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What does the FCM address? Why is it important?
We validate the voice of the people and act accordingly.
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We actively participate in community dialogue spaces and invest in generating a survey that takes the pulse of the community. This survey has revealed that the main issues perceived by the population are: gentrification, pressure on water resources, waste management, food sovereignty, cost of living, mental health issues, and more.
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Unlike other tourist destinations eroded by gentrification and uncontrolled growth, Monteverde maintains a community base and fabric that seeks to balance development and well-being.
MISSION + VISION
Mission: Unite diverse resources, shareholders and strategies in order to support and promote sustainable initiatives within the Monteverde region.
Vision: Create quality of life and a more sustainable community through the efforts and collaboration of all Monteverde.
OUR VALUES
Community, connection, trust, resilience, equity, balance, empathy, hope, regeneration.
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Who are we
We are a non-profit organization that seeks to build a sustainable Monteverde by cultivating and connecting resources and capacities.
What do we seek
To create a more sustainable community with a quality of life, through the effort and collaboration of the entire Monteverde.
What guides us
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Community, connection, trust.
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Resilience.
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Equity, balance.
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Empathy, hope.
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Regeneration, recognition of the value in everyone.
SINCE 2012...
Since 2012, the Monteverde Community Fund supported 37 grassroots projects and organizations, leveraged more than $140,000 in small grants, and connected Monteverde organizations with ample funding sources and relevant expertise.
We also measure our success by the perseverance and ingenuity of the organizations working throughout the Monteverde region:
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Monteverde’s first public Spanish-language library
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Anti Harassment Brigade
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Women’s artisanal soap enterprise
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Community garden
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Youth action groups
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Municipal-wide water and solid waste treatment
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Internationally-recognized climate action commission
Get to Know Our Impact In Numbers
Total awarded through competitive funds and special projects: +$196,000
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Funds managed for Affiliated Groups: +$875,000
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Total raised by the Coffee Tours Alliance: $179,057
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Number of affiliated groups: 24
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Total community members in the assembly: 53 active members
OUR STORY
We also provide fiscal agency to grassroots organizations, so they can focus on their areas of expertise. These organizations pursue high-level impact in areas like climate action, literacy and education, theatre arts, and solid waste.
During its short tenure, the Monteverde Community Fund has become a force that magnifies and enhances the work of Monteverde’s engaged citizenry.
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?
A Bit of Background
The association is a non-profit organization where a group of people comes together for a common purpose and social purpose. For its constitution, it must constitute 10 or more people. Additionally, the figure must necessarily have a Board of Directors (chosen by the associates) with at least 5 positions.
Source: El Observador CR