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President's Year-end Message
Rekindling Meaning in Our Lives & Some Hope for Mexico & Central America’s Ailing Nonprofit Sector
 As the impacts of the recession are felt across the United States, non-profits throughout Mexico & Central America are bracing for the worst. With the vast majority of charities in the region now working to close their fiscal years today, some tough choices will need to be made as individual U.S. donors tighten their belts and foundations, large and small, begin to reevaluate and, in some cases, cut available funding for grantmaking in 2009.
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Year End Features
Emerging Youth Leaders in the Mexican Nonprofit Sector
Laura Escobosa never imagined she would become a modern-day Pied Piper – especially not one who inspired Mexican children to follow excitedly behind her, sharing news about their recycling efforts.
» More CIAM’s Legal Victory in Panama
After just one year of operations, the International Community Foundation’s grantee, Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM), is celebrating its first legal victory, which will help protect fragile coastal areas inside the Bastimentos National Park in Panama.
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Featured Donors
Miguel Aldrete and Rosalynda Gianonne Lay the Foundation for Their Legacy
For Miguel Aldrete and Rosalynda Gianonne, it was an eye-opening experience to visit a hospital not more than 20 minutes south of San Diego and see children with cancer suffering in facilities not properly equipped to treat them.
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International Community Foundation Upcoming Events
2009 Donor Trips
 Save the dates:
April 5-8, 2009: San Ignacio Lagoon whale watching trip November 2-7, 2009: Great White Shark Expedition to Isla Guadalupe » More Save the date: Music without Borders
Benefit Concert
On Sunday April 26, 2009 the International Community Foundation will host the Music without Borders Benefit Concert in National City. Join us for a spring afternoon of classical Spanish guitar performed by the internationally renowned guitarist, Pablo Sainz Villegas.
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Year End Giving Tips
IRA Rollover Extended through December 2009!
The U.S. Congress’ recently enacted $700 billion economic bailout bill (H.R. 1424, The Financial Rescue Package) that included a two-year extension of the IRA Rollover provision permitting donors over the age of 70 ½ to make chartable gifts directly from a traditional or Roth individual Retirement Account (IRA) without incurring federal income taxes. The provision will be made retroactive to January 1, 2008, and will apply to gifts made from that date through December 31, 2009.
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