As you consider your generous support of the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA), we would like to introduce you to gift planning opportunities.
Legacy and deferred gifts help ULAA prepare confidently for the future and can provide you the opportunity to maximize your philanthropy at UCLA. By naming ULAA as a beneficiary of your estate plans, retirement plans, life insurance policies or by establishing a charitable trust or gift annuity, you can achieve your personal, financial, estate-planning and philanthropic goals.
These legacy gifts in support of ULAA and the Latino Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund help us ensure the academic excellence of future generations of Latino/a students at UCLA and foster a community where they feel empowered to reach their full potential. For more information about legacy gifts, please contact Livia Souza, director of gift planning, at Lsouza@support.ucla.edu and CC latino@alumni.ucla.edu or visit legacy.ucla.edu.
Supporting Our 2023 Spark Campaign
Our online fundraising campaign kicks off on June 1 and ends June 30. During our 2022 Spark Campaign, we exceeded our $25,000 goal and in 30 days raised nearly $30,000 for scholarships, all thanks to your generous support!
This year, our goal is $35,000. We know by working together, we can surpass our goal again!
How can you help? Join us in our fundraising efforts by ...
Becoming a UCLA Latino Alumni Association Spark Campaign ambassador. As an ambassador, you will ensure that your personal and social media network get an opportunity to make a donation.
Making a matching gift of $2,500 – $5,000 or more. As a matching gift donor, you lead by example, incentivizing, inspiring and motivating other Bruins to give.
Making a donation when the campaign opens. A gift of any amount makes a difference.
To get involved, please email us at latino@alumni.ucla.edu. Learn about last year's Spark Campaign by visiting the campaign website, and keep a look out for an email announcing the launch of this year's campaign.
Volunteer for the 2023 UCLA Latinx Grad celebration on Sunday, June 18, from 4 to 9 p.m. The students who organize the graduation appreciate all the help they can get to make this wonderful event go smoothly for our future alumni.
Below are ways in which you can help.
Setting up decorations
Helping the graduates move along
Managing the grad pack/ticket table
Pitching in to clean up
As the date nears, details will be sent in GroupMe, including where to meet up and who your point of contact will be. Thanks so much for volunteering your time and effort for this event!
Send us an email at latino@alumni.ucla.edu if you have an interest in joining a committee. Committees meet virtually. Time commitment varies from one hour to five hours per month depending on how involved you want to be. To learn more about committees please visit our website.
Job Opportunities
The UCLA Latino Alumni Association believes in the advancement of the Latino community and strives to create meaningful professional and social connections. If you’re looking for a new job or career opportunity, please check this section of the newsletter every month. If you're looking to recruit UCLA Latino alumni at your company, please send a brief job description (use descriptions below as an example) with the link to the application and your contact information to latino@alumni.ucla.edu before the seventh day of each month.
Los Angeles Metro Housing Lab — Junior Fellow
With generous support from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is inviting applicants to help the Metro Housing Lab and Accelerator, a proving ground for housing innovations that will deliver units faster, cheaper and more equitably with pilot projects in the design, finance and construction disciplines of housing production. For more information and to apply, send your résumé to Marie Sullivan at sullivanma@metro.net and CC latino@alumni.ucla.edu.
UCLA ONE
Looking for ways to volunteer virtually? We can use your skills to guide the next generation of professionals! You can join our UCLA ONE Latino Alumni group here.
To indicate you’d like to mentor or network, please click on your profile picture -> Edit Profile -> Click boxes that apply under “Offer/Seek Help” section.
