Post by account_disabled on Feb 24, 2024 23:53:21 GMT -5
A few days ago, the North American Community Foundations Summit was held in Mexico City. The event was organized with great success by Comunalia (Mexican network of community foundations), the Community Foundation of Canada and the Council on Foundations of the United States. Their respective representatives: Juan Esteban Gutiérrez Manzano, Andrew Chunilall and Vikki Spruill, respectively, welcomed the participants, while recognizing the work carried out by David Pérez Rulfo from Corporativa de Fundaciones, One of the purposes of the meeting was to analyze the alliances that the Sustainable Development Goals can motivate between companies and this type of foundations. Thus, various topics were discussed between plenary sessions and in parallel sessions with the participation of specialists. Among the plenary sessions were: “Leave no one behind, achieve global goals together”, “Reducing inequality in North America: What is needed?”; “The leadership of community philanthropy and its impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” and “Multi-sector collaboration as a key point for sustainability.” The first plenary session raised the reflection: What are the SDGs and how to achieve them to contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda? Thus, specialists such as April Davies, Leila Janah, Kevin McCort, Carlos Zarco Mena and Chris Whatley spoke on the topic and were moderated by Tony Pipa. Among the parallel sessions on the first day of work, the topics that were addressed were: “Achieving global goals in rural communities: Needs and opportunities”, whUS, Canada and Mexico”. The last joint session was: “Tools for mapping progress on the SDGs” was worked on by Julia Howell, Sarah Owen, Sandra Richardson and Andrea Dicks. How the central themes of this meeting could be witnessed allows, on the one hand, to value this type of organizations, the community foundations that, unlike other types of them, have the involvement of different local actors to decide where to direct their efforts. of social investment.
On the other hand, community foundations are a great Phone Number List means to establish alliances between companies and community foundations, thus the United Nations Global Compact Network in Mexico provides different services to profile and align social investment programs and projects with the Goals of Sustainable development. Regarding the contribution made by community foundations, it is enough to point out that precisely the one in Puerto Rico, directed by Nelsón Colón, is leading the issue of the reconstruction of the island after the devastating passage of Hurricane María. In a brief comment to this space, the prominent leader pointed out “perhaps the news about the impact of the damage to Puerto Rico due to this atmospheric phenomenon did not convey the seriousness of the emergency. On the one hand, we face the effects of climate change and on the other mitigate the magnitude of the destruction.” The Puerto Rico Community Foundation has developed different services to efficiently and transparently channel aid to all affected communities. The event consolidated a statement that is transcribed here: “As leaders of philanthropy in North America, we are united in our commitment to building open and sustainable communities, which “leave no one behind” (motto of the meeting). In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, we will continue working to reduce poverty, create opportunities, build resilient economies and protect the environment in Mexico, Canada and the United States. “Community foundations are critical actors who bring a wealth of knowledge to drive change at the local level. To address the systemic challenges that impact our communities, we are committed to generating strategic alliances with the government, the initiative, the private sector, organized civil society and others, in order to bring together the voices of the communities to create a more equitable world for generations.
We must connect, learn and share our experiences with our peers around the world. Now more than ever, the challenges we face are universal and transcend geographic borders. Instead of succumbing to the temptation to look only to our own interests, we believe that collective power lies in learning to bridge the differences that disconnect us, and empower a global community in which solutions transcend not only borders, but that encompass all cultures, ethnic-racial origins, religions, political visions and economic conditions. As a result of this historic summit in Mexico City, we are committed to strengthening global connections that facilitate the improvement of the quality of life in all our communities.” From the Board of Directors The President of the Board of Directors commented with his colleagues on the article that ITESM Chihuahua recently published, where it states that “more than 70% of the organizations that are evaluated by Confio, Constructing Transparent Civil Organizations, increase their value in fixed assets and increase their income.” Unlike other organizations that wish to position themselves as “the official certifier” that can rate the performance of organizations, Confio helps the organizations it works with detect areas of opportunity and improvement to increase donor confidence. The model is advancing little by little and already has a solid presence in Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Mexico City and Querétaro. The Secretary of the Board of Directors said that the Carlos Slim Foundation is supporting the Ministry of Public Education with the idea of developing tools to improve the performance of students and teachers in the PISA test. The Treasurer congratulated the Gentera Foundation, which recently published its activity report for 2017. It is known that this organization firmly contributes to achieving the corporate's purposes to achieve its social investment objectives. In particular, their volunteer actions have given very good results and they have been able to motivate their collaborators by providing resources to get involved in different communities by supporting civil society organizations.
On the other hand, community foundations are a great Phone Number List means to establish alliances between companies and community foundations, thus the United Nations Global Compact Network in Mexico provides different services to profile and align social investment programs and projects with the Goals of Sustainable development. Regarding the contribution made by community foundations, it is enough to point out that precisely the one in Puerto Rico, directed by Nelsón Colón, is leading the issue of the reconstruction of the island after the devastating passage of Hurricane María. In a brief comment to this space, the prominent leader pointed out “perhaps the news about the impact of the damage to Puerto Rico due to this atmospheric phenomenon did not convey the seriousness of the emergency. On the one hand, we face the effects of climate change and on the other mitigate the magnitude of the destruction.” The Puerto Rico Community Foundation has developed different services to efficiently and transparently channel aid to all affected communities. The event consolidated a statement that is transcribed here: “As leaders of philanthropy in North America, we are united in our commitment to building open and sustainable communities, which “leave no one behind” (motto of the meeting). In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, we will continue working to reduce poverty, create opportunities, build resilient economies and protect the environment in Mexico, Canada and the United States. “Community foundations are critical actors who bring a wealth of knowledge to drive change at the local level. To address the systemic challenges that impact our communities, we are committed to generating strategic alliances with the government, the initiative, the private sector, organized civil society and others, in order to bring together the voices of the communities to create a more equitable world for generations.
We must connect, learn and share our experiences with our peers around the world. Now more than ever, the challenges we face are universal and transcend geographic borders. Instead of succumbing to the temptation to look only to our own interests, we believe that collective power lies in learning to bridge the differences that disconnect us, and empower a global community in which solutions transcend not only borders, but that encompass all cultures, ethnic-racial origins, religions, political visions and economic conditions. As a result of this historic summit in Mexico City, we are committed to strengthening global connections that facilitate the improvement of the quality of life in all our communities.” From the Board of Directors The President of the Board of Directors commented with his colleagues on the article that ITESM Chihuahua recently published, where it states that “more than 70% of the organizations that are evaluated by Confio, Constructing Transparent Civil Organizations, increase their value in fixed assets and increase their income.” Unlike other organizations that wish to position themselves as “the official certifier” that can rate the performance of organizations, Confio helps the organizations it works with detect areas of opportunity and improvement to increase donor confidence. The model is advancing little by little and already has a solid presence in Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Mexico City and Querétaro. The Secretary of the Board of Directors said that the Carlos Slim Foundation is supporting the Ministry of Public Education with the idea of developing tools to improve the performance of students and teachers in the PISA test. The Treasurer congratulated the Gentera Foundation, which recently published its activity report for 2017. It is known that this organization firmly contributes to achieving the corporate's purposes to achieve its social investment objectives. In particular, their volunteer actions have given very good results and they have been able to motivate their collaborators by providing resources to get involved in different communities by supporting civil society organizations.