Ana Marie Argilagos: Building Common Ground and Fueling Change Across America

Nov 7

Ana Marie Argilagos: Building Common Ground and Fueling Change Across America

This week’s episode was recorded six days before the 2024 Presidential election, and dropped two days after. As we chatted, Ana Marie and I tried to comfort and challenge our future selves as we moved into a week of unknowns.

Listen in as Kristine and Ana Marie discuss:

A broad and inclusive definition of philanthropy.
How pluralism differs from seeking common ground.
Playfully imagining possibilities without fear after the election.
Amplifying rest, wellness, and healing always – and especially after the election.
The mission of HIP to fuel philanthropy by amplifying community power.
Her career affecting change from both the inside and outside the power structures.
How intersectionality is more than a buzz word; it’s foundational to change work.

Key Takeaways:

The result of the election will have profound impacts on all of us and especially the people HIP serves. And yet, the work will continue regardless, because HIP is part of a movement that spans borders, cultures, generations.
You can’t treat problems or consider solutions in a silo.
Foundations are not philanthropy. People are philanthropy - all of us, giving to all of us.
When done right, fun and joy should be central to making and funding change.
We get nothing from panicking - it only makes people more stressed out.

"Play is also about a place of belonging and a place of healing, and that's important because that's how you build relationships, that's how you build movement moving forward." — Ana Marie Argilagos

More about Ana Marie Argilagos:

Ana Marie Argilagos is President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy — a vast network of people building, funding, and fueling Latine power across the Americas. She is guiding HIP with a bold vision: to usher in a new generation of democratized philanthropy that is for, by, and about the Latine community. Before joining HIP, Ana Marie was a senior advisor at the Ford Foundation and a senior program officer at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In addition to her career spanning philanthropy, academia, and the nonprofit sectors, Ana Marie was appointed to serve in the federal government during two Presidential Administrations. Most recently, as Commissioner for the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.

Ana Marie has been recognized for her creativity and bold vision with numerous awards. She currently serves on the boards of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, CANDID, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Poder Latinx, and the Santa Fe Community Foundation.

She received her master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University and her bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University.

She divides her time between Santa Fe, NM, and Washington, DC. In her free time, you’ll often find her out hiking with her husband Rodger Boyd, hanging out with her daughter Alexia, or at the beach with her family in Puerto Rico.

Connect with Ana Marie:
Website: https://hipfunds.org/

Website: https://www.hipgive.org/en

Connect with Kristine:

Website: https://www.impactfullinc.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactfull_inc

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristine-breese-michie/

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