Introduction

 

ICA ANNUAL DISBURSMENTS (in thousands of U.S. $)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mission:

ICA's mission is to support sustainable development in India by partnering with dedicated non-goverment organizations (NGO's) and individuals

 

 

 

Goals

• Provide seed Funding and support to NGOs in India
• Support training of volunteers for community work in India
• Encourage future social activists and community leaders for work in India
• Enable inter-NGO collaboration
• Involve local communities (U.S.)

   

  Priority Areas

  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Sustainable Integrated Development
  • Self-Help Groups
  • Watershed Projects
  • Community Health & Welfare
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Environment
  • People’s movement

 

Values

We support initiatives which:

• Are aimed at poverty alleviation
• Are non-sectarian and non-political
• Focus on rural communities and projects with least access to resources
• Emphasize women and children’s issues
• Are innovative, sustainable, scaleable and replicable

 

We will

• Maintain a non-sectarian and non-political organization
• Bring diversity to ICA membership
• Value quality over growth
• Act with respect, trust and acceptance

   

   

  Structure

  ICA is comprised of volunteer members from the SF bay area who form the Executive committee. A President who serves a one-year term, and is eligible for a total of two consecutive terms, and is elected by the Committee heads it.

  A Project Selection& Monitoring Committee is composed of Exec.Comm. members and other volunteers and acts to advise the Executive committee about development trends relevant to ICA’s mission & goals; about priority development concerns and help guide the funding of selected projects. Meetings are held every quarter

Current Working Groups 
Fund Development 
Outreach 
Web Site maintenance 
Building Alliances with other non-profits 
  
i) Projects Committee:  
Tasks - Review and approve projects for ICA support, recommend project funding, assign project champions and monitor and report on progress of projects. 
   
ii) PR Committee: 
Tasks - Website updates, Annual Report, Newsletters, PR, ICA presentation and messages, donor communication

iii) Fundraising Committee: 
Tasks - Public events/programs, Fundraising and Award dinners, Talks by Activists, Donor events, fundraising mailing/appeals

iv) Finance and Administration Committee: 
Tasks - Keep accounts and do annual IRS filings, acknowledge donations via receipts/thankyou's, maintain databases and email lists, keep ICA current with Secretary of State, maintain correspondence and records, mailings and phone call follow-up 

v) Alliance and Partnerships Committee:  
Tasks - Maintain communication with other development groups, develop jointly supported programs, and improve communication and cooperation with other groups.