Meeting Materials for January 1991
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A lianza .-.- -- cl:::ll:::ll:::l La Alianza Hispana Our future is something we build everyday 409 Dudley Street Roxbury. MA 02119 • (617) 427-7175 (617) 427-7176 (617) 427-7177 FAX 442-2259 MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Directors FROM: Rosita Colon DATE: January 30, 1991 RE: Board Documentation Enclosed please find the enclosed board documentation for your perusal. Please be advised that the next Board of Director's Meeting is: • WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1991 at 7:00p.m. Hasta luego, Rosita • This agency is supported by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay LA ALIANZA HISPANA, INC. ~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MINUTES January 16, 1991 Present: Jose de Jesus, Gary Mena, Bettie Baca, Phyllis Barajas, Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Ana Maria Porrata-Doria Absent: Enery Martinez, Betsy Tregar, Harmin Linares, Jr., Elsa B. Montano-Arroyo, Caroline C. Playter, Silvia Saavedra-Keber, Maria Morales Staff: Luis Prado, Fernando Miranda Meeting call ed to order at 7:30p.m. by President. Previous meeting minutes were approved. Treasurer ' s Report: Accepted Health Programs: Health Programs presentation on AIDS prevention programs. Fernando Miranda, Coordinator reported on females-teens are •targeted population. Developing skills for prevension and the involvement of family member is important. Board to consider consolidation of programs under health services. Executive Director's Report (see attached): 1992 United Way proposal being worked on. Guaranteed 65% of future funds. Meeting adjourned at 8:30p.m. Please note that this was a short meeting due to announcement of WAR in the Persian Gulf. Respectful ly submitted by: Ana Maria Porrata-Doria Enclosure • LA ALIANZA HISPANA • COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The following is a proposal for the consolidation of our Community Economic Development Department and the prioritization of it's activities. RATIONALE: Community Economic Development has been part and parcel of La Alianza's vision and mission since our incorporation in 1970. La Alianza has been an incubator of other agencies, businesses and institutions in the health, human services, housing, planning, cooperatives and small business fields. La Alianza has created a substantial number (85 in 1991) of jobs for Latino professionals and para-professionals. La Alianza has worked with state, city and neighborhood economic recovery agencies in economic policy definition and employment strategies for local residents. La Alianza has supported small businesses in their technical needs and participated in the Community Reinvestment reform. • La Alianza has attracted Hispanic professionals, students and experienced individuals with expertise in economic development and business management in addition to individuals in the private sector interested in doing business with Hispanics. These and other related activities supports the need to consolidate our economic development efforts and to structure them in a manner that effectively contribute to the agency's income stream and stability. GOALS: 1 • Br in g b a c k tot he com mu nit y pro f e s s ion a 1 h"u man res 0 u r c e s available in the City of Boston. 2. Contribute to the development of a Hispanic business infra- structure. 3. Expand La Alianza's revenue sources. 4. Contribute to . the generation of new jobs. 5. Develop and provide support to entrepreneurial efforts in Boston. 6. Create role models to foster entrepreneurship and leadership. OBJECTIVES: 1. Develop an exports management business. 2. Develop a professional economic development consulting team among • volunteers. 3. Provide technical services to business in need. THE RILEY FOUNDATION MABEL LOUISE RILEY F'OUNDATION, A MASSACHUSETTS TRUST C/O GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES 230 CONGRESS STREET eOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110 (617)426-7172 TRUSTEES JAN 04 REC'D ANDREW C. BAILEY DOUGLAS DANNER ROBERT W. HOLMES • .JR • .JEANNE M. HESSION F'OR THE BOSTON SAF"E DEPOSIT ANO TRUST COMPANY January 3, 1991 Mr. Luis Prado Executive Director La Alianza Hispana 409 Dudley Street Roxbury, MA 02 f 19 Dear Mr. Prado: We are delighted that Alianza has raised $25,000 to match the Riley Foundation's grant for the agency's capital • development project. As you will note in my letter of June 6, 1990, the release of Riley funds was also contingent upon the submission of a finalized design and budget, as only preliminary estimates were included in your original proposal. I look forward to receiving this information from you at your earliest convenience, so that we can request the release of your grant from the Riley Trustees. Once again, you have our congratulations for successfully raising the funds needed to complete this project during times of fiscal uncertainty and dislodation. Sincerely, ~T~ Naomi Tuchmann Administrator NT/ph ~ . lianza .--.-~·1 ~·1-- ~·1 ~--- L1 : \ Ji ~ 1Il;:(1 IlhpaI1.1 Our future is something we build e,-eryday 409 Dudley Street Roxbury. MA 02119 January l't. 1991 (6 17) -+ 27 -7 175 • (6 17) -+277176 (6 17) -+27 -7 177 FA__ '< -+-+2 -225q AHanza Hispana is an organ of the Latino Community of Boston which is committed to creating avenues of dignitY. opportunitY. and fuUillment for all our members. We are an agency of and for the CommunitY that provides enlightenment through programs of education. training, health. counseling. and encouragement - very human services that are an essential ingredient for full. vital participation in the American dream. The avenues that will open the way for Latino leaders - doctors. lawyers. planners. business people. educators. artists - to develop and emerRe in time for the 21st century. The evening of June b. 1991 will be a very Significant occasion for the Latino communitY of Boston. It will be one of siRnificant celebration - a fiesta Latina. But more than that it will be a moment of rededication for our Community, as we prepare ourselves for the Twenty-First Century. Edward James Olmos bas been invited to be our keynote speaker. .. We invite you to lend your name and stature to our Latino Community's pursuit of fulfillment. Our work is very important. I hope you will accept our invitation to be a member of the Honorary Committee tor Alianza 2000 irull. Because of all that you stand for in the eyes of both the Latino Community as well as the community at large. your participation as a member 01" our Honorary CommIttee would add greatly to both the celebration and • the rededication. There will be a Planning Breakfast for the Honorary Committee on the morning of Wednesday, January 30. 1991. It will be at 8:00 A.M. in the Jefferson Room of the Sheraton Boston Hotel & Towers. I hope you will be able to join us. Alianza 2000 and 1 is the second of ten annual banquets. being held on our anniversary. The final one will be in June of tbe year 2000. Much has been accomplished in the two decades of La Alianza Hispanas life. so we have much to celebrate. (I am enclosing our Souvenir Program from last year to give you a more complete idea.) But enormous challenges remain. The coming year - the entire decade - is going to be a critical time for the Hispanic community. Before the turn of the century the Latino population of Greater Boston will be several times what it is today. It will be made up of people for whom the guidance, support and leadership which La Alianza Hispana provides will be crucial. By participating in Alianza 2000 and I and joining us on Wednesday morning. January 30. 1991 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel & Towers, you will be providing important momentum to all of us for the wort ahead. Thank you for considering this request. I'll phone you in a few days to answer any questions. and to see if you will be able to accept my invitation to be an Honorary Committee member and to attend the Planning Breakfast on the 30th. Sincerely, Luis Prado • Executive D.irector Enclosure e This agency is supported b ~ - the United Way of Massachusetts Bay Alianza .-.- -- c 1::.11::.11:::1 La Ali a nza Hi spa na Our future is something we build everyday 409 Dudley Street Roxbury . MA 02119 (6 17) 427 -7 175 (6 17 ) 427-7 176 Partial List of Invitees (6 17) 427-7 177 FAX 442 -2259 to HONORARY COMMITTEE for ALIANZA 2000.-1 1. Marilyn Swartz Lloyd, President BEACON MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2. Consuelo Thornell, Vice President BELL ASSOCIATES, INC. 3. Ronald A. Homer, President BOSTON BA~~ OF COMMERCE 4. Bruce Marks, Artistic Director BOSTON BALLET COMPANY • 5. Stephen J. Sweeney, Chairman & CEO BOSTON EDISON COMPANY 6. Anna Faith Jones, President THE BOSTON FOUNDATION, INC. 7 • John F. Ramsey, Director of External Affairs THE BOSTON FOUNDATION, INC. 8. Paul Szep THE BOSTON GLOBE 9. Michael Taylor, Executive Director THE BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL 10. Hubie Jones, Dean BU SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 11. Piedad Robertson, Ph.D., President BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE • This agency is s upported by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay , 12. Fernando Colloredo-Mansfeld, Chief Operating Officer CABOT PARTNERS 13. Raymond G. Torto, Ph.D., President COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL/TORTO WHEATON SERVICES 14. Marvin E. Gilmore, Jr., General Manager COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF BOSTON, INC. 15. Michael M. Morrow, Partner COOPERS & LYBRAND 16. Dom La Cava, Senior Vice President DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 17. Hector Torres DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 18. Thomas P. McDermott, Office Managing Partner ERNST & YOUNG 19. David Weinstein, Vice President & Corporate Counsel FIDELITY INVESTMENTS ~ 20. David A. Fausch, Vice President, Corp. Public Relations THE GILLETTE COMPANY 21. Milton L. Glass, Vice President, Finance THE GILLETTE COMPANY 22. Rafael Toro, Director, Public Relations GOYA FOODS, INC. 23. Arthur T. Gutierrez, President THE GUTIERREZ COMPANIES 24. Ralph Fine, Esq. HINCKLEY, ALLEN, SNYDER, COMEN 25. Robert Hildreth, President IBS, INC. 26. Bettie Baca, Associate Director MID-CAREER & MPA PROGRAM/KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT 27.