Social Impact
The Gold Futures Challenge awards ten prizes ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to organizations for projects that ensure API communities are Seen, Heard, Empowered, and United. The prize amounts are determined by public vote from a pool of ten finalists chosen by a slate of social justice leaders on our selection committee. (Note: voting closed for 2021 prizes.)
All Awardees will be invited to participate in the Node Institute, a series of professional development workshops hosted by Node, a non-profit social education network to empower API community leaders.
PARTNERS
SELECTION COMMITTEE
A. Sparks
Executive Director, Masto Foundation
Andine Sutarjadi
Director of Next Gen Initiatives, 21/64
Arnie Saiki
Research, Writer, Program Director
Aryani Ong
Activist
Chanel Miller
Activist & Author
Greg Lutze
Co-Founder of VSCO, Advisor, Venture Partner
Gregory Cendana
President & Founder, Can't Stop! Won't Stop Consulting!
Jaslin Kaur
Organizer at Know Your IX
Juliann Anesi
Assistant Professor, Department of Gender Studies, University of California - Los Angeles
Linda Trinh Vo
Professor, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California, irvine
Milck
Singer and Advocate
Nancy Chan
Director of Philanthropy
Natasha Saelua
Researcher, McREL International
Pawan Dhingra
Professor and Associate Provost/Associate Dean of the Faculty
Richard Lui
New Anchor, MSNBC/NBC
Rick Bonus
Professor, University of Washington (UW)
Sathya Mandjiny
Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Groundwork Collaborative
Stephanie Hsu
Executive Director of the Jeremy Lin Foundation
Tamlyn Tomita
Actress and Activist
Weijia Jiang
Senior White House Correspondent, CBS News
FUTURES
Ange Hwang
Asian Media Access
Cathy Linh Che
Kundiman
Darlene Vu
Asian American Women's Political Initiative (AAWPI)
Dora Guo
Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project
Esther Yoo
The Legal Clinic/Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights
Kua’aina Ulu Auamo
Nancy Yap
CAUSE
North Carolina Asian Americans Together
Stacey Phommatheth
Laotian American National Alliance (LANA)
Stories Within
Taffy Johnson
UTOPIA WA (United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance - Washington)
Y Thien Nguyen
Boat People S.O.S., Inc.
Yuan Wang
APIENC