Center for Arab American Philanthropy Pattern

Twitter tells a story, vol. 2

  Recently, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) hosted a second Twitter chat, this time focusing on educating our audience on charity and philanthropy and their differences. To inject a sense of fun and playfulness, we framed the chat as a debate between two fictional characters: Philanthropy Phil and Charity Charlie. This allowed for…

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Center for Arab American Philanthropy Pattern

Fall grantee round-up

To hold a piece of the sun, instead by Katherine Toukhy It’s that time of year again! Our fall grantees are offering numerous unique, fun, and educational opportunities to experience Arab culture. Wish to learn Arabic? Sign up for classes with Mizna! Mizna, based in Minnesota, offers four classes that are 10 weeks long—each a different…

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Center for Arab American Philanthropy Pattern

A festive fall

With the fall season upon us, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) would like to take a moment to highlight some wonderful upcoming events sponsored by our grantees that aim to celebrate the Arab culture through food, music, cultural dance, arts and other forms of entertainment. Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF): A program of…

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Center for Arab American Philanthropy Pattern

Twitter tells a story, vol. 1

Recently, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) hosted a Twitter chat discussing the ongoing pandemonium surrounding the Ice Bucket Challenge. The aim of this chat was to get a general idea of our followers’ sentiment toward the Ice Bucket Challenge, paving the way to learn more about their general giving strategies and philosophies (with…

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Center for Arab American Philanthropy Pattern

Shining a Spotlight on CAAP’s 2014 Grantees

The Center of Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) has awarded grants to a total of 13 nonprofit organizations in six different states for 2014. With these grants, the organizations will continue working in their respective communities, providing a wide array of services including: advocacy, arts and culture, social services, and education. Two of this year’s grantees…

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Zack Bazzi and his “rapid impact” project to aid Syrian refugees

Lebanese American Zack Bazzi, a documentary filmmaker and Iraq War veteran, is on a mission to improve educational opportunities for Syrian children in refugee camps. While working as a consultant in Kurdistan, Iraq earlier this year, Bazzi decided to volunteer his time in the eight camps that house more than 240,000 Syrian refugees. He realized…

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Gaza crisis: How you can help

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) is responding to the current tragedy affecting the civilian population of Gaza by researching organizations providing humanitarian aid to those in need. All of the organizations below meet CAAP’s due diligence standards for charitable donations. ANERA: ANERA is delivering essential medicine and supplies to hospitals and clinics; purchasing…

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Following the career paths of professionals of color in philanthropy

A new study commissioned by the D5 Coalition (a five-year initiative to advance philanthropy’s diversity, equity, and inclusion) explores the career pathways of professionals of color in the philanthropy sector. The study, based on semi-structured interviews conducted over the course of five months, analyzes the perceptions, analyses, and career histories of 43 philanthropic professionals of…

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Recapping “Commitment from the Top”: Organizational Culture, Leadership, and Racial Justice

According to the results of a soon-to-be-released study by Philanthropy Northwest, the culture of an organization is exactly as important as you might expect when it comes to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) among its employees. In a webinar aired last Thursday, “Commitment from the Top: The Role of CEO Commitment in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,”…

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