Updates and Inspiration From The Field

Nov 29, 2016

4 Ways to Give on #GivingTuesday

“Amidst the frenzy of holiday parties, indulgent feasts, and shopping, #GivingTuesday is a reminder to pause and remember the importance of giving back to your...

Oct 6, 2016

As Hurricane Matthew Hits, Haitian Migrants Stuck at the San Diego-Tijuana Border

“I’m sure you have been following the news about Hurricane Matthew that has recently hit Haiti. Over 100 known deaths and another blow to the...

Sep 28, 2016

ICF Launches Food Security Campaign

“The International Community Foundation is embarking on a campaign to improve access to healthy, fresh food for low-income families from La Paz to Los Cabos...

Aug 11, 2016

Juli Goff Helps Launch La Paz Community Fund

“After 17 years of operating Se Habla…La Paz, a Spanish language school in La Paz, BCS, Founder and Director Juli Goff is retiring! In honor...

Jun 29, 2016

Experience Your Border: A Learning Tour of Cross-Border Issues in the Tijuana-San Diego Region

August 9, 2016 Join ICF for a Full Day Border Tour to Tijuana. This is an excellent opportunity to experience our unique border...

Feb 11, 2016

The Role of Equity in Philanthropy

“As the Equity Summit’s opening ceremony began, I was struck and moved by Policy Link’s spoken word video “Our Moment.” I felt poet Mayda...

Feb 11, 2016

Reflections on Policy Link’s 2015 Equity Summit

Reflections on Policy Link’s 2015 Equity Summit by ICF Program Officer Alana Ortez (Originally posted on Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy’s blog – December 2015) As...

Nov 7, 2015

Fighting Chronic Disease

“I have been a nurse for 24 years. During my years of training I learned the natural history of diseases such as diabetes and its...

Nov 6, 2015

The Gift of Reading

Mexico prides itself on being one of the few Latin American countries that has a national library program. The National Reading Program (Programa Nacional...