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cover is a brown and white photo of an Indian woman and
three smaller color photos. Any comparative statistics
(except for income and expenses) contained in this report
are not readily apparent.
In 2006 total unrestricted operating revenue and
support was $5.012 million, up 26.1% from $3.705 million
in 2005. Of the expenses, 9% were for administration and
9% were for fundraising, leaving 82% for program services
and information (the “information” includes giving a
presentation or lecture about FFH, answering a question
from a donor on the phone, talking to potential partners
about a project).
In the section titled “Sharing the vision, changing the
world” (p. 10-13), donors are listed and ranked into
categories by amount donated. The top category is
$100,000+ in which 10 donors are listed. These include:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. GlaxoSmithKline
(African Malaria Partnership). Microfinance Opportunities.
Nike Foundation. U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID).
On page 9 (Revenues and Expenses) we read: “In fiscal
year 2006, each dollar donated to Freedom from Hunger
mobilized $29.78 in loan funds to entrepreneurial women.”
Below that is a dollar bill, followed by an “equal sign,”
followed by $29.78 in bills and coins. Chris Dodson of FFH
(Jan. 2011) explains: “It is just not about matching grants.
Rather, it is a statement of the leverage that donations from
the general public funding could provide to Freedom from
Hunger as it approached larger donors. Without a steady
base of public support, many larger donors will not fund a
smaller organization. The larger donors want to be sure that
the smaller organization has stability and will survive if the
larger organization (for any reason) decides to stop its
funding.” Address: 1644 DaVinci Court, Davis, California
95617. Phone: (530) 758-6200. Fax: (530) 758-6241.
358. Freedom from Hunger. 2007. Annual report 2007: Can
microfinance change the world? Davis, California: FFH
Foundation. 12 p. 28 cm.
• Summary: Christopher Dunford, PhD is president.
Lawrence P. Youngblood is chair, board of trustees. The
cover is largely white with three small color photos. Any
comparative statistics contained in this report are not readily
apparent. But page 1 seems to suggest some new
approaches and deep changes: “Credit with Education is
now delivered by local microfinance institutions in 14
countries to well over 530,000 women... This is a 13%
increase over last year... Saving for Change is reaching
55,000 women who were previously considered ‘too poor’
for a loan and too expensive to serve with education...”
Under “Program achievements” is a section titled
“Microfinance and health protection” which states (p. 5):
“Families living in poverty are often devastated by costly
health crises. Microfinance organizations that depend on
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women’s ability to repay loans, want to help their clients
safeguard their own health as well as that of their families’.
With the support of a major grant from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, Freedom from Hunger’s Microfinance
and Health Protection (MAHP) initiative is working with
five microfinance institutions in Benin, Bolivia, Burkina
Faso, India and the Philippines to develop new
combinations of microfinance and health-protection
services. These packages include offering health savings
accounts and emergency loans, supporting local sellers of
health care products, enrolling microfinance borrowers in
health insurance programs and making service contracts
with local health care providers.
“Fiscal Year 2007 marked the launch of MAHP.
Partners were selected, packages researched and developed,
pilot-testing begun, and research to measure impact
designed. Over the next two years, each package will be
evaluated for effectiveness and scalability. The most
successful packages will be offered to all of Freedom from
Hunger’s partners as well as other organizations...”
Reach (p. 6): “People living in poverty are ready and
willing to help themselves and thousands of local
organizations are trying to help them succeed. However, the
time and cost to train local organizations to provide highimpact
self-help support is slowing real growth. Reach is
Freedom from Hunger’s solution. Through Reach we are
setting up regional training centers to offer high-quality
training and materials at low cost to local service
organizations.”
Saving for Change–”Freedom from Hunger and Oxfam
America have jointly developed Saving for Change.”
Because of the large grant from the Gates foundation
and new partnerships, the former metrics of progress used
by FFH no longer work so simply. Moreover, the financial
statements have become more complex. Total unrestricted
operating revenue and support is $7.356 million in fiscal
2007, up 46.8% from $5.012 million the previous year. Of
this, 40% is corporate and foundation giving, and 37% is
philanthropic and planned giving.
In a plastic pouch on the inside rear cover is a 10minute
DVD titled “Ending hunger for good,” narrated by
Jane Pauley and Mohammad Yunus, PhD, each a co-chair of
FFH’s Ambassador’s Council. Note: In future years, any
DVDs or videos were on the website. This DVD was
donated by one of FFH’s trustees who is in marketing and
advertising; producing such a DVD costs a great deal of
money and takes huge amounts of staff time.
On page 8 is a new and important feature: “Freedom
from Hunger is honored by Charity Navigator’s highest
rating: four stars.” The meaning of this rating is explained.
Below that is the Charity Navigator logo and the BBB Wise
Giving Alliance Standards logo (give.org).
A small insert, which is partly a summary of the larger
report, states: “Microfinance and more... Credit with