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País: Mexico
Organization: VEDS (Visión Estratégica para el Desarrollo Social)
Field of Work - other
Year project started (or projected start date) (yyyy) - 2008
If Field of Work is “other” please define in 1-2 words below - Sociedad Civil
What is the primary problem your venture is trying to address and how are you addressing it (or planning to address it)? - Civil society as a whole, presents a third sector, responding to needs that neither government nor business is able to address; thus occupying an important position in the formation of a citizenry that fosters the sustainable development of the country. The growing relevance of this sector creates a window of opportunity for civil society organizations (CSOs), through which, by virtue of their functioning and outreach, they can achieve a greater impact on their target communities.
We are seeking to take advantage of this window of opportunity through the development of managerial, operational and strategic training for CSOs, that will enable them to conceptualize a specialized consultative model. Project Description - Describe your project in one sentence: To design strategies to strengthen each individual beneficiary organization based on the particular characteristics that will promote its development
Unique and different - Describe what makes your idea unique and different: The project will be innovative in that it will generate alternative strategies for organizational development through a formative process which will include training in motivation, organizational self-analysis, and will have the following characteristics:
- Participative - Inclusive - Transparent - Non-intrusive. Additionally, the systematization of the procedures which will be carried out with each organization will permit us to conceptualize a consultative model fitted to the circumstances of this sector, focusing on the organization as the source of its own development. Project plan - What is your project plan for the next 6 months? The development of a conference for CSOs that focus on different issues
- to secure their participation in the project; - to define criteria for participation in the project based on the needs of the population served; - to establish guidelines for collaboration in collectively carrying out the project; - to design tools to detect and evaluate areas of opportunity; - to collectively implement a community diagnostic; and, - to jointly develop a work plan with each organization, to carry out the formative process. Partnerships - What are some of your most successful partnerships and how have you created them? We seek to create a portfolio of strategic players who can support the enrichment and feasibility of the project. Formalizing the collaboration among institutions will create a multiplier effect.
Some of the prospective organizational participants in the project are: - Fundemex (Mexican Enterprise Foundation A.C.); - CODESOL (Social Development Council); - Cemefi (Mexican Center for Philanthropy); - INDESOL (National Institute of Social Development); and - Other organizations specializing in the development of NGOs. Impact - Provide one sentence describing your impact/intended impact. Our planned impact goes beyond the quantitative measure of ten NGOs and their 500 or so clients; creating a qualitative ripple effect in terms of the improved management that will allow those participant NGOs to more effectively address the needs of their clientele in the intermediate- and long-term.
Effectiveness - How many people has your project served to date? Exactly who benefits from your innovation? The initial objective is to impact ten NGOs directly and approximately 500 beneficiaries indirectly.
Creative funding - Please describe creative ways that you have acquired funding and other resources? In the face of increasing needs, the private sector has become aware of the importance of good corporate citizenship, which goes beyond mere respect for law to embrace the idea of business as a major stakeholder in local development. To foster this project we would create a program of corporate sponsorship for NGOs, we would match up the social interests and resources of each company with the complementary mission of an NGO. In this way, a company would be able to direct its community activity toward supporting a specific organization over the duration of its professionalization.
Other non finance needs - What non-financial resources/services do you need in order to help sustain your project? Continuing in-service training for the work group, addressing themes of non-profit management, public policy and civil society.
Also a multidisciplinary group of consultants with national or international experience, ready and able to provide on-line or face-to-face technical assistance. Motivation - What was the motivation or defining moment that led you to create this project? Tell us the story. I began by doing a workshop on ecology in a shelter, after which I sought to become more involved, earning a diplomate in social leadership, where I designed a Collective Farm Organization Development Project in a rural community. This experience led me to the decision to commit my life to this type of endeavor, since I see myself as having something of value to offer to society’s well-being. That is how I became involved in working with NGOs over the course of my own professional career.
In the face of the growth in the non-profit sector, it is clear that the professionalization of NGOs must not only keep pace with the growing number of NGOs, but must also address the need for higher quality services for their target audiences. I have become one of a group of four like-minded professionals with complementary skill sets: Iván Zúñiga, Brenda de Hoyos and Manuel Nuñez – who dream of creating a better world through this project. Accordingly, we have committed our knowledge, skills and abilities toward the realization of this dream, which will allow us to achieve a professional impact on the NGO community. Awards - Please describe any awards or recognition you have received (either personal or for your team)? We have received individual awards such as: Outstanding student from the class of 2007 from the Monterrey Technological Institute (Monterrey Campus) in the area of Sustainable Social Development; and
Outstanding student from the class of 2007 from the Monterrey Technological Institute (Monterrey Campus) in the area of Social Leadership. We have receive the group recognition of Diplomates in Social Leadership. Contact Information:
Agueda Carolina Gon
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Hola!
Nuestro grupo se llama VEDS (Visión Estratégica para el Desarrollo Social), y tenemos nuestro proyecto de fortalecimiento a Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil, que les presentamos en esta competencia.
Esperamos su valiosa retroalimentación.
A nombre de: Brenda, Manuel, Iván y Agueda.
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Ing. Agueda C. Gon Martínez