working strongly on standardizing the areas of impact of organizations and funders in the social sector. The Impact Areas Standardization tool made it possible to simultaneously map the areas of impact with greater investment and those that remain as areas of opportunity. You can learn more about this tool here.

Active Donors Entities 2021 & 2022 Report

We also published a report about the active donors during the past two years to better understand patterns and trends in philanthropic investment on the island. You can learn more about this report here.

Puerto Rico Solar + Renewable Energy Landscape

This landscape analysis is a step towards understanding the landscape of solar renewable energy in Puerto Rico, in hopes that its findings can spur conversations about the ecosystem, its current direction, investments, recommendations for capacity development, gaps and the best role for philanthropy to play moving forward.

Somos Filantropía Podcast

 

Finally, we launch of our first podcast series was an absolute success! (HOORAY!). On that note, we’re excited to share some great enhancements to our ‘Somos Filantropía’ podcast, aimed at making our content more accessible and enjoyable for a wider audience. You can explore the new accessibilities here!

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