Fundación Galicia Sustentable
Centro Empresarial y de Negocios Costa Vella, Rúa de Amio 114, Parque Empresarial Costa Vella
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15702
Spain
Mission
To contribute to the self-development of Galicia’s people and organizations
Most Meaningful Change
We have been working to overcome an aversion to both giving and receiving that has always existed in our small communities in Galicia and has resulted in the loss of many potential financial resources.
Organization | Fundación Galicia Sustentable |
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Address 1 | Centro Empresarial y de Negocios Costa Vella, Rúa de Amio 114, Parque Empresarial Costa Vella |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Santiago de Compostela |
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State / Region | A Coruña |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 15702 |
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Country | Spain |
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Continent | Europe |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 34629430629 |
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Email | Marcos.perez@galiciasustentable.org |
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Website | www.fundacion.galiciasustentable.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Marcos Pérez, President |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Marcos Pérez |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President |
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Year Founded | 2008 |
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Mission Statement | To contribute to the self-development of Galicia’s people and organizations |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 2,900,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 5 |
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Total Board Members | 3 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $80,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $78,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Stayed about the same |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played an important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Slightly important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Little |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Not at all |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Not at all |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Rarely |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting much worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting much worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting much worse |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting worse |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much worse |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much worse |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | N/A |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Not at all |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Other organization | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have been working to overcome an aversion to both giving and receiving that has always existed in our small communities in Galicia and has resulted in the loss of many potential financial resources. |
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