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Eric Isaacson, Leiana Naholowaa and Nicole Trombley will soon be finishing their terms on the Foundation for Change (FFC) Board of Directors. Eric, Leiana and Nicole have been mainstays on the Board through a time of dramatic change in the organization. The Board will present them with tokens of appreciation at their final meeting in June, 2010.
New to the Board of Directors is Irma Gigli of La Jolla. Dr. Gigli is the Walter & Mary Mischer Distinguished Professor of Molecular Medicine and Deputy Director of The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She serves on the board of the Pew Charitable Trust and has served on a number of national and international committees dealing with education and health in the United States and third world countries.
The Foundation for Change has been selected for a Design Grant by the celebrated civic branding and design specialist Bennett Peji (see: http://bennettpeji.com/). Keep your eye out for a new look to our website, print materials and electronic communications.
Program Officer Andrea Rocha joined John Fanestil in presenting at a March 16 workshop for San Diego Grantmakers on the topic of “Building the Capacity of Grassroots Nonprofits.” Andrea also organized a group of FFC grantees to present on a panel at The California Wellness Foundation’s Conference on Work and Health in April.
The Foundation for Change was recognized with the Chair’s Award at the March, 2010 Roosevelt Dinner of the SD County Democratic Party. In his generous remarks, Jess Durfee, Chair of the SD County Democratic Party recalled an early grant from the FFC to promote voter registration in San Diego’s LGBT community.
The Foundation for Change has been awarded a grant from the San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative to serve as the fiscal sponsor for Strength for the Journey, a 5-day summer retreat providing a safe, caring and healing community for people living with HIV/AIDS. For a fourth year John Fanestil will serve as the Dean of the Strength for the Journey camp, which is also affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Michelle Lenoue, Arturo Vasquez and Marquise Anderson are new to the FFC Grant Making Committee. The committee says “farewell” and “thank you” to Connie Garcia of Tijuana, and to Connery Cepeda, who will soon relocate to begin his pursuit of a Masters degree in City Planning at the University of California Berkeley.
In May the Foundation for Change served as a local co-host to a community-based training event organized by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, "Ensuring Equity: Achieving Our Vision for Health Care Reform Legislation."
Executive Director John Fanestil spoke in March on the topic of immigration reform at the Del Mar Rotary Club and the North County World Affairs Council. In January his op-ed, “We owe it to ourselves to count all,” appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune. In February he led over 50 participants from the Council on Family Foundations in a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. In April he participated in the University of San Diego’s Spring Institute for Lived Theology, organized by FFC Board member Sarah Azaransky. In March Fanestil spoke on the topic of fundraising to the fellows of the San Diego New Leaders Council. He has also made recent appearances as guest-preacher at United Methodist Churches in Pacific Beach and San Luis Obispo.
The Friends of Friendship Park coalition was honored by the Save Our Heritage Organisation in December, 2009 at its 27th Annual People in Preservation Awards, the citation reading: “For sheer determination and multifaceted preservation strategies, we commend the Friends of Friendship Park with the People in the Trenches Award.” Friends of Friendship Park is now engaged in intensive negotiations with San Diego Border Patrol about restoring access to the historic meeting place on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Thanks to the generosity of loyal donors, the Foundation for Change has co-sponsored or hosted tables at the following events in 2010: the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast, the 47th Annual Dinner of Planned Parenthood of San Diego & Riverside Counties, the Equality Awards celebration of Equality California, the Labor-Human Rights Celebration of the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties and the Employee Rights Center, and the 2010 Kickoff for Empower San Diego. If you would like to underwrite or organize the Foundation for Change’s sponsorship of an event supporting an allied organization, please contact Executive Director John Fanestil at john@foundation4change.org.
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