KACF National Convening of Korean American Nonprofit & Philanthropic Leaders 2023

The Korean American Community Foundation's 3rd Annual National Convening of Korean American Nonprofit & Philanthropic Leaders 2023 was held on November 6-7 in New York City.
The two-day convening brought together nonprofit and foundation leaders from all over the U.S. to engage in conversations focused on key and emerging issues impacting Korean Americans, share strategies and expertise, and explore opportunities to collaborate across generations and geography.
Day 1 | Monday, November 6
In Conversation: KACF's National Expansion & Lessons Learned
• Kyung Yoon, Co-Founder & President @ Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)
• Jeannie Park, Board Chair @ Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)
Centering Women: Gender, Immigration & Economic Security
• Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Executive Director @ National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
• Katherine Yeom, Executive Director @ Korean American Family Services (KFAM)
• Seongwon Kim, Program Manager @ MinKwon Center for Community Action
Building Power in Coalition
• Facilitator: Marissa Martin, Executive Director @ The Advocacy Institute
Let's Talk About Race!
• Inhe Choi, Executive Director @ Hana Center
• Sebastian Yoon, Program Officer @ Open Society Foundations
Day 2 | November 7
Supporting Korean American Older Adults
• Linying He, Associate Director of Research @ Asian American Federation (AAF)
• Ji-Young Cho, Executive Director @ Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSC)
• Mikyung Je, Executive Director @ Asian Women's Christian Association (AWCA)
• Moderator: Kyung Yoon, Co-Founder & President @ Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)
Strategic Communications
• Alexa Kim, Communications Editor @ Koreatown Youth & Community Center (KYCC)
• Rachel Koelzer, Director of Communications & Special Initiatives @ National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
• Moderator: Brennan Gang, Vice President of Programs & Operations @ Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)
The Korean American Community Foundation is the first and largest organization in the U.S. dedicated to mobilizing philanthropy by and for the Korean American community. Since our inception in 2002, we have awarded $12 million in grants to support nonprofits and initiatives promoting the economic security of Korean and Asian Americans. Learn more: kacfny.org