BPP LEARNING COMMUNITIES

Tijuana

Sixth Learning Community:
Building Sustainable Border Community Philanthropy

Tijuana, Baja California
April 12-14, 2005
Hotel Camino Real

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THE ISSUES:
As the first Phase of the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership draws near, it is time to celebrate our accomplishments, reflect on our challenges and initiate planning for Phase Two. The final Learning Community of Phase One will combine celebration, assessment and planning. We have all agreed that sustainability must be at the core of our work in building community philanthropy on the US-Mexico border in Phase 2; the sustainability theme will therefore be core to our main program. In addition to several fabulous keynote speakers, this Learning Community will offer professionally lead workshops tailored to the diverse sustainability challenges of our 21 community foundation participants. As we move into Phase 2, we have also allocated time to develop indicators for measuring community foundation and partnership success. Recognizing that success in Phase 2 will depend on our ability to forge new bridging partnerships, we will commit our last day a discussion of government-community foundation and corporate-community foundation engagement and collaboration.

QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED:

• What were the most salient accomplishments and challenges of Phase One?
• What does “sustainability” mean for Community Foundations?
• How do diverse Border Community Foundations ensure a sustainable future?
• How will we measure success in Phase 2?
• What are the opportunities for BCF collaboration with new partners?
  
  AGENDA
  Tuesday, April 12, 2005
  Reflections on Phase I
  Facilitator: TBD, The Synergos Institute

12:00 – 2:00pm Executive Committee Lunch Meeting

2:00 – 4:00pm Registration
Committee Meetings (Program and Communications)

3:30 – 4:00pm Orientation Session
Session for first time attendees of a BPP Learning
Community or Staff and Board Members that are new to their foundations and wish to learn more about the Partnership.

4:00 – 5:00 pm Opening, Agenda Review and Committee Reports

5:00 – 5:30pm Relationship Building Exercise

5:30 – 6:00pm Keynote Address:
Building Border Community Philanthropy
Barry Gaberman, Ford Foundation

6:00 – 6:30pm Q/A Discussion Session

6:30 – 7:30pm Break

7:30pm Dinner (Networking/Social Dinner in the Camino Real hotel)

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Building Sustainable Community Foundations for Phase 2
Facilitator: TBD, Synergos Institute

7:30 – 8:30am Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45am Opening Remarks and Update on Phase II
Pablo Farias, Ford Foundation & George Grainger, Houston Endowment

8:45 – 9:15am Keynote Address: Building Sustainable Community Philanthropy Monica Patten, President and CEO Community Foundations of Canada will address the pressing issue of sustainable community philanthropy. From her perspective as a leader in the global community foundation movement, Ms. Patten will reflect on the multifaceted nature of sustainability, the key factors contributing to long-term sustainability and the relationship between social justice and
sustainability.

9:15 – 9:45am Q/A and Discussion

9:45 – 10: 00am Break

10:00 – 1:00pm Workshops on Sustainability

• CF Investment Policies and Strategies (Mexico); Luís Domínguez, FGR
• Governance for the Long Run (US/Mexico): Dotty Reynolds
• Developing Individual Donors in New CFs (US/Mexico): Shannon St. John/Mexican Consultant
• Community Foundation Programs that Last! (US/Mexico): Monica Patten
• Roundtable Discussion for “Established” Community Foundations: Building A Border Focus (US): Senior Staff and Board Members, SDF/ACF/CFSA/NMCF
  
  1:00 – 2:30pm Lunch

3:30 – 5:00pm ASSESSING BCF PROGRESS AND DEVELOPING BCF SUCCESS INDICATORS FOR PHASE 2:Steve Mayer, Effective Communities Project
Maria Ibarrola, VBA Consultores

5:00 – 6:00pm Break

6:00 Buses leave for dinner at Cetto Wine Cellar

Thursday, April 14, 2005
Phase II Partnerships – Public and Private
Facilitator: TBD, Synergos Institute

8:00 – 9:00am Networking Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30am Keynote Address: Javier Castañeda Pomposo, Secretario de Desarrollo Social Baja California Community Foundation Public-Private Partnerships

9:30 – 10:00am Q/A – Vivian Blair, Facilitator

10:00 – 10:30am Presentation on Border Philanthropy Partnership Corporate
Engagement Strategy for Phase 2
Richard Kiy/Javier Valdes

10:30 – 11:00am Break and Evaluations

11:00 – 1:00pm DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS INDICATORS FOR BPP PHASE 2

1:00 – 2:00pm Closing Remarks and Lunch