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

Operational Team

Jalil Guadarrama

Operating Director

Carmen Ortega

Administrative Director

Luis Carmona

Accountant and Tax Advisor

Brenda González

Administrative Management Assistant

Cecilia Achiquén

Communication Coordinator

Daniela Pliego

Young Agents of Change Coordinator

Adrián Brito

Environmental Culture Coordinator

Luis Tetatzin

Strengthening of Community Development Program Coordinator

Gerardo Guadarrama

Verificador de Proyectos

Andrea Reséndiz

Asistente de Jóvenes Agentes de Cambio

Emilio Tejeda Olivares

Communication Assistant

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.