Since Funds Society began the publication of the three editions of its magazine, in Spain, the offshore market and, since this year, for the Latin American region, it has told the stories of numerous NGOs that, in some way, are linked or supported by the firms and professionals in the investment fund sector.
Now, our publication goes a step further and has decided to support the NGOs that go through this section with an online advertising campaign. The objective of this campaign is to grow the NGO’s visibility in our readership with a banner under the slogan ‘Solidarity Corner: Together we will make it possible’.
Funds Society will be donating 10% of its publicity impressions of the MPU format during eight weeks to the foundation that was featured in the Rincón Solidario or Solidarity Corner section in the magazine. As is logical, these banners will direct the reader to the official website of the NGOs so that they can learn more about their activity and the groups they serve; as well as collaborate with them, if they wish to do so.
This quarter, the protagonist in Spain is the Association of Relatives and Friends of Children with Cancer (Afanic), an entity that aims to cover the diverse needs that hospitalized children present at both medical and psychological, educational and recreational levels. The organization interprets that these are basic needs to enable their expected recovery and give adequate attention to their families. José Miguel Maté, CEO of Tressis, has run numerous marathons to raise funds for his cause, and collaborates with them closely.
In the case of the offshore market, this space is assigned to the Adam J. Lewis School (AJLP), a non-profit institution created in 2013 in tribute to Adam Lewis, who died on September 11. In this school, 18 children between three, four and five years of age study under a model that mixes Montessori, Piaget and Reggio Emilia techniques. By 2018, their goal is to double the size of the school and for that, they are looking to grow their donations considerably. Supporting them in this effort, is Richard Garland, director of Investec, who is running seven marathons in seven continents to raise 100,000 dollars, contributions he is planning to match.
Finally, in the Latin American region the featured NGO is Los Tréboles, an educational center, located in Montevideo. This center is winning the battle against school dropouts, one of the biggest educational problems in Uruguay. The NGO, which is financed in 40% by private donations (45% contributed by the State) serves 120 children and 40 teenagers from the Flor de Maroñas neighborhood. They have been 20 years in the area and in 2017 they managed to get only 1.5% of those attending the place to repeat the course.
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