Fundación Tot Raval
pl. Caramelles 8
Barcelona, Catalonia 08001
Spain
Mission
Improving the lives of the inhabitants of the Raval
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Most Meaningful Change
The foundation has participated in projects with over 300 neighborhood organizations and has reached more than 30,000 people each year in a community where more than half of the citizens are immigrants. Social and cultural organizations, museums, hotels and other businesses work together to improve the neighborhood.
2002 Year Founded
8 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$520,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Fundación Tot Raval |
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Address 1 | pl. Caramelles 8 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Barcelona |
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State / Region | Catalonia |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 08001 |
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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 | 934426868 |
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Email | ifresnillo@totraval.org |
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Website | www.totraval.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Roger Marcet, Presidente |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Iolanda Fresnillo |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Directora |
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Year Founded | 2002 |
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Mission Statement | Improving the lives of the inhabitants of the Raval |
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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 | 50,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 8 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 40 |
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Total Board Members | 60 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $581,440 |
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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 | $581,440 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $520,000 |
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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 | Declined |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an 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 | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | None |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Not important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Not important |
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Serving donor needs | Not important |
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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 | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Slightly important |
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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 | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Did not answer |
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Religion | Lot |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Lot |
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Information technology | Fair amount |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Often |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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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 better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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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 | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Much achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Much achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Some important achievements |
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Value of community assets | Much achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Some important achievements |
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Gender equity | A few small achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small 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 | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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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 | Unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Unhelpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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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 | Yes |
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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 | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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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 | Important |
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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 | 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 | The foundation has participated in projects with over 300 neighborhood organizations and has reached more than 30,000 people each year in a community where more than half of the citizens are immigrants. Social and cultural organizations, museums, hotels and other businesses work together to improve the neighborhood. |
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