Second Grantee Roundtable- Immigration!

Our SECOND Grantee Roundtable will be on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 3-5PM ET. Please email president@sabalegalfdn.org should you wish to be invited to this incredible networking opportunity!

Our second Grantee Roundtable will focus on our past, current and prospective grantees working on immigration facilitated by Tejas Shah, a current Foundation Champion and former Foundation Trustee.  Tejas is currently a partner at Barnes and Thornburg in Chicago, IL and has practiced immigration law since 2008. We hope to cover a varied number of topics including, but not limited to, recent developments under the Biden administration, effective organizational responses during COVID-19 and virtual fundraising ideas. This is an opportunity for organizations to engage informally with colleagues in the immigration rights arena, to raise any challenges that you may be facing and to help and support one another during these difficult times.

SABA North America Racial Justice Task Force Presents

Register for this event here.

Apply for our 2021 Grants!

Our 2021 grant application is now live! The South Asian Bar Association of North America Foundation (SABA Foundation) is committed to increasing the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) to respond to the legal needs and uphold the civil rights and liberties of the South Asian community and marginalized communities across North America. To reach its goal, the SABA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, develops and funds public interest projects that benefit the South Asian community, in the following areas:

• Domestic Violence

• Immigration Rights

• Hate Crimes, Discrimination and Racial Profiling

• Community Access to Justice

The SABA Foundation will award grants to CBOs in the above categories.

During these uncertain times, Foundation remains committed to supporting organizations around the country that provide critical services to the most vulnerable members of the South Asian community. At our virtual conference this summer, the Foundation will award grants to non-profit, community-based organizations working in the following areas: domestic violence; immigration rights; hate crimes, discrimination and racial profiling; and community access to justice.

The SABA Foundation, in partnership with Accenture, will be awarding the Accenture Avenues to Success Grant to one CBO who will use the funds to help people improve their ability to find employment. For those CBOs interested in being considered for the Accenture grant, please detail how you will help people improve their ability to find employment when describing your proposed use of the grant.

Learn more and apply today!

Foundation Learning Lab: The Basics of I-765V Work Permits

As part of our Learning Lab series, SABA Foundation is hosting a FREE training on the basics of I-765V work permits for abused H-4 visa holders on March 3rd at 3:00PM EST. We hope you can join us! This training will be led by our very own Foundation Trustee and immigration law expert Nisha Karnani. Please click here for more information and to register.

Foundation Announces: The Grantee Roundtable Series

In addition to grantmaking, a major priority for SABA Foundation this year is to find ways to support the missions of our grantees. Using our ability to reach grantees from across North America, we will convene Grantee Roundtables devoted to Foundation’s four mission areas: Domestic Violence, Immigration Rights, Community Access to Justice, and Hate Crimes and Discrimination. Foundation envisions these Grantee Roundtables as highly curated, invitation-only opportunities for our past, current and prospective grantees in these respective areas.

We hope that with expert facilitators, the grantees can engage in honest dialogue and share knowledge and information with one another that will help them in their respective missions and grow their organizations. In doing so, SABA Foundation will bring its unique value as grantee convener to bear to positively impact the South Asian community in North America. 

SABA Foundation Announces First Learning Lab - Bystander Intervention Training

We are excited to announce a new resource for the South Asian American community in North America, SABA Foundation’s Learning Labs. These learning opportunities are periodic webinars designed for the South Asian American community at large, across the U.S. and Canada. Our first training opportunity will be January 28, 2021 - Bystander Intervention Training.

Join us on Instagram!

Follow Foundation on Instagram! Our grantees, friends, and supporters can follow us at https://www.instagram.com/sabafoundation/ or @sabafoundation

MISmatched: An honest dialogue on social issues with the Indian Matchmaking cast

Did you binge watch the Netflix reality series Indian Matchmaking, but also wonder about the troubling themes of classism, sexism, colorism, and casteism that run rampant in the show? These pervasive issues have impacted South Asian culture for generations, and influence relationships and life today. Click here for more information or register here.

Deadline Extended: Apply to Join our Board of Trustees

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 31

We are currently accepting applications for the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. If appointed, Trustees will serve a two-year term.  

The application deadline is September 15, 2020.  Applications must be sent to the following email address: ExCo@sabalegalfdn.org. Applicants will be informed of their appointment in August.

Raise the Barre for Foundation

Join us and instructors from Barre3 for a virtual class on August 23, 2020 at 11 AM ET. To join the class, donate $30 or more to Foundation. Then, email exco@sabalegalfdn.org to reserve your spot. Once we have both, we will send you the link to the class as we get closer to the event.