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COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS | FUNDERS | MANAGING PARTNERS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION PROFILE
OUR MISSION
Our Mission is to contribute to the human and social development of the people of Chihuahua; hence the foundation has representations in 9 cities in the State: Juarez, Casas Grandes, Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Camargo, Delicias, Jimenez, Parral and Ojinaga.
With the purpose of placing FECHAC as promoter and facilitator of the creation of capital stocks process and as part of our participation within the Philanthropy Border Alliance, FECHAC is working in two local development projects financed one by the FORD Foundation and the other by the Inter American Foundation
FORD FOUNDATION
The general objective of the project is to create community awareness regarding its capacity to generate development and provide a few necessary tools, through the following spaces:
- Community linkage
- Promote and strengthen volunteering from and for the community
- Promote and strengthen the leadership of persons and organizations.
This community intervention was focused on the Tierra Nueva I subdivision, to the southeast of the city, one of the areas in which FECHAC has invested the most in social infrastructure in prior years.
The “United in the Desert Network” was created with the participation of neighbors from the colonia, members of the community and institutions (government, universities and churches) as a result of this network 6 projects emerging from the community have been implemented, among them “Parque de las llantas”, in which work is being carried out to improve as well as create two strategies: a permanent surveillance system and a long term maintenance program, all this with the participation of the neighbors, the participation of other sectors such as the Research and Planning Municipal Institute, the Autonomous University of Cd. Juarez and the Juarez Municipality.
IAF PROJECT
The objective of this project is to promote community development through the construction of a social base, the development of capital stocks. A few strategies have been implemented for this purpose:
- Create incentives through calls and donations to the community
- Trigger community development projects
- Identify community’s assets and capacities
- Promote the link of role players involved
- Stimulate the development of authentic local leaderships
During the month of July an invitation was made to formal and informal community organizations, as a first step to carry out our objectives, who presented projects for the benefit of the community in the areas of: education, free time management, culture, sports, health, employment and public safety, receiving an excellent response from our community and during the month of September we will be giving out resources to the 28 winning projects.
WHAT WE CAN SHARE
- Unique international model of Corporate Responsibility
- Triple 'I' Methodology
- Resources for self-sufficiency for the elderly
- Institutionalization processes for civil society organizations
- Self-diagnostic tool for CSOs
- Strategic planning exercises
- Institutionalized processes for subsidies
- Methodologies for inter-institutional alliances
OUR PROJECTS
As a result of an alliance with the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), and with the support of Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Social, in 2003 the first centers dedicated to the strengthening of CSOs, Centro para el Fortalecimiento de la Sociedad Civil, opened their doors in the cities of Juarez and Chihuahua.
The goal of these centers is to maximize the academic wealth of ITESM together with FECHACs knowledge of the third sector in order to encourage a civil society sector that is continuously growing, strengthened, connected and organized. Through this innovative model we can support the development of our social sector by consolidating its strengths and addressing its goals and opportunities.
These centers offer the following services:
Information and Research
- Full library on third sector relevant material
- Newspaper and periodicals library
- Directories of organizations and donors
- Computers and internet access
- Research facilitated by professors and social work students
- Strategic planning exercises
- Institutionalized processes for subsidies
- Methodologies for inter-institutional alliances
Training and Consulting
1. In-class, virtual and on-line courses on subjects relevant to the sector
2. Consulting on subjects such as;
- Organizational self-diagnosis
- Consulting on the requirements of starting-up an CSO
- Legal and financial aspects
- Communications and marketing
- Strategic planning
- Administrative practices
Getting Connected and Publications
- Quarterly printed newsletter
- Monthly electronic newsletter
- Website with contact capabilities via email
- Support for networks and alliances
Services for the Community
- Information for the general public and potential volunteers
- Assignment of social and professional services and assistance through the contributions of professors and students of the ITESM
- Volunteer needs portfolio of CSOs
Both centers are headquartered at the ITESM campuses in Juarez Blvd. Tomás Fernández No. 8945 and in Chihuahua at Ave. H. Colegio Militar No. 4700. For more information call (52) (656) 629-9101 or you can email fortalecimiento.cdj@itesm.mx y fortalecimiento.chi@itesm.mx
OUR HOPES
Seeking out alliances, networks and partnerships amongst the various stakeholders within our community has always been a key priority for FECHAC. In so doing we aim to convert our beneficiaries into social actors and that way increase the impact of action within our community. To reach these goals we channel funds through local organizations that are committed to helping the most vulnerable members of our society and support innovative projects that have a positive impact on community development. As an example of such we are currently working to establish an alliance of community centers in the poorest areas of Juarez.