The history of one of the first geographically focused funds in Mexico, which was created by a group of international funds (the Rockefeller Foundation, the International Youth Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Kellogg Foundation), and later joined by prominent businessmen and social leaders of Oaxaca, to respond to the social conflicts in the southern region of the country (ie, Chiapas). FCO experience offers an interesting view of inter-sectoral collaboration between the business and social communities and policy changes to support and specific projects with limited interaction between the participants focus on specific areas, clearly enhanced cooperation networks and the creation of social capital. "Hide
by Angel Maas, Loretta Serrano Source: Social Enterprise Knowledge Network 28 pages. Publication Date: February 16, 2005. Prod. #: SKE073-PDF-ENG