Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Coorporate Accountability
Crime Prevention
Development
Education
Extreme poverty
Indigenous Peoples
Private Sector
Youth
Financing for Development:
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Social Development:
Disabled persons
Employment
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Education
Health
Partnerships
Poverty
Rural Development
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| Geographic scope: |
Local
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| Country of activity: |
Mexico
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1996 |
| Organizational structure: |
The Trust Fund Technical Committee is formed by 30 members: four representatives from the State Government (heads of the Secretariats of Education and Culture, Health, Finance and Social Development), three congressmen appointed by State legislature, two Mayors proposed by the State Congress, 20 members from the Business sector elected by legally established organizations in the municipalities of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Delicias, Parral, Ojinaga, Jimenez, Camargo, Guachochi and Cuauhtemoc; and a Technical Secretary (also a businessmen) appointed by the majority of the committee members, representing all regions in the state. The Chihuahuan Businessmen Foundation has its own governance body leading all legal aspects, including management, administration and control of funds. It holds the Foundation’s power and legal representation, and is able to decide its direction and destination. It is integrated by the General Associate Assembly, the Board of Directors and local advisory boards; it is overseen by the State chair. The Foundation’s governance body is based on the form of a Board of Directors, formed by the 20 businessmen and the technical secretary belonging to the Trust Committee (The Trust Fund technical secretary is the Chair of the Board in Fechac’s State Board of Directors). Each region is represented at the highest governance body, validating proposals and projects. The Board of Directors consists of: one chairperson, two business representatives from Nuevo Casas Grandes, Ojinaga, Cuauhtemoc, Delicias, Camargo, Jimenez and Parral, three representatives from Chihuahua, three representatives from Ciudad Juarez, one representative from the Sierra (rural) region, one state general director, even though he/she does not have the right to vote because of his/her operational position. Work is carried out through special committees where topics or projects are discussed; they are then submitted (after assessment) before the Board of Directors during their monthly session. An important part of this work has been defining guidelines for the institution: vision, policies and procedures. |
| Number and type of members: |
Fechac employs 75 full-time employees, in nine cities. There is also a central office that provides support and coordinates state-wide efforts. Operative employees work under the leadership of 130 advisors, represented by the Board of Directors; all of them are appointed businessmen in collaboration with business associations in their city, who contribute voluntarily with their talent and experience to assess projects. They contribute with more than 19 thousand hours of volunteer work every year. These advisors are proposed by business organizations in each main city, state-wide, where local boards are formed with 12-22 employers participating, approximately. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Comunalia, RedEAmerica, Red de Asociaciones y Fundaciones Empresariales |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fundraising campaigns
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Other sources
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
Rental income, special events and construction projects |
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