International Community Foundation – Saving Mexico

I am privileged to be helping the International Community Foundation. They are non-profit here in San Diego focused on helping raise the quality of life throughout Mexico. They have programs in health, education, economic development, and the environment. They especially attract the donations of people who have second homes in Mexico or visit there frequently. I was shocked to learn that only 27 million dollars of charitable funds aid go to Mexico from the United States, and only 45 million dollars in private charity. Mexico is our neighbor and believe me, they need lots of help. They are running out of oil revenue and efforts to promote the common good are an acute need. It’s certainly in our interest to make sure that Mexico has a thriving economy and a law abiding society. Anything that we can do to help the development of that country is well worth our investment. The strategy session itself went really well. We came up with a number of ways to focus the organization on its areas of highest impact and it’s outstanding reputation. We discussed several cause-marketing campaigns with major corporations that might be attractive and other initiatives that might magnify ICF’s impact dramatically.