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Category Archives: Diaspora Giving
Celebrating Its Fifth Anniversary: My Top Five Faves
In May 2010, the Bayanihan Foundation was created to support diaspora philanthropy – Filipinos abroad helping Filipinos at home. Five years later, I am still asking these questions: Will these donations matter? Will they make a difference? Will they ultimately affect people’s lives in the Philippines and reduce the economic ‘push’ to migrate? I share my personal, top five faves of the last five years that might be able to help answer these questions. Continue reading
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Tagged Filipino diaspora, giving, Philippines
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Building Community
On March 5, 2016, the Bayanihan Foundation conducted a garage sale that drew the support of hundreds of volunteers and donors. Building community and the Bayanihan spirit of helping each other is alive and well. Continue reading
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Tagged community involvement, diaspora philanthropy
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Doing Good Deeds and Making A Difference
Bayanihan Foundation NEXTGEN Fellow Jeselle Santiago spearheads a garage sale benefiting the women vendors Carbon Market Cebu, making a difference locally & globally http://wp.me/pDnD0-3GX Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Diaspora Giving, love, Volunteerism
Tagged Filipino diaspora, Philippine giving, youth leadership development
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Connect Local to Global
In March 5, 2016, Jeselle Santiago spearheads a garage sale (yard sale) in Chicago to benefit the women vendors displaced by the fire at Carbon Market, Cebu’s largest and oldest public market, connecting the local and the global – thinking globally, acting locally. Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora Giving, philanthropy, Philippines
Tagged global connection, philanthropy, Philippine giving
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Tue-Day is the day! #GivingTuesday!
Thank you for your continued interest in the Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide. I am glad that you are partnering with us in promoting the Foundation’s mission of Filipinos abroad helping Filipinos at home. The Foundation’s NEXTGEN Program encourages young Filipino Americans … Continue reading
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Giving Tuesday is December 1, 2015
Bayanihan Foundation ‘Pamasko’ (Gift Giving) Program plans to provide 1,000 food packages to street children, provide books and computers and offer educational opportunities. Continue reading
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Tagged philanthropy, Philippine poverty, street children
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NEXTGEN Program Featured at new TV Program “Fil-Am NOW”
Bayanihan Foundation’s NEXTGEN Fellowship Program is featured at a new TV Program “Fil-Am NOW!”. NEXTGEN Fellow Jeselle Santiago shared her personal experiences at this new TV show featuring Filipino Americans in the US. Continue reading
Giving Hope Goes Beyond Race
Sharon Charleston and Beyond Borders International demonstrates charitable giving goes beyond borders and race Continue reading
Jeselle Santiago: Seizing the Opportunity to Help Locally and Globally
NEXTGEN Fellow Jeselle Santiago traveled to the Philippines and seized the opportunity to help locally in Chicago and globally in the Philippines Continue reading
Marc Butiong: In “Returning Home,” I Found Myself
Bayanihan Foundation NEXTGEN Fellow Mark Butiong shares his personal reflections of “returning home” to the Philippines and finding himself in the process. Continue reading
