Dade Community Foundation

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Broadening the HIV Prevention Landscape
Dade Community Foundation
Presentation by Betty Alonso
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Building Community
Strengthening Resources
Building Relationships
Making Connections
Developing Potential
Creating Opportunities
Providing Support
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Strengthening Resources

• Partnership with the National AIDS Fund
• Public Private Partnership w/ Miami-Dade
  County
• 2002 Reengaging Private Donors
• 2004 Reengaging Local Foundations

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Making Connections
The Community AIDS Partnership provides effective
vehicle for national funders distributing funds
to local programs
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Building Relationships
National AIDS Fund
Funders Concerned About AIDS
CAPS
Miami-Dade County Government
Prevention Planning Committee
City of Miami
Private Foundations Corporate
Funders
Local Health Department
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Creating Opportunities

• For local County Government to invest in
  Prevention work
• By Educating other funders about the
  opportunities and the need to fund local
  prevention efforts
• By sharing our experience and expertise in the
  field with local grantees, advisors supporters

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Providing Support

• Community Foundations by nature tend to fund
  smaller grassroots organizations and new
  innovative projects.
• We often times are the first money in.
• We also serve as a source of matching funds

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Developing Potential
By advancing the work and leadership of
organizations and individuals in the best
position to effectively fight the spread of
HIV/AIDS in Miami-Dade County
Social Marketing Advocacy
Prevention efforts in Beauty Parlors, Libraries,
Migrant Camps, etc.
Cyberspace outreach programs of MSM using Club
Drugs
Jail Outreach, Prevention and Education
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3 Things you can do to help build your community.

• Get to know your local funders(i.e. Community
  Foundation)
• Find allies outside the AIDS field that can
  advocate for the larger agenda
• Keep telling the story