| CONNECTIONS
Bi-Monthly News for Contributors and Friends of ICF
January - February 2000 |
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CHINA SITE VISIT
Last month in Shanghai Lucy Killea met Dr. Robert Chang,
fund advisor to the Robert & Joyce Chang Advised Fund,
to visit the Yonghui Hope Project, an education project
for building schools in East Central rural China. The
project's officers presented Killea and Chang with a report
on the project, after which they toured the facility,
discussed immediate needs, and received information on
possible future projects. The Robert & Joyce Chang Advised
Fund has granted a total of $150,000 in the year it has
been managed by ICF. The fund is the beneficiary of a
lead trust, providing long term funds for education projects
by ICF. |
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INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FUND
(ICD 2000)
This year ICF has teamed up with Sempra Energy to provide
$50,000 in grants to organizations serving children in
need in the Tijuana area. Sempra has committed $25,000
for ICD 2000 with an additional $7,500 for ICF's operational
capacity. The Sempra grant will serve as leverage to raise
the remaining $25,000. We anticipate $10,000 will be provided
by ICF Funds and the other $15,000 by individuals in the
community. Requests for proposals to receive grants were
sent to 75 Tijuana organizations. The deadline to receive
proposals is March 1, 2000. If you would like to receive
a copy of the RFP please call Marisol LÚpez at 619.235.2300. |
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PHILANTHROPIST 2000
It is official! This year's Philanthropists of the Year
is Sra. Aurora Rosas Vda. de Arnaiz. She will be honored
at a luncheon at the Hotel Camino Real in Tijuana on Wednesday,
March 29. Mrs. Christy Walton & Don Luis Fimbres have
confirmed their participation as co-chairs for the event.
Christy has provided several donations to ICF, and Don
Luis was last year's Philanthropists of the Year. |
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WORKING TOGETHER
ICF is collaborating with the University of San Diego,
the Mexican Cultural Institute, and the U.S. - Japan Society
of Tijuana & San Diego on two classical music concerts
to raise funds for Aldea EcolÚgica, an environmental project
in Tijuana. The concerts by the USD orchestra will take
place at USD on April 28 & 30. In addition, the orchestra
will provide a free concert for orphan children in Tijuana
on May 13. The concert in Tijuana is coordinated by the
Instituto Mexicano de Arte y Cultura. |
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PROPOSALS
PENDING
During December and January ICF submitted proposals to
the following organizations: a $10,000 proposal to the
James S. Copley Foundation to build the operational capacity
of ICF; a $25,000 proposal to the California Endowment
for a Donor Development Program; and a $5,000 proposal
to the Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation to support International
Children's Fund. |
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DEVELOPING
RELATIONSHIPS
ICF met for the second time with Michael Fisher and Dave
Lorey from the Hewlett Foundation to explore the possibility
of collaborating on an environmental initiative in Tijuana.
The Hewlett Foundation wants to grant funds directly to
Mexico and are interested in the opening of the Tijuana-based
foundation. Tijuanan non-profits currently receiving funds
from the Hewlett Foundation are Pro Esteros, Pro Natura,
and Proyecto Fronterizo. ICF will keep Hewlett informed
of the progress toward establishing the Tijuana-based
foundation. The Ball Foundation has approached ICF to
begin talks on the possibility of a border charter school.
ICF's role would be as a potential facilitator/fiscal
agent for the project. We are also talking about bringing
into the project other players who are involved in cross-border
teacher training such as The Natural History Museum and
SANDAG. |
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FUNDS
GRANTED
In December, ICF granted funds to Ciudad de los NiÒos
through a grant from the San Diego Foundation Genesis
Communications Fund and a grant to Centro de Comunidad
from the Killea Family Fund. Both grants were for general
support. |
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NEW
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Join ICF in welcoming Lorena Figueroa, ICF's new full-time
Office Assistant. Lorena is a part-time Community Relations
student at San Diego State University. Previous to joining
ICF, Lorena was an Office Manager at San Diego State University. |
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RECENT
SUPPORTERS
ICF extends its appreciation to those who make it possible
for ICF to continue its mission: Audrey Geisel, Nicholas
Binkley, Malin Burnham, B. James Polak, Lowell Blankfort,
Albert N. Williams, Enrique Morones, Neil Morgan, Nancy
Chavez, Jean Kluver, Tom Hirata, Lucy Killea, and Shirley
Daley. |
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