By Michael J Quinn | Co-founder
Warmest Greetings from Guatemala,
I have to admit I am always nervous going into the GivingTuesday one-day match/fundraiser. Our team starts prepping in late October, and since we are completely crowdfunded (meaning on corporate or government grants), we start early reaching our to our monthly Sustaining Sponsors, to our annual bigger donors, and via social media, to get the new out as far and wide as possible.
And, again, this year, it worked!! And it worked really well!
We finished the day 12.5% over our goal and with the help of you, all 252 donors who gave on the day, we are glad to say that we are starting 2023 on a solid foundation of love and support who brought us $2,400 over our original goal with a total raised + match of $43,645 on the day. We also finished in 7th place overall of 1,100 participating projects!
With love and appreciation,
Mick Quinn & Debora Prieto
Co-founder, Integral Heart School, Antigua Guatemala.
About us:
Integral Heart was founded in 2011 by Mick Quinn and Debora Prieto.
They had vacationed in Guatemala in 2009 and were drawn to its beauty but also felt compelled to respond directly to the potential they saw in the younger generations. They have lived year-round in Guatemala ever since.
The Integral Heart Family School is 100% crowdfunded. We currently have 225 individuals whose monthly and annual donations support our work. The core team of Sustaining Sponsors raises about one half of the total funds needed to operate our school and programs. The rest of the funding is raised in special events and in participation with our funding partner, GlobalGiving based in Washington D.C.
Education is the heart of our work. Our school is home to 65 children receiving classes in Spanish, English, Psychology, Human Rights, Homework Help, Art and serves 1,500 meals monthly. Since 2011, our programs have delivered classes and support to over 1,200 students and their families in Guatemala. We also provide over a food basket to each of our 45 sponsored families.
Photo updates of our work:
We update our photo albums twice per month here:
https://www.facebook.com/integralheartfamily
5-year Dream Plan: We are saving to buy/build a school which incorporates our existing educational programs and an animal rescue center. Imagine, One Child - One Animal :-)
If you would like to see our plans for this, click here :-)
https://www.integralheartfoundation.org/DreamPlan.pdf
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