WHAT IS THE
MALINALCO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
The FCM was created in 2007 with the purpose of promoting community participation in the preservation and protection of the natural, social, historical and spiritual wealth of Malinalco, in the State of Mexico.
Our objective is to promote community work by identifying and training leaders and agents of change who possess the necessary skills, strength and vitality to propose solutions to the need of their communities, through the allocation of human, economic, material and technological resources..
VISION
To be a civil society institution for people and groups that seek a change in the socio-environmental environment and increased opportunities to achieve sustainable, fair and equitable development.
MISSION
Strengthen the capabilities of citizens to positively transform the social and environmental environment of Malinalco and surrounding areas.
At FCM we develop and operate three main programs:
Young Agents of Change
Environmental Culture
Strengthening of Community Development
We have also created community funds, so that social investors can increase the impact of their donations through an ethical and transparent link between them and the organizations that work towards the improvement of the municipality of Malinalco.
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At Malinalco Community Foundation we seek to promote and contribute to the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals
TEAM
Operational Team
José Vigil
Chairman
Pedro Álvarez
Vicepresident
Remi Berthelemont
Vocal
Andrés Aguilar
Vocal
Alejandro Bravo
Vocal
Equipo Operativo
Jalil Guadarrama
Operating Director
Carmen Ortega
Administrative Director
Luis Carmona
Accountant and Tax Advisor
Brenda González
Administrative Management Assistant
Adrián Brito
Environmental Culture Coordinator
Daniela Pliego
Young Agents of Change Coordinator
Cecilia Achiquén
Communication Coordinator
Emilio Tejeda Olivares
Communication Assistant
Andrea Reséndiz
Asistente de Jóvenes Agentes de Cambio
María Guadalupe Gutiérrez
Asistente Administrativa
WHAT IS A
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
The FCM was created in 2007 with the purpose of promoting community participation in the preservation and protection of the natural, social, historical and spiritual wealth of Malinalco, in the State of Mexico.
Community foundations seek to generate local development in the geographic area where we work, identifying the existing wealth in the area and directing it for the benefit of the community.
Its main functions are:
To encourage co-responsibility and citizen participation. To involve the diverse local actors in the development of the region where it operates.
To obtain local knowledge and experience, especially in-depth knowledge of the social problems of the area.
To mobilize financial, material and human resources, both local and external, towards the solution of local problems.
To provide financial, human and material support to local groups or initiatives.
To offer guidance to social investors wishing to advance the region where the Community Foundation is located
To manage and operate funds from social investors and donors to support organizations or projects working for the improvement of their community.
To participate in community leadership activities to promote, encourage and facilitate the resolution of local problems and develop solutions to them.
To be transparent and accountable for the use of resources and funds employed.
There are Community Foundations throughout the world
Community Foundations in the United States support several states and regions.
Community Foundations in the México are grouped in an alliance with Comunalia, an institution dedicated to strengthening community foundations in the country.
