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06/17/2025

Applications are closing soon for the Power in Solidarity: Hawaii Fellowship—a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen philanthropic investment in Native Hawaiian communities and organizations. 🌺

We seek philanthropic leaders who are:
- committed to Indigenous-led solutions and community-driven change,
- ready to examine and challenge organizational assumptions and biases,
- prepared to advocate for more equitable funding approaches within their institutions, and
- invested in building authentic relationships based on Respect, Relationships, Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Redistribution.

Apply by June 19th via the link in our bio! 🔗

05/22/2025

Tuesday was our first full conference day, and we had a blast! We opened up with a plenary about Chicago Solidarity on the Frontlines, enjoyed a lunch plenary about The State of AANHPI Philanthropy in 2025, and immersed ourselves in local culture and heritage with site visits to Chinatown and the National Cambodian Heritage Museum.

We closed off the day by recognizing and bestowing awards to two outstanding individuals within the AANHPI community who have advanced the field of philanthropy to be more inclusive and just.

Lori Villarosa was awarded the Urvashi Vaid Intersectional Leadership Award for over three decades of deep-rooted commitment to intersectional organizing and transformative social change that has shaped and strengthened the field of racial justice philanthropy.

We were honored to recognize Unmi Song, whose impact has shaped and strengthened the local, as well as national, philanthropic landscape, as the recipient of the Local Champion Award in Chicago.

Congratulations, Lori and Unmi, on your well-deserved recognitions!

05/03/2025

Throughout Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Give in May Campaign will drive support to nonprofit organizations serving the vast and diverse AA and NHPI communities.

Through the immense challenges of the past few years, we have seen that our communities are stronger together. But the work is never done and supporting AANHPI-serving nonprofits is as important as ever.

Given that just 0.20% of philanthropic dollars are designated to AA and NHPI communities, we ask that you consider donating personally as well as professionally to the critical organizations serving our communities. Celebrate with us and consider supporting our work by donating today via the link in our bio! 🔗

04/22/2025

We are honored to recognize Unmi Song, whose impact has shaped and strengthened the local, as well as national, philanthropic landscape, as the recipient of the Local Champion Award in Chicago! 🏆

Congratulations, Unmi, on this well-deserved recognition. Your decades of steadfast advocacy and support of Chicago’s AANHPI philanthropic community played a pivotal role in building AAPIP’s Chicago Chapter. Thank you for being a guiding light and role model to so many rising AANHPI leaders. 💡

Unmi will receive her award at the Community Celebration and Awards Reception on 5/20 as part of AAPIP’s 35th Anniversary Conference. Register at the link in our bio to join us from 5/19-5/21 for this milestone gathering of AANHPI professionals, funders, and advocates to engage in deep learning, meaningful action, and community building. 🔗

04/18/2025

AAPIP’s 35th Anniversary Conference is coming up next month! As the anticipation builds, we’d like to extend our gratitude to our growing list of sponsors. A huge thank you to all of our supporters ensuring that this important milestone conference will be our best yet. 🙌

Still not registered? There’s still time! Don’t miss this opportunity to join together with other AANHPI professionals, funders, and advocates for deep learning, meaningful action, and community building. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about the conference, support us as a sponsor, and reserve your spot! 🔗

04/17/2025

Join us for a powerful conversation featuring artists, cultural workers, organizers, and activists who are building at the intersections of social justice movements.

Moderated by Akemi Kochiyama (she/her) — granddaughter of human rights icon Yuri Kochiyama and co-director of The Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project — this plenary session brings together a dynamic group of leaders.

Together, they’ll explore cross-racial and cross-movement solidarity efforts and share creative ideas for resourcing social justice work across communities.

This session is deeply rooted in legacy — inspired by Malcolm X, Yuri Kochiyama, and Stacey Park Milbern, who all share a birthday on May 19, the day our conference opens.

Don’t miss this moment!
👉 Register now at the link in our bio to be part of the AAPIP 35th Anniversary Conference.

Let’s organize, imagine, and resource a just future — together.

04/15/2025

In the face of an onslaught of executive actions aimed at dismantling core civil rights and DEIA efforts, this is the time for philanthropy to be brave, steadfast, and resilient. Join us for the last session of AAPIP’s three-part Learning Series: Protecting Race-Explicit Programming, where we will share the work of the Racial Equity Advancement and Defense Initiative (READI), a collaborative led by ABFE, AAPIP, HIP, and NAP to promote, expand, and defend race-explicit grantmaking.

We will engage in a conversation about how we can meet this moment, including leveraging our collective power to protect race-conscious programs, sharing resources to help organizations right-size their legal risk, and raising awareness about the dangers of shying away from strategies that seek to address systemic racism.

RSVP at the link in our bio to learn how we can transform personal convictions into tangible actions to support an infrastructure within philanthropy and beyond. 🔗

04/08/2025

We are honored to recognize Lori Villarosa, founder and executive director of the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) and a leading force at the intersection of racial justice and philanthropy for more than three decades, as the inaugural recipient of the Urvashi Vaid Intersectional Leadership Award! 🏆

Congratulations, Lori, on this deeply deserved recognition. Your bold leadership, unwavering integrity, and lifelong passion to transform the philanthropic sector is an inspiration to us all.

Lori will receive her award at the Community Celebration and Awards Reception on 5/20 as part of AAPIP’s 35th Anniversary Conference. Join us from 5/19-5/21 for this milestone gathering of AANHPI professionals, funders, and advocates to engage in deep learning, meaningful action, and community building by registering at the link in our bio. 🔗

12/05/2024

Celebrating 35 years since its founding, AAPIP will be hosting its 35th Anniversary Conference in Chicago, IL on May 19-21, 2025!

Don't miss this must-attend event for AANHPI philanthropy professionals and allies to join together in support of each other and our communities. AAPIP’s Anniversary Conference will offer space for participants to:

🧠 deepen their understanding of AANHPI community priorities and assets;

💡 share impactful funding strategies aimed at increasing the scale and scope of philanthropic resources benefiting AANHPI communities; and

🤝 connect with one another to build community across AAPIP’s national network.

Excited? Good news: Early Bird Member-Only Registration just opened! Existing members can access their registration code via email and the membership portal, then register here: aapip.org/programs/conference/

Not a member? Join today to secure your membership rate and your spot at the conference: aapip.org/membership

11/01/2024

We're hiring! The Membership and Partnerships Coordinator will be responsible for day-to-day development operations including campaign management (membership drives, member/donor education, and support), gift and grants management, and will support stewardship and cultivation. The salary range for this position is $65,000-$72,500 depending on experience. Benefits include full medical, dental, and vision. For more information on the role and how to apply, check the link in our bio!

10/30/2024

We’d like to extend a big thank you to Curtis Chin for discussing his new memoir “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” and helping cultivate an engaging and thoughtful conversation about identity, belonging, and community preservation at last night’s Detroit Community Gathering co-sponsored by Asian Pacific Fund.

“Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” describes Curtis’ experiences growing up in Detroit in the 1980s and coming out to his working class immigrant family, all against the political backdrop of the Reagan era, the Vincent Chin murder, and his family’s popular Chinese restaurant.

10/09/2024

Our ownership of our political identity as AANHPI peoples is an intentional act of solidarity to build power across communities of color and the vast AANHPI diasporas, which encompasses Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities - including Palestinians.

In the past year, more than 40,000 Palestinians have lost their lives and over 2.3 million Palestinians have been displaced. For decades, countless lives in the Middle East have been deeply impacted by discrimination, dispossession, and violence. With the October 7th attack, taking of hostages, and heartbreaking devastation in Gaza, the philanthropic sector has struggled with how to respond - especially when it comes to supporting Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim communities.

AAPIP invites grantmakers and funders to participate in a series of collective learning spaces developed in partnership with Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic leaders.

This funder briefing, sponsored by AAPIP and 18 Million Rising, centers Palestinian-led and Muslim-led nonprofit organizations whose work is critical to protecting and advocating for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim communities here in the U.S. and abroad.

Register here: https://aapip.org/events/mobilizing-philanthropic-support-for-palestinian-communities/

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