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Join us: Tacos with TNP

Tacos with TNP BUY TICKETS HERE! Join us for a muy rico fundraiser, Tacos with […]

Reflecting on 2023

2023 has been a rewarding and challenging year for The New Philanthropists (TNP) in Austin, […]

TNP Spotlight: Laura Razo

In honor of International Women’s Day we had a deep discussion with board leader, education […]

Welcome: 2021 Mentees of Color

“I find purpose connecting with the non-profit community. I thrive in areas where I consciously connect with privileged leaders, disenfranchised community members and support our collective shift away from internalized systems of oppression. Raised an ARMY brat, I am a cultural chameleon & I aspire to infiltrate historic systems with mindfulness as my mission, and femme leadership values as my […]

Coming Together for All!

While we know that the most current and serious effects of COVID-19 has prohibited us […]

TNP has a new Board Member!

The New Philanthropists proudly welcomes Cody Horton to join our Board of Directors. Cody comes […]

The Equity Chair Workshop

The Equity Chair workshop is designed to prepare, support and elevate new and seasoned board […]

Mosaic Awards

TNP Mosaic Award Winner

In 2018, Mando Rayo, Monica Maldonado Williams, and Kazique Prince were on hand to accept […]

After 25 Years of Talk, It’s Time to Act on Diversity

Full Chronicle of Philanthropy article where The New Philanthropists is quoted on the need for nonprofit organizations to become more inclusive.  Board qualifications need to be reassessed so that they emphasize cultural understanding of the communities the organization is serving, which should result in more people of color on boards, says Mando Rayo, founder of the New Philanthropists, an organization aiming […]

After 25 Years of Talk, It’s Time to Act on Diversity

Board qualifications need to be reassessed so that they emphasize cultural understanding of the communities the organization is serving, which should result in more people of color on boards, says Mando Rayo, founder of the New Philanthropists, an organization aiming to find 100 people of color who are ready for board service in Austin, Tx. Read More…

TNP: Call to Leadership

We’re excited to be hosting TNP: Call to Leadership this week. We’ll be gathering Leaders […]

An open letter to Austin

“With the current immigration enforcement action, we need ever more to visibly express and reaffirm our values, individually and collectively.” Austin Mayor Steve Adler  … Read More

Shades of Leadership: Llyas Salahud-Din

In the Shades of Leadership video series, leaders from Austin share their experience on philanthropy, leadership & board service and the impact of diversity in the community.

Shades of Leadership: Cruz Correa

In the Shades of Leadership video series, leaders from Austin share their experience on philanthropy, leadership & board service and the impact of diversity in the community.

Shades of Leadership: Amy Mills

In the Shades of Leadership video series, leaders from Austin share their experience on philanthropy, leadership & board service and the impact of diversity in the community.

Shades of Leadership: Denise Hernandez

In the Shades of Leadership video series, leaders from Austin share their experience on philanthropy, leadership & board service and the impact of diversity in the community.

Shades of Leadership: Kazique Prince, Ph.D.

In the Shades of Leadership video series, leaders from Austin share their experience on philanthropy, leadership & board service and the impact of diversity in the community.

Dear Austin Business Journal: Here is a sample of high achieving people of color in Austin

Last week the Austin Business Journal ran a story asking six of “the most impressive young Austinites” about the secrets to their success, and not a single one of them were people of color. Only one was a woman.   I was taken aback by ABJ’s decision to offer such a homogenous list, especially considering the recent trend to call […]

MLK

“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of […]

July 28: New Philanthropists Panel Discussion by GivingCity Austin

More than 150 people joined GivingCity and Mando Rayo + Collective for the inaugural event of The New Philanthropists, featuring a thoughtful panel including Christopher Kennedy of Leadership Austin, Erica Saenz of UT Division of Diversity an Community Engagement, Ken Gladish of Seton Foundations; Llyas Saluhud-Din of VChain Solutions, Sonia Kotecha of CASA of Travis County, and Virginia Cumberbatch of […]

About our launch event, July 28

Since 2000, Mando Rayo has been developing a project to address the leadership gap between Latinos, African-Americans and Asians and mainstream nonprofit boards. Concurrently, GivingCity has been promoting social innovators of color through a regular feature called The New Philanthropists. In the fall of 2014, GivingCity Austin and Mando Rayo + Collective formed a partnership to launch The New Philanthropists Project by meeting with […]

What we believe

We launched The New Philanthropists project because we believe that racially diverse nonprofit boards make for more effective nonprofits and offer new leadership opportunities for people of color.  Our goals are to increase the number of people of color on nonprofit boards and create a culture of transparency around racial diversity and inclusion in our sector.It’s important that we outline […]

Nonprofit Board Diversity Data

It all starts with numbers.  We can’t gauge our progress unless we assess where we stand. To that end, please see the data that’s been collected in the field so far. This is what we know.  IN THE UNITED STATES Research shows that nonprofit boards across the country are still overwhelmingly homogenous, comprised of mostly white trustees. (Board Source’s 2015 […]