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1ST QUARTER 2005 ANNIVERSARY EDITION ICF BOARD MEMBER, ALAN RUBIN, SHARES THE EXPERIENCE OF HIS ENCOUNTER WITH ICF GRANTEES IN BAJA SUR be in desperate conditions. Recently I visited three ICF grantees in the Los Cabos areas: Liga Mac from San Jose del Cabo; The Palapa Society from Todos Santos, and Los Niños del Capitan from Los Cabos. I was greeted warmly by all three groups, and all expressed appreciation for the role ICF and the staff has played in their projects. Each was different, but all three had one thing in common: strong local leaders who take pride in their work and plan to do more fundraising and help more people in their communities. Currently, all three groups have “friends of funds” at ICF, from which their projects have benefited tremendously. In San Jose del Cabo, Liga Mac has developed a referral system to identify extremely needy families. Liga Mac volunteers evaluate the needs and provide food, clothing, medicine and counseling. I visited two of the families, all with many children, who without the help would In Todos Santos, the Palapa Society is led by a group of local business people. Their core project is built around a system of identifying at least 15 promising young women from poor families and funding the costs to enable them to stay in school through high school. The plan is give these girls the education and training they need to fill available jobs in the area. The Palapa Society also plans to repair and reopen a community swimming pool, which has been closed due to lack of funds. Young people will have a place to learn to swim and a healthy and safe place to gather. I was also shown some wonderful old murals on the walls of the Todos Santos Cultural Center. These murals need to be restored and the Society is working with the state for funding and has identified a muralist to do the restoration. In Los Cabos, I was taken to see the daycare center of Los Niños del Capitan. The group has recently completed building a facility that combines a daycare, preschool, nursery, health and dental center in a poor underserved colonia (neighborhood), several miles from downtown. The center is in full operation and is as modern, well designed and up to date as it can possibly be. The preschool children receive up to 3 meals a day and ongoing health care. The children are carefully selected from families whose parents have jobs. The care that the center provides enables the parents to work. The leaders in Los Niños del Capitan have many more ambitious plans to provide more service to the community and are implementing a number of very creative fundraising campaigns. I strongly encourage other ICF contributors to engage in grantee site visits if you’re ever visiting Baja California. Experiencing the work that these groups are doing first hand, is inspiring and motivating. Alan Rubin February 2005 ICF Board Member Alan Rubin Page 10 For more information on how you can visit or contribute to these or other ICF grantees please contact Amy Carstensen at amyc@icfdn.org, or at 858-677-2914, or visit www.icfdn.org
1ST QUARTER 2005 ANNIVERSARY EDITION INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD FORMED TO PROVIDE ICF STRATEGIC ADVICE ON FUTURE DIRECTION ICF has established an International Advisory Board to provide its Board of Governors and staff with strategic counsel on how the foundation can better serve its donors and nonprofit grantee recipients across the Americas and Asia. Chaired by former ICF President and CEO, Lucy Killea, the Advisory Board held its first meeting in early February. The 16 person advisory board will offer unique knowledge, expertise and contacts to assist and facilitate ICF grantmaking in Baja California, as well as other regions served in the Americas and Asia; review and provide on-going advice on ICF’s programmatic initiatives; identify opportunities for greater community involvement and volunteer engagement with the foundation; and assist in furthering ICF’s vision and mission by identifying new funding sources and/or donors interested in international giving. According to ICF’s Board of Governors’ Chair, Leon Reinhart, “the members of the foundation’s Advisory Board will provide ICF with added breadth and perspective as ICF positions itself for future growth.” Honorable Lucy Killea (Chair) Alan Bersin Malin Burnham Claire Crane Loch Crane Jeffrey Davidow David de Baca Marta Flores Gabriela Manriquez Atul Patel Jim Polak Vince Siciliano Deborah Szekely Al Williams Paul Woo ICF’s International Advisory Board Members Former President & CEO of ICF and former California State Senator. Superintendent, San Diego City Schools Chairman, Burnham Real Estate Services & President, Burnham Foundation Local philanthropist and historian local philanthropist and former architect President, Institute of the Americas and Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Community Representative, National City and real estate appraiser Community Representative, National City and promotora, Hablando Claro Director, Government Affairs QUALCOMM Incorporated Senior Vice President, Treasury, PriceSmart, Inc. Local philanthropist and civic leader CEO, First Pacific Bank Local Philanthropist, Owner of Rancho La Puerta Resort & Spa, Founder of Immigration Museum of the New Americans Retired Foreign Service Officer; President, The Amigos of San Diego Opera Owner, Photo Express Page 11 A timeline of beginnings... (Continued from page 2) 1990: The Pacific American Community Foundation (PACF) is incorporated. 1992: First donor advised funds include the Casa Eudes Fund to benefit the Tijuana home for homeless girls. 1993: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is passed. 1994-1995: Mexican peso crash. Donors lose trust in Mexican agencies. This event hiders the performance of the foundation. 1996: Lucy Killea joins ICF as CEO. 1997: The PACF changes its name to the International Community Foundation, broadening its mission to include philanthropy throughout the Americas and Asia. 1999: A total of $156,000 in grants are made in this fiscal year. 2000: ICF’s grantmaking increases to $182,000 annually. 2001: Richard Kiy is appointed President & CEO of ICF. 2002: Grantmaking increases from $352,000 to $890,000. 2003: ICF awards 115 grants totaling nearly 2.6 million. 2004: Over $2.5 million granted.
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