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Dear Colleagues,
Our third and most comprehensive “spotlight” event – FCAA Spotlight: State Budget Cuts, a Funder Briefing in Oakland – is less than a month away! Originally conceived as a regular series to focus on geographic areas of importance to AIDS funders, the overwhelming impact of decreases and cuts for HIV education, prevention and treatment has narrowed boundaries between cities, states and regions and overshadowed any specific geographic focus.
It was essential that we select a location for this event with two stories to tell: one of crisis, and one of response. Oakland and the Greater Bay Area offers the opportunity for a multidimensional case study about the relationship between city, county, and state funding, as well as the role of private and corporate funders. In this issue we’re sharing a few more details on the Spotlight agenda for October 7th – including the exciting news that Oakland’s Mayor Ronald V. Dellums will be joining us in person to share some of the challenges, successes and the inspiration behind Get Screened Oakland – the City of Oakland’s public-private partnership focused on ensuring every Oakland resident knows their HIV status and has access to care.
This e-news also includes our fourth issue of “10 Minutes With...” featuring Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, historically one of the leading domestic-focused AIDS funders in the country. BC/EFA shared the great news that they were able to increase funding of vital AIDS services in 2010.
Please, join us in Oakland, and tell your colleagues! Stay tuned for exciting speaker and agenda announcements, and register online HERE. I look forward to seeing you all in October.
Warmest Regards,
John L. Barnes
Executive Director
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ROLLING BACK THE EPIDEMIC: Spotlight on Oakland & the Greater Bay
 When FCAA selected Oakland as the location of our next Spotlight event, we understood the critical need to leverage funder attention and resources toward the local epidemic. Just as importantly, we saw an opportunity to share and translate the Greater Bay Area’s best practices on HIV prevention, outreach and collaboration to communities around the world.
Oakland Mayor Ronald V. Dellums will join us to share the city’s vision for addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to introduce the following panels focused on local innovative programs and partnerships.
1:45 – 2:45 pm (PDT): A Study in Transformation: Oakland as a Model City
Moderated by Miguel Bustos, Levi Strauss Foundation, the distinguished panel will include:
- Marsha Martin, Director, Get Screened Oakland
- John Newsome, Vice President, U.S. HIV/AIDS Initiative,GBC
- Gregory Edwards, Executive Director, Flowers Heritage Foundation
- David McMurry, Manager, Global Health, Chevron
3:00 – 4:00 pm (PDT): Programming Innovations in the Greater Bay
Moderated by Gregory Edwards, Flowers Heritage Foundation, the distinguished panel will include:
- Naina Khanna, Director of Policy and Community Organizing, WORLD
- Alex Williams, Peer Advocate, Downtown Youth Center, East Bay AIDS Center
- Aaron Testard, Clinical Services Manager, Pacific Center for Human Development
- Angel Fabian, HIV Program Manager, La Clinica de la Raza
Whether you are from Birmingham or Chicago, or whether you fund programs in Johannesburg or Thailand, come hear from those leading the fight against AIDS in Oakland, and learn how you can apply their lessons into action in your own communities.
Are there questions you’d like to ask? Or issues you’d like to see covered? Send them to sarah@fcaaids.orgor Tweet to @FCAA or hashtag: #OakSpotlight
INCREASES, IMPACT and a TONY: 10 Minutes with...Tom Viola, BC/EFA
 In 2009, state budgets across the country were slashed causing devastating cuts to prevention and direct service efforts and creating waiting lists for AIDS drug programs in many states. Against this backdrop, one of the few glimmers of hope has come from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) whose supporters stepped up to the plate to provide welcomed increases in funding to help sustain vital life-supporting programs.
In 22 years, BC/EFA has given more than $53 million to HIV/AIDS and family service organizations through its annual National Grants Program. The program’s three grant-rounds include: #1) Food Service and Meal Delivery Programs; #2) Nationally Recognized Service and Advocacy Organizations; #3) Emergency Assistance, Direct Services, One-Time Expense, Substance Abuse and Harm Reduction Services, and Quality of Life Programs.This ongoing funding support is an essential component of BC/EFA’s commitment to people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and the organizations that serve them. As a grassroots organization, BC/EFA raises funds without relying on an endowment or business-related profit. Those funds are quickly translated into grants for organizations across the country. In this issue of “10 Minutes With…”Tom Viola, Executive Director of BC/EFA shares their recent good giving news, and how they’ve prioritized their funding to sustain impact.
Click HERE for the full profle
BEFORE OAKLAND, JOIN US AT USCA
Navigating the Perfect Storm of Federal and State Budget Cuts, Reduced Foundation Giving, and Decreased Donations – Perspectives from Grantmakers and Community Based Organizations
Session 6: Wednesday, September 15: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Brevard, Ground Level, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek.
Convened in partnership by the Asian & Pacific Islanders Health Forum(APIAHF) and FCAA. this workshop will focus on our shared experiences within the new economic paradigm: How are foundations and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) refocusing their efforts to achieve maximum impact in the fight against HIV and AIDS?
This 3-Part Session will include:
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Introduction of recent philanthropic and non-profit trends;
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A moderated panel discussion to explore the impact of the economy on the HIV/AIDS response at the local and national level, and review opportunities for innovation. Panelist organizations include: Bristol-Myers Squibb, National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors, Human Rights Watch and the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center; and,
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Interactive skills-building sessions focused on cost-cutting and mission-building strategies to improve organizational effectiveness.
Please come and add your voice to the discussion! Share this with your colleagues and/or grantees that will be at USCA 2010 in Orlando. Will you be attending the conference? Let us know! E-mail sarah@fcaaids.org.
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FCAA’s signature annual publication, U.S. Philanthropic Support to Address HIV/AIDS in 2009 is slated to launch in mid-November. FCAA will once again be partnering with our sister organization the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group to launch our respective publications via an online webinar. Attend the 2010 AIDS Philanthropy Summit and be the first to receive a copy hot off the presses! |
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