International Community Foundation (ICF)’s mission is to promote increased charitable giving and volunteerism across U.S. borders to benefit overseas nonprofit organizations and communities with an emphasis on Baja California, Mexico. ICF provides leadership and strategically focused guidance to our donors so that they may contribute to worthwhile groups and organizations undertaking innovative programs. The organization promotes sustainable communities by building partnerships mobilizing resources, leveraging technology, engaging U.S. based immigrants in transnational philanthropic endeavors and strengthening communication among community leaders across international borders. For more information please visit www.icfdn.org.

The Synergos Institute strengthens local and private philanthropy and links the two into partnerships with business, government, civil society and communities to address problems of poverty and inequity. As managing partner of the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership, the Synergos Institute administers the partnership’s pooled funds, mobilizes the human and financial resources available to the partnership, coordinates activities, provides capacity-building assistance to Border Community Foundations and twice a year convenes Founding Foundations, Border Community Foundations, Synergos staff, expert speakers and independent evaluators and advisors to a Learning Community. For more information please visit www.synergos.org.

Cross Border Business Associates (CBA) specializes in the maquiladora industry, NAFTA/CAFTA exporters, crossborder market strategies, logistics and transportation, border infrastructure, and technology/environmental trends. CBA also is one of the few crossborder market research firms that understands both sides of the US-Mexico border, integrating Southwest U.S. Hispanic market data with that of Northern Mexico. For more information on CBBA , visit: www.crossborderbusiness.com.

Fundación Empresarial Sonorense (FESAC) is a Mexican public charity whose mission is to improve the standards of living of the people of Sonora by engaging the resources of its industries and promoting a culture of civic duty and participation in sustainable practices amongst the members of the community and its institutions with the aim of fighting poverty and marginalization within the community. For more information please visit www.fesac.org.

El Paso Community Foundation was established in 1977 as a permanent endowment for the long-term benefit of Far West Texas, Southern New Mexico and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. It serves as a charitable resource to donors, nonprofit organizations and the community at-large. http://www.epcf.org