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BY IDENTIFYING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LATINX INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS WILLING TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PROGRESSIVE IN MIAMI, WE ARE CREATING AN ENDURING, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POWER BASE IN SOUTH FLORIDA READY TO SPEAK UP, KNOCK ON DOORS, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER'S INITIATIVES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OUR ORGANIZING & TRAINING PROGRAMS ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: REGULAR 1-ON-1 MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY SHARED INTERESTS AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS AND BRING THEM INTO CLOSER ALIGNMENT WITH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PANELS AND EVENTS AROUND TOPICS IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIES - SPECIFICALLY CLIMATE JUSTICE, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION REFORM, AND RACIAL JUSTICE MEDIA TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS WHOSE VOICES WILL CARRY PARTICULAR RESONANCE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH MEDIA. INFORMATION SESSIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE INFORMATION THEYLL NEED TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT MONTHLY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING NEW VOICES WILLING TO DRAFT AN OP-ED, SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR, OR DEVELOP DIGITAL CONTENT AROUND A RELEVANT ISSUE. 5 PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION SESSIONS 4 VIRTUAL MEDIA TRAININGS 40+ ISSUES OF WEEKLY GUIDANCE FOCUSING ON TOPICS WHERE AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF MIS/DISINFORMATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ENT TO 70+ GRASSROOTS LEADERS FROM 30+ ORGANIZATIONS. DISINFORMATION IN SPANISH LANGUAGE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON MONITORING AND FACT CHECKING DISINFORMATION NARRATIVES ON SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO SHOWS. APPROX 2500 HOURS. APPROX 753 POSTS CREATED TO SHARE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ON CURRENT ISSUES TO INFORM THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. MESSAGING & RAPID RESPONSE: WE PRODUCED OP-EDS AND RESPONDED TO EARNED MEDIA REQUESTS TO DISCUSS THE LATINO VOTE. LA COMISIN DE SERVICIOS PBLICOS HA ABANDONADO A LOS ANCIANOS DE FLORIDA CONTRA FPL | OPININ (EL NUEVO HERALD, MARCH 2023) FLORIDA DEMOCRATS' LESSON FOR CALIFORNIA: DON'T TAKE LATINO SUPPORT FOR GRANTED - LOS ANGELES TIMES (LOS ANGELES TIMES, NOVEMBER 2023) MIAMI-AREA PARENTS ORGANIZE AGAINST SCHOOL BOOK BANS (MIAMI HERALD, OCTOBER 2023) AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST ANA SOFA PELEZ ON HOW TO SET A TABLE FOR DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS (WLRN, AUGUST 2023) FACING SOUTH FLORIDA FOR MAY 21: IMMIGRATION CRISIS (CBS MIAMI, MAY 2023) MIAMI-DADE POLICE SAID THEY WON'T ASK FOR PAPERWORK IN STOPS AHEAD OF SWEEPING IMMIGRATION LAW (NBCNEWS, MAY 2023) PREOCUPA LA LEY DE FLORIDA QUE RESTRINGE LA COMPRA EN EL SECTOR INMOBILIARIO A EXTRANJEROS (EFE/14YMEDIO, MAY 2023) POLITICAL COWARDICE: IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES IN MIAMI SLAM DESANTIS, CUBAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICANS (LOCAL 10, MAY 2023) "SIETE FAMILIAS RENUNCIARON A SU TRABAJO Y SE VAN": ORGANIZACIONES PROTESTAN ANTE NUEVA LEY DE INMIGRACIN EN FLORIDA ( UNIVISION 23 MIAMI WLTV, MAY 2023) SOUTH FLORIDA IMMIGRATION GROUPS CONDEMN DESANTIS NEWLY SIGNED IMMIGRATION BILL (WSVN 7NEWS, MAY 2023) "ES UNA BOFETADA EN LA CARA": ACTIVISTAS REACCIONAN A LA NUEVA Y ESTRICTA LEY MIGRATORIA DE FLORIDA (TELEMUNDO, MAY 2023) GRUPOS PRO-INMIGRANTES RECHAZAN EN MIAMI LA NUEVA LEY FIRMADA POR DESANTIS (TELEMUNDO 51, MAY 2023) MIAMI FREEDOM PROJECT SPEAKS TO SALOMN FLAMENCO (MINORITY REPORT, MARCH 2023) FLORIDA IMMIGRATION GROUPS SUPPORT PAROLE PROCESS FOR CUBA, HAITI AFTER MAYORKAS VISIT (MIAMI HERALD, JANUARY 2023) ORGANIZACIONES ALZAN SU VOZ PARA DEFENDER PROGRAMA HUMANITARIO A CUBA, VENEZUELA, HAIT Y NICARAGUA (EL NUEVO HERALD, JANUARY 2023) ORGANIZACIONES PRO INMIGRANTES RECHAZAN QUE PROGRAMA DE PAROLE SUPONGA UNA CARGA ECONMICA PARA LOS ESTADOS RECEPTORES (EFE/RADIO MART, JANUARY 2023) AHORA CON OSCAR HAZA: ANA SOFIA PELAEZ Y STATE REPRESENTATIVE JUAN CARLOS PORRAS (MEGA-TV JANUARY 2023) CUBAN POLITICS IN FLORIDA (THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD, JANUARY 2023) FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE TREASURER. ONCE FILED, A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANYONE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL REPORT THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWS THE STANDARD PRACTICES FOR APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION AS SUGGESTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS. IT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: - OBTAINING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTOR BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA (WHICH MAY INCLUDE WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES, TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT ORGANIZATIONS, INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. - DOCUMENTATION DESCRIPTION OF COMPENSATIONS AND BENEFITS, LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT AFTER THE PERSON IS HIRED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWS THE STANDARD PRACTICES FOR APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION AS SUGGESTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS. IT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: - OBTAINING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTOR BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA (WHICH MAY INCLUDE WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES, TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT ORGANIZATIONS, INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. - DOCUMENTATION DESCRIPTION OF COMPENSATIONS AND BENEFITS, LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT AFTER THE PERSON IS HIRED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS 105,300 11,700 0