Author Archives: Marco Antonio Quiroga

Five Years After Pulse, Orlando’s Leading LGBTQ+ Justice Fund Is Growing Its Impact and Setting Up New Structure for Long-Term Movement & Power Building in Central Florida

Contigo Fund Announces New Fiscal Home at Proteus Fund, a Leading Vehicle for Social Justice Philanthropy; Executive Director Expresses Appreciation to Our Fund Foundation for Incubating Contigo Orlando, FL – Today the Contigo Fund announced that it was transitioning to a new structure, becoming a fiscally sponsored project of the Proteus Fund, a leading philanthropic institution that…

Pulse: El Fondo Contigo ayudando a sanar a la comunidad LGBTQ latina

Posted on: Orlandosentinel.com Hasta el próximo viernes 2 de diciembre organizaciones locales de la Florida Central pueden solicitar ayuda financiera al Fondo Contigo, que cuenta con más de $1 millón para distribuir entre agrupaciones establecidas o emergentes que quieran trabajar con los afectados por el ataque al club nocturno Pulse. También pueden solicitar fondos los…

Organizaciones pro inmigrantes de la Florida Central se preparan ante políticas de Trump

Posted on: Laprensafl.com   Grupos como Comité Fuerza Inmigrante en Florida, Mi Familia Vota, Asociación de Campesinos de Florida, líderes religiosos y funcionarios electos locales, estatales y federales expresaron su compromiso de defender a la comunidad inmigrante y a los indocumentados. El temor ante posibles medidas antiinmigrantes del presidente electo Donald Trump ha tocado a…

The Contigo Fund seeks to mend fences and spread the wealth in the wake of the Pulse tragedy

Posted on: http://www.watermarkonline.com by DAVID THOMAS MORAN ORLANDO – A newly formed, $1.4 million fund launched in the aftermath of the Pulse hate crime wants to invest in local organizations that advocate for LGBTQ people of color – particularly the Latinx community. Meet the Contigo Fund – which means “with you” in Spanish. The fund…

Deadline approaching for Pulse-related grants via CONTIGO Fund

Posted on: Mynews13.com ORLANDO —  The CONTIGO fund is seeking grant proposals for LGBT and Latinx-focused efforts that aim to improve the lives of Central Floridians who were directly impacted by the Pulse nightclub shooting in June. The deadline to submit the application is Dec. 2. CONTIGO, which means “with you” in Spanish, is the response…

$1 million to help heal LGBTQ-Latino groups after Pulse

Posted on: Kate Santich  In the aftermath of the Pulse tragedy, a nonprofit foundation is putting up $1 million for grants to local groups working to heal and empower Central Florida’s LGBTQ and Latino community — the population targeted in the mass shooting. “Prior to Pulse, there were no organizations or space outside the nightclub…