"I always say, if you have a brain, if have a body...you have a voice and you can be a leader. And we are all influential in our own networks. - Gigi Pedraza, Founding Executive Director of Latino Community Fund of Georgia
Gigi Pedraza is founding Executive Director of the nonprofit, Latino Community Fund of Georgia. In part two of our conversation, Gigi shares what she loves about living in South including the increasing diversity of people in the region. She also shares more about the challenges facing nonprofits - from the way the work is perceived to having to face society’s most complex challenges with limited resources. Gigi invites all of us to become leaders in our own spaces and support the organizations doing impactful work in the Latinx community.
- Find out more about Latinos for Democracy redistricting work, Un Mapa Para Todos.
- Connect with Latino Community Fund of Georgia and support their work: @lcf_georgia.
- If you missed Part 1 of our conversation, you can listen here: https://bit.ly/GigiPedraza
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