Needs
FANHS' scholarship program is budgeted to award five scholarships of $1,000 each to deserving Filipino American college students, a total budget of $5,000.
FANHS' events program includes hosting a minimum of three events each year, including a picnic, film festival and reunion. The events budget is $2,000, the funds to be allocated to each specific event as necessary.
FANHS lack of paid employees and its otherwise low overhead costs allow it to manage a general operating budget of $2,000. Therefore, FANHS needs volunteers, both adult and young people (high school age and older) to assist at both its own events and also third-party events such as the Filipino Fiesta where it maintains an informational booth. Skilled volunteers are also needed to conduct interviews and operate recording and digital archiving equipment.
The FANHS board of directors consists of 5 board members, including four officers and a voting member at large. Members are focused on accomplishing FANHS' multiple missions, including archiving Filipino family history, fostering an awareness of Filipino culture and assisting Filipino young people to be successful in their education endeavors.
Generally, the archiving has been accomplished using the equipment furnished by student volunteers or their friends, which results in limited interviews when students are not available. Therefore, the budget for this year will include a need for an additional $3,000 to purchasing a video camera and computer equipment for archiving.