We know that white people are fast becoming the minority in the U.S. And contrary to popular belief, African Americans will not be the majority race in the next half-century: it will be Hispanics. Specifically, new Pew Hispanic Center research from a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 2,012 Latinos suggests that young Latinos will be the ones who will shape America in the 21st century. Just look at the numbers:
Hispanics are the largest and youngest minority group in the United States. One- in-five schoolchildren is Hispanic. One-in-four newborns is Hispanic. Never before in this country’s history has a minority ethnic group made up so large a share of the youngest Americans. By force of numbers alone, the kinds of adults these young Latinos become will help shape the kind of society America becomes in the 21st century.
You can read the full report here. I think these kinds of reports are quite useful if one is interested in keeping up with the trends. We can start to predict what groups will be key to engage if we want to create real social change. But what I’ve noticed is that in the nonprofit leadership development conversation, the focus is mostly on building a pipeline of African American leadership. I don’t see nonprofits trying at all to tap into the talents of young Latino leaders. I know that Hispanics in Philanthropy offers a wealth of support for Hispanic nonprofit leaders, but the only program I could find that might be supporting next generation leaders was this Talent Bank, which is listed as “coming soon.”
So am I imagining this or are there efforts around the country that seek to help young Latinos build leadership skills for social change? If so, I would really like to learn about them so please share any links if you have them!
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