Events Calendar
BPP
Learning Forum
at National City, Cal.
November 9- 11, 2005
Agenda
CEMEFI
Annual Meeting
Mexico City
November 8-11 2005
www.cemefi.org
The
San Diego Foundation (TSDF) celebrated its 30th anniversary on
October 15, 2005. The event was held at the Convention Center. With 1,200
community members in attendance, the evening was the largest celebration
of philanthropy in The Foundation’s history.
(Full information)
7th
Learning Community
Brownsville, Tx (Tentative)
June 7-9, 2006
For more information contact Michelle
Jaramillo
During the Partnership’s second phase (2005-2008), original, new and potential funders will continue to support the border community foundations and nurture their commitment toward local sustainability.
A
través de la frontera: land use visioning - ICF/ TSDF,Tijuana river
watershed By Funders Network featuring ICF and TSDF
Collaboration between the US and Mexico is not always easy. Cross-border collaboration on issues such as water pollution, environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas, and rapid housing developments can be even tougher. But the International Community Foundation and the San Diego Foundation have proven that through hard work and determination – even cross-border philanthropy is possible. (For the full article click here)
Creative
Grantmaking
By Virginia Martínez
How can you sustain your community foundation by giving money away? Remarkably,
it is the only way, for people want to see their charitable gifts used
for the greater community good, not supporting administrative needs. Here
are few points to get you started
(For the full article click here)
Virginia Martinez is Vice President of The El
Paso Community Foundation
How
to mobilize local resources under five basic principles
By Karen Yarza
The philanthropic
culture has always been present in Mexico. Nevertheless, the culture to
invest in communities through institutions with philanthropic expertise,
means breaking a paradigm. Donors wonder, why use a new institution when
experience tells us not to trust them? Why channel donations to an organization
that will collect a percentage of them, when there is so much need in
our community and in our country? These are some questions we frequently
hear in community foundations (CF); therefore we can say that mobilizing
local resources through a CF in our country is not an easy task.
But it is not impossible; it is simply a question of finding diverse strategies
in mobilizing resources. In the case of la Fundación Comunitaria
de la Frontera Norte, A.C. (FCFN), the following items are some of the
principles that have currently contributed to get 60% of our resources
locally. (For the full
article click here)
Karen Yarza is currently the Executive Director of Fundacion
Comunitaria para la Frontera Norte.
The
story of a local anonymous donor with a multiplying effect
By Alma Cota
In cities like Nogales, local donors had few choices: usually charity
related activities with little or no accountability from those at the
end of the charity path.To
change this, FESAC designed a personal presentation for those well known-
community leaders who are approached by most NGO’s to request funds
or in-kind donations.
(For the full article click here)
Alma
Cota is
the Executive Director of Fundacion del Empresariado Sonorense A.C.
in Nogales
Interview
with Patricia Guajardo, New Executive Director of the Laredo Area Community
Foundation. By Silvia Siller
1) What are the reasons that attracted you to work for a CF?
The reasons that attracted me to the foundation are two fold. The idea of being able to establish programs and endowments to assist area non-profits was very appealing. I see it as an extension of the ministry I was doing at the diocese. The idea of starting a new operation was also very appealing. I appreciate being able to establish policies and procedures as well as programs that will assist our entire community and be able to eventually spread to our surrounding areas.
.(For the full interview click here)
Patricia Guajardo is the new Executive Director of the Laredo Area Community Foundation
Alejandro
Moreno Jr., new Executive Director of the Texas Valley Communities Foundation
and his community involvementBy Alejandro Moreno
I have been involved in community efforts since I was in high school. During my college years, I supported the United Farmworkers strike in Rio Grande City, Texas and even got arrested by the Texas Rangers for union activities. I also volunteered for a new organization to better the lives of the colonia residents in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. After college, I went to work for that new group called Colonias Del Valle and in nine years, we built one water system ourselves and spurred the extension of water lines that eventually served 15,000 families. We also advocated for increased social services for the poor. I also was active in housing, health, community development and other organizations and entities during this time. (For the full article click here)
Alejandro Moreno is the Executive Director for Texas Valley Communities Foundation.
Paying
it Forward: Yuma resident gives back to his community
Honoring Ron Martin, a Yuma philanthropist
By Lisa Loeffler
As a young man, Yuma,
Arizona resident Ron Martin’s goal was to achieve financial freedom.
Now 30 years later, as owner of a successful wholesale plumbing and underground
utilities company (recently sold), he wants to give back to the community
where he grew up.
Last year, Martin’s business enjoyed the prosperity of Yuma’s
recent population surge and new business expansion. To share his success
and show the community that one man can make a difference, Ron donated
$120,000 total to 20 different Yuma social service organizations in amounts
ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 per organization“I knew last year
was a very profitable year for several other people and businesses in
town, and I wanted my donation to motivate others to open their wallets
as well,” said Martin. (For
the full article click here)
Lisa Loeffler
is a Marketing/Communications Officer for the Arizona Community Foundation.
We can build
a better future
Honoring Alicia Bon Martin— Santa Cruz board member and community
leader
By Antje
Lear
People describe Alicia Bon Martin as “high energy,” “focused,” and “driven.”“She’ll help wherever she can, whenever she can,” says Antje Lear, Program Associate for the Santa Cruz County Community Foundation. “She’s great. A very knowledgeable, kind woman.”
Without a doubt, Ms.
Bon Martin wears many hats well. She is co-owner of WilsonBatiz LLC, a
produce company run by her family for three generations with distribution
that today stretches throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
For 18 years she has co-owned La Roca, a Mexican restaurant in Nogales,
Arizona, established by her uncle in the early 1970s. She serves as Vice-Chairman
of the Fresh Produce Association Board and is an active member of Santa
Cruz Community Foundation Board of Trustees.(For
the full article click here)
Antje Lear is a Program Officer at the Santa Cruz Community Foundation
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