Luis Sandoval

Luis Sandoval

2016 Ricardo Salinas Scholar, Ricardo Salinas Scholarship

Luis Sandoval, (Los Angeles, California) has over fifteen years of experience in nonprofit management assisting Latino led and Latino serving organizations create, communicate, implement, and sustain strategic initiatives.

Luis Sandoval, (Los Angeles, California) has over fifteen years of experience in nonprofit management assisting Latino led and Latino serving organizations create, communicate, implement, and sustain strategic initiatives. In his current role as Development Manager for Building Skills Partnership, Luis is responsible for forging new relationships in support for immigrant integration and workforce development initiatives targeting janitors across California. Luis is co-founder and current Chair of the California Advocacy Network for Aging Latinos. A coalition of nonprofits coming together to improve the quality of life of aging Latinos through capacity building, community engagement, advocacy and public policy development. He is also co-founder of Latinx Practioners in Philanthropy whose mission is to create dialogue about the challenges and realities of working on behalf of our communities in philanthropic spaces. In addition, Luis also served as consultant to several Latino led and Latino serving organizations such as Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund, Community Foundation of San Benito County, Clinicas Del Camino Real of Ventura County, California Latino Association of Superintendents, California Latino School Board Association, California Latino Inter-segmental Convocation (CLIC), and many others. Luis has served as a reviewer of Mexico’s IME-BECAS grant program supported by the Mexican Government and has served as a training facilitator to grantees of the IME-BECAS on the topic organizational development. Recently, Luis participated as a fellow in Hispanics in Philanthropy Next Generation Latino Philanthropy Leadership Program. He is a member of the Latino Community Foundation Los Angeles Latino Giving Circle and former participant of the CA Latino Caucus Leadership Institute. Participated in Aspen Seminar March 2017.