Access to the HIP Members Lounge

HIP Members receive exclusive access to the Members Lounge — a comfortable, quiet space designed for both productivity and connection. Members can take advantage of a calm working environment, meet and network with other HIP Members, and enjoy exclusive swag along with complimentary refreshments throughout the conference.

Members-Only Happy Hour

Join us for a special Members-Only Happy Hour on Monday, June 8. This relaxed networking event is a great opportunity to mingle, build relationships, and connect with fellow HIP Members in a more intimate setting.

Exclusive Members Content

HIP Members receive access to exclusive conference content curated specifically for the community. This includes members-only sessions, resources, and insights designed to deepen learning and provide additional value beyond the main conference programming.

A Members-Only Art Workshop led by Barrio Mobile Art Studio (BMAS). This hands-on stencil screenprinting workshop introduces participants to the basics of designing, cutting, and printing custom artwork. During this 2-hour drop-in workshop, attendees will explore simple screenprinting techniques using hand-cut stencils to create unique prints of their artwork with guidance from BMAS instructors.

Workshop will introduce funders to a Latinx feminist political analysis as a practical framework for more intersectional, inclusive, and effective grantmaking. Funders will hear directly from movement practitioners about how this framework shapes organizing on the ground, engage in facilitated small group dialogue to surface challenges and opportunities within their own portfolios, and leave with concrete tools and examples for application within their own portfolios.

The Level Up campaign has already succeeded at aligning $500 million in NEW dollars to the field, and with so much at stake for communities and democracy, this is a critical time for our work to encourage philanthropy to Level Up by committing to:

1. Increasing grantmaking budgets by 20% and/OR deliver an endowment payout of at least 8% or higher

2. Moving resources flexibly and nimbly to directly impacted communities and power-building strategies

3. Advancing and defending race-explicit grantmaking

Leaders in the philanthropy sector are using the Level Up pledge commitments to increase grantmaking budgets, payout rates, and advance race-explicit grantmaking. You’ll leave this session with tools, resources, and access to a network of philanthropic leaders who share these commitments to Leveling Up the philanthropic sector.

As AI tools become more commonplace in philanthropic and nonprofit workflows, organizations serving Latine and BIPOC communities face a distinct question: Who designed these tools? Whose values do they reflect? How do we ensure our communities' stories, data, and relationships are not exploited or sidestepped in the process? This interactive workshop offers a practical, values-driven framework for navigating AI adoption with intention. Co-facilitated by two fundraising practitioners with deep roots in community-centered philanthropy, fundraising and organizing, the session guides participants through two critical decisions: (1) how to evaluate whether AI tools align with your organization's mission, community accountability commitments, and cultural values — before adoption; and (2) if organizations choose to use AI, how can they do it responsibly, transparently, and in ways that build trust with the communities. Grounded in Community-Centric Fundraising principles, participants will engage with real scenarios, ethical frameworks, and practical tools. Attendees will leave with a decision-making guide and an organizational AI ethics checklist they can adapt for their teams.

At a time when Latine, immigrant, and other marginalized communities are facing escalating attacks on their rights, safety, and ability to thrive, philanthropy cannot afford to be passive. This conversation will explore how philanthropy can move beyond simply writing checks and instead help build collective power through organizing, coalition-building, narrative change, and deeper community accountability. It will also examine the tensions between philanthropy and community through a critical lens, including who holds power, who defines solutions, and what it takes for institutions to move from paternalism toward genuine partnership and shared leadership. Speakers will share real examples from their work, from organizing around criminal justice and immigrant rights, to advancing economic opportunity, supporting grassroots leadership, building movement infrastructure, and reshaping philanthropy from within. Participants will leave with practical ideas and renewed urgency about what it means to organize with and within philanthropy during a moment that demands courage, solidarity, and action.