Border Community Foundations: Sustainability for Community Impact -- US-Mexico BPP VII Learning Community Meeting Proceedings
By The Synergos Institute | August 2006 | View Full Text | Email Link

Abstract

This is the report of the seventh Learning Community of the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP), held in Brownsville, Texas on June 27-29, 2006. More than 80 participants convened to mark the formal launch of the BPP into Phase II and to discuss the theme of “Sustainability for Community Impact."

During three days, participants focused on the task of building a collective vision for the future of border community philanthropy and its impact on the improvement of quality of life in border communities. During various sessions and workshops, BPP members considered various national trends and forces, as well as opportunities, which may impact of the future of border community philanthropy. Keynote speakers inspired participants to take initiative on tackling tough problems with their stories of shaping a vision of leadership for their own community foundations.

Finally, as the BPP launches forward into its second phase, the question of what will happen Post-Phase II was on everyone’s mind. The emerging consensus among BPP members is that there is a strong desire to continue the BPP beyond Phase II. The newly-formed BPP committees have taken up the task of determining what shape the BPP will take beyond Phase II to ensure the sustainability of its work along the US-Mexico border.

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