El presidente de la Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (FCPR), el doctor Nelson I. Colón Tarrats, contribuirá al debate sobre la reconstrucción de la isla durante el foro otoñal de CFLeads, Making our Mark: Igniting the Future of Today’s Community Foundations, que se celebrará del 22 al 24 de octubre en Pittsburg, PA.
Durante el evento, auspiciado por The Heinz Endowments y The Pittsburgh Foundation, Colón Tarrats expondrá en el panel Speed Dating on Issues: Critical Challenges of our Time, bajo la premisa de Rebuilding After Natural Disasters. Su participación será el día 24 de octubre, entre 9:00 a.m. y 11:00 a.m.
Luego del huracán María (septiembre 2017), la FCPR trazó un plan estratégico que transicionó de la ayuda inmediata a la reconstrucción, desde el lente de la equidad y la sostenibilidad. Para lograrlo, se enfocó en proveer acceso a cinco recursos esenciales: energía renovable, agua potable, vivienda segura, desarrollo económico comunitario y educación. A dos años del fenómeno atmosférico, la FCPR publicó el progreso del trabajo en los principales periódicos del país. Para ver, presione aquí.
El foro reúne a fundaciones comunitarias de Estados Unidos para construir relaciones y adquirir aprendizaje, definir el futuro de las fundaciones comunitarias comprometidas con el liderato comunitario, y debatir sobre el rol y las responsabilidades de las fundaciones comunitarias, entre otros objetivos.
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Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico will participate in the CFLeads 2019 Fall Forum Making Our Mark: Igniting the Future of Community Foundations
The president/CEO of Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (FCPR), Nelson Colón Tarrats, will participate in the CFLeads 2019 Fall Forum Making Our Mark: Igniting the Future of Community Foundations, this October 22-24, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
In the event, sponsored by The Heinz Endowments y The Pittsburgh Foundation, Colón Tarrats will be one of the participants in the Speed Dating on Issues: Critical Challenges of our Time Panel, focusing in Rebuilding After Natural Disasters. His participation will be October 24, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
After Hurricane Maria, the FCPR activated the Puerto Rico Community Recovery Fund, thus becoming a reliable source for donors interested in helping and strengthening our communities and a source of grants for organizations throughout the Island. A total of $13 million has been received. Since then, the fund has awarded $8.5 million in donations to nonprofit organizations and individuals for immediate relief and sustainable renovation in our communities, plus $1.3 million for training and technical assistance. To transition from the immediate relief to sustainable renovation stages, the FCPR implemented a strategic design to guide the work, focusing on five areas: renewable energy, water, housing, economic development and education.
According to CFLeads web page, the event is designed to bring the most forward-looking community foundations from across the country together to: identify the ever-changing roles community foundations need to play as community leaders; debate the role and responsibilities of community foundations in a time of political, economic, and social division; dive into promising practices of community leadership; gather with like-minded peers to build relationships and achieve greater learning; and define the future for community foundations committed to community leadership.