A new short film produced by the Ford Foundation asks the question: “What do we mean when we talk about civil rights?” Youth of all ages and backgrounds offer their thoughts on racial equity, discrimination, and diversity in America. They discuss the relevance of affirmative action, school and career opportunities for minorities, and what civil…
Eyad Zahra, a recipient of the Jack G. and Bernice M. Shaheen Endowed Media Scholarship Fund housed at CAAP, talks about his first film The Taqwacores, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
When everyone chips in and contributes, individual charitable giving doesn’t need to be too big to make a difference. In Ireland, a new campaign based on the power of small, nationwide giving serves as the perfect example of this. The One Percent Difference, an initiative launched this year in Dublin, seeks to raise giving levels…
This past weekend, members of our Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) attended the annual Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference. The event drew more than 300 youth philanthropists and their advisors from all over the Midwest and beyond. The teens had plenty of opportunities to explore social issues, attend workshops, and trade ideas and socialize with like-minded…
Many residents of Rockaway Beach, NY continue to feel the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. As part of a partnership with Metro World Child, a local mobile distribution unit, Toyota has committed to share its time and expertise to help Sandy disaster victims. Toyota’s aim is to improve the food pantry’s operations, and reduce wait times…
8/20/2013 Note: Due to the current unrest in Egypt, CAAP urges all travelers to exercise caution when visiting volatile regions. Our travel philanthropy series is based on the belief that you can do good and change the world wherever you are. We also love to showcase all the beautiful destinations the Middle East has to…
AAPIP (Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy) has released a new short film about its Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) for Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities. The CEF is a San Francisco-based collaborative fund that emerged after 9/11 to build the capacity of new and emerging organizations that serve communities most impacted in…
For the first time ever, concrete data on Arab American households have been made available through a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. This data has been largely unavailable until now, because the standard census form does not yet offer a check-box option to identify oneself as having Arab ancestry. The American Community Survey…
Forbes Insights and BNP Paribas have produced the first insights into the current state of individual giving in the Middle East. More than 300 high net worth individuals were surveyed from the Middle East, Europe and Asia. The survey questioned respondents about their philanthropic methods, causes, and motivations, and the results were enlightening: In the…
Our Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) has announced four grants to benefit organizations in metro Detroit that serve youth. Based on a youth-led needs assessment conducted in the community, TGI focused its grantmaking specifically on education and health projects this year. The grants, which total $5,000, will enhance and support after school programming, health education, service…