Giving Back 101

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• Beleza Chan (she/her)
  • Director of Development & Communications, Immigrants Rising
  • Beleza Chan is a strategic fundraising and communications leader with fifteen years of experience across the nonprofit, education, and tech sectors. Beleza is currently the Director of Development and Communications at Immigrants Rising, where she leads fundraising, donor engagement, and strategic communications to support undocumented youth in achieving their educational and career goals. Beleza is passionate about leveraging fundraising as a tool for social impact and systemic change.
• Luigi Fu (he/him)
  • Project Director, The LeadersTrust
  • Co-Founder/Executive Chair, API Giving Project
  • Luigi Fu is the Executive Chair of API Giving Project, a giving circle rooted in equity that amplifies impact in AANHPI communities through collective giving. Drawing from his experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy space, he wanted to create a community of values-aligned donors to give back to underfunded AANHPI communities and grassroots organizations.
• April Gubatina (she/her)
  • Project Manager, City and County of San Francisco
  • Co-Founder/Membership Co-Chair, API Giving Project
  • April Gubatina is a Project Manager with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) at the City and County of San Francisco and Membership Co-Chair of the API Giving Project, a local giving circle in the Bay Area. She brings over a decade of experience working in nonprofits and philanthropy into the public sector. A dedicated and passionate social impact professional, April uses her knowledge and expertise to implement strategies that drive more equitable outcomes for all residents in her hometown of San Francisco.

• Nicole Lugtu (she/her)
  • Major Gifts Officer, Asian Art Museum
  • A Bay Area native, Nicole is a fundraiser with over a decade of experience building relationships between donors and local arts and social services organizations. Her work is built on a passion for connecting people with causes that mean the most to them with a focus on challenging the restrictive, traditional structures of philanthropy.

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