Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 45 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Schumer promises aid to Latino nonprofits VTMBH Article: Author Ana Ledo VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Senator Charles Schumer met yesterday with directors of Latino community and nonprofit organizations to present his plan to increase donations from major foundations on the basis that these organizations do not receive a fair share of available funding from foundations and charitable trusts. According to a 2000 study, only 13 of the 50 largest foundations in the nation, such as The Pew Charitable Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation, have donated funds to Latino organizations in New York. Schumer indicated that these nonprofits received only 1.3 percent of available funds from charitable foundations, while Latinos comprise 13 percent of the nations population. Its not that these foundations dont want to fund Latino organizations, or that these organizations dont deserve the money, but rather there seems to be a lack of communication between the two parties, said the senator. He added that in the majority of cases, Latino organizations are very small and often lack the resources to apply for grants. The senators plan calls for philanthropic foundations to advertise upcoming grant opportunities through the Spanish-speaking media. Under the plan, foundations will also offer Latino organizations and nonprofits workshops on grant-writing and technical assistance during the application process. However, nonprofit directors complained that even when they do apply for grants from foundations, the money is never offered. We give aid to hundreds of thousands of citizens, not only Latinos, and we have asked for funding but the answer is always no, said Yolanda Sanchez, director of the Puerto Rican Association for Community Action (PRACA). For his part, Schumer indicated that he would organize a meeting in the near future between foundation directors and community organizations. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schumer promises aid to Latino nonprofits 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-12-05