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Bi-national Initiative for Border Giving Comes to Las Cruces, New Mexico (APRIL 2007)
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Contact: Michelle Jaramillo (619) 234-6620

Las Cruces, New Mexico – As controversy over building triple fences and immigration continues to mark the discourse around the US-Mexico border region, a group of 21 border community foundations and 12 national, regional and international funders from both countries are working collaboratively across the border to improve quality of life for low income families and communities. On April 18-20, 2007, the partners of the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) will convene their eighth, bi-national learning conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The BPP improves quality of life for low income families and communities via the strengthening of border community foundations and promotion of philanthropy in the region. Since its launch in 2002, this unique bi-national partnership has generated over $15 million in support for border foundations and communities.

Bi-national Initiative for Border Giving Comes to Cd. Juárez (NOVEMBER 2006)

US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership
Jovenes Fronterizos, Thematic Meeting: Engaging the Future Today

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Contact:  Michelle Jaramillo (619) 234-6620

Cd. Juárez, Mexico- On November 16 and 17 The US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) will convene over 40 representatives of 13 community foundations and 20 young people from all along and across the US Mexico border in Cd. Juárez to formally launch the BPP’s Jovenes Fronterizos initiative.  This event highlights the role young people and their well being, play in the future prosperity of the region.  The conference also affirms the critical role border community foundations can have in engaging, advancing and advocating for the interests of border youth. 
The meeting will educate participants of the special challenges and opportunities faced by border youth, and will focus on practical ideas and tools border community foundations from San Diego to Matamoros can use to most effectively increase opportunity and quality of life for our young border residents. 

Bi-national Initiative for Border Giving Comes to Brownsville (JUNE 2006)

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Contact:  Michelle Jaramillo (619) 234-6620

BROWNSVILLE – As passionate immigration debates swirl in Washington, leaders representing 22 border communities continue to learn and collaborate on building homegrown philanthropic giving and improving quality of life in the border region, thanks to a renewed financial commitment by several of the country’s most prestigious philanthropic organizations. The VII US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) Learning Community at the Rancho Viejo Resort June 27-29 brings together representatives from community foundations stretching all the way from Brownsville and Matamoros, to San Diego and Tijuana. Backed by grants from the Ford Foundation, Houston Endowment and 10 other national, regional and international funders, participants at the conference will have the opportunity to learn, network and expand their ability to run organizations that improve the lives of families and communities from both sides of the line.  

JPMorgan Chase to donate $210,000 dollars to the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership to strengthen sustainable community development. (NOVEMBER 2005)

By Silvia Siller

New York, November 11,2005. JPMorgan Chase joins the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) with a social investment of US$210,000 dollars to improve the quality of life in the border region. This is the first contribution to the partnership from the business sector. "Supporting the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership is very much on target for us," said Kimberly Davis, President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. "One of our major goals is to help build assets and wealth creation in low and moderate income communities. We are especially excited about this effort because it supports a broad-based consortium partnering with Latin/Hispanic immigrant communities along the entire U.S.-Mexico border region, an area where JPMorgan Chase has a significant and growing presence." (...)

U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership Announces Phase II of its Successful Bi-national Program (AUGUST 2005)

By Silvia Siller and Javier Valdes

San Diego, CA. August 15, 2005— U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership has launched Phase II of its bi-national program, estimated to continue through July 2008. Originally designed as a three-year project, the success and impact of the initiative resulted in an expansion into a second phase with original and promising new partners.
Phase I of the Border Philanthropy Partnership began in 2001 with the mission to establish and sustain community philanthropy along the 2,000-mile border. The Ford Foundation, along with The Houston Endowment, McCune Charitable Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Fundación Gonzalo Río-Arronte, Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Mott Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Inter American Foundation, disbursed a total of US $13 million. (...)

Changing Charity$10 million Campaign Aims to Increase Philanthropy Along Border (APRIL 2003)

by Sandra Dibble
Union Tribune
Several philanthropic organizations have joined forces to promote charitable giving to Baja California social-service organizations, which are struggling with strained resources under the weight of rapidly growing migrant communities. (...)