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Mona Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner October 21, 2016 Museum of History and Industry

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The last 50 years of international experience has shown that development is not a package that can be delivered by the “developed” to the “underdeveloped” but a process in which entire populations must, in one way or another, participate. As Bill Gates has stated, “I’ve seen first-hand that local knowledge is critical.” Mona Foundation works to identify promising local educational initiatives at the grassroots and to accompany them long term to help them enact their plans. We acknowledge the innate capacity and inherent right of all peoples to become leaders in the process of their own development. The effect of this strategy of long term accompaniment has been dramatic. Several of our partner projects have built from quite humble beginnings to full-fledged, effective and recognized educational institutions.

A fundamental concern is the right of all people not only to have access to information, but to participate fully in the generation and application of knowledge. Transforming complex social realities requires the generation of new knowledge through dynamic and effective research and the participation of a great diversity of minds. Although in some cases processes may be set in motion through interventions from outside, they are managed by individuals and institutions of the region itself.

Mona’s History

We support initiatives that:

1) Focus on improving the social and economic life of the community as a whole, with an emphasis on women and girls.

2) Empower children to become agents of change and community citizens committed to serving humanity.

3) Are community led, have proven records of success and demonstrate a commitment to meeting the long-term needs of their community.

Mona Foundation supports grassroots educational initiatives around the world, which emphasize service to the community and increased opportunity for women and girls.

The board of directors scours the world to identify schools that meet our exact funding criteria. Since 1999, we have

granted $8 million to 34 educational initiatives in 16 countries, providing quality

education to more than 150,000 children and teachers in 2016.

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Why Support Mona?

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When girls are educated, they earn more and they spend their earnings on their families.

In developing countries, an extra year of primary school boosts girls’ eventual wages by 10 to 20 percent. An extra year of secondary: 15 to 25 percent. Educated girls grow into educated women, and research shows that they have healthier babies and are more likely to share what they’ve learned with their families, children and communities.

When girls are educated, they don’t marry while they are still children.

When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children.

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Data shows that progress to reduce the number of children out of school in the developing world has stalled.

As of 2012, 58 million children of primary school age and another 63 million children of lower secondary school age were still out of school. The need for accessible quality education for children in the developing world continues to be crucial. Mona Foundation is supporting eleven educational partners in 2015. We aim to grow this number through our expanded fundraising efforts.

Partnering with Mona Foundation is an investment in economic and social health for communities all over the globe. Our core strategies of supporting gender equality and educational initiatives work because:

The principles of Universal education and investing in women are often found to be absolute requirements for eliminating the extremes of poverty in order to build a better world. In fact, World Bank data demonstrate that gender equality and economic development are inextricably linked. The data shows that equality not only guarantees basic rights, but also plays a vital role in promoting the robust and shared growth needed to end extreme poverty.

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Who do We Support?

Our selection process for identifying new partner organizations is rigorous. The education partners must meet the following criteria:

1. Be founded and operated by residents of communities, because they know best about the educational needs of their own community.

2. Address a vital and significant deficit in the basic needs of children, which must include education, but also may include housing, food, and a nurturing environment.

3. Serve children of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, religion, or economic status.

4. Demonstrate a track record of functioning efficiently and providing a positive impact. 5. Have the support of the local community. 6. Employ local administrators who have shown a long-term commitment to the development

of the program and are active participants in planning for the self-sustainability of their initiative.

7. Seek to uplift the status of women and girls. 8. Promote service to the community as a crucial aspect of education

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This event brings together hundreds of our supporters who value our core strategies of gender equality and universal education. Every year we bring a speaker from one of our educational programs and provide the audience with the ability to learn from and be inspired by their work. This year we will be hosting the Administrator and Board member of Zunuzi and Georges Marcellus Schools in Haiti, Sue Puzo.

This prestigious event is also a celebration of all that we have achieved in the last year with the support of our donors and volunteers, who, by their service, volunteerism and commitment, allowed Mona Foundation to reach new heights and set future goals for which to strive.

Partner with us and enhance your company’s exposure at this event.

Oct 21st, 2016 Museum of History and Industry

Annual Fundraising Dinner

250 individuals attended our event in 2015 and this year we plan to expand out reach to over 350 philanthropic individuals. Corporate Sponsors for the 2015 event included Amazon, Alaska Airlines, The Glaser Progress Foundation, Northwest Event Technology, and Apptio.

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Signature Event Sponsorship Opportunities

Presenting Sponsor: $10, 000 Sponsorship Package Including: • Opportunity to work with Mona Foundation to leverage the power of your company for social

good through: o Employee Engagement: Your employees can learn about and engage with the meaningful

work of our educational programs; o Volunteer Opportunities for Executives and Leadership Team Members: Your executives can

travel with our board and staff of Mona Foundation to visit the work of our educational programs and help contribute to the progress being made;

o Learning Opportunities: Rainn Wilson, Mona Foundation board member, to speak at your corporation;

o Increased Visibility about your engagement with Mona. • 2 VIP Tables for a total of 20 guests, prime placement • Opportunity to introduce keynote speaker • Acknowledgement from the podium • Prominent name recognition on posters placed throughout reception area • Company logo projected throughout dinner on an individual slide • Two page inside spread in program booklet, four color process; and listing in program book • Year-round recognition in marketing materials, including but not limited to our monthly

newsletters, informational brochures, annual report (3000+ distribution) • Company logo prominently placed with hotlink on Mona Foundation website and event

registration page

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Signature Sponsor: $8,000 Sponsorship Package Including: • 2 VIP Tables for a total of 20 guests, prime placement • Opportunity to welcome guests from podium • Acknowledgement from the podium • Prominent name recognition on posters placed throughout reception area and event • Company logo projected throughout dinner on an individual slide • Full Page inside spread or back cover of program booklet, four color process; and listing in

program book • Year-round recognition in marketing materials, including but not limited to our monthly,

newsletters, informational brochures, annual report (3000+ distribution) • population here in Seattle and their experiences with the health care system. Company logo

prominently places with hotlink on Mona Foundation website and event registration page • Tweet from Rainn Wilson, Mona Foundation board member (over 3.8 million followers)

Posts on Mona Foundation FB page (over 4.6K followers)

Supporting Sponsor: $5, 000 Sponsorship Package Including: • 1 VIP Table for a total of 10 guests, prime placement • Acknowledgement from the podium • Prominent name recognition at the event • Company logo projected throughout dinner on an individual slide • Half Page inside spread of program booklet, four color process; and listing in program

book • Mention in all pre- and post- press releases • Year-round recognition in marketing materials, including but not limited to our monthly

newsletters, informational brochures, annual report (3000+ distribution) • Company logo prominently placed with hotlink on Mona Foundation website and event

registration page • Posts on Mona Foundation FB page (over 4.6K followers) • Recognition in the event

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Our Funding

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Total Income 2014 $1,277,522

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Our funding sources are diverse and include support by major corporations like Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Microsoft and Texas Instruments, foundations like the Vista Hermosa Foundation and Glaser Progress Foundation, numerous small businesses, and hundreds of individual supporters.

Even though much has been done, the need for Mona’s work outpaces our resources. To date, we’ve met all of our commitments to our partner projects while being able to maintain a low overhead through the generous support of donors of the foundation who’ve funded our operational costs. In order to increase our impact and continue this track record of value for donations, we must expand our fundraising efforts and we need your help to accomplish this.

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2016 Approved Programs

Badi School in Panama educates the poorest children, many from indigenous backgrounds. Their graduates consistently score the highest in national college entrance exams and the school is renowned for its science and arts programs. $15,440.00 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

ADCAM (Association for Cohesive Development of the Amazon) in Brazil serves 4,000 students a day from K-12, as well as vocational and technical school training, helping marginalized kids secure first employment. It also provides rural education to river villages and outreach programs to street kids. $100,000 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Indore, India educates rural and tribal girls and women who learn to read and write in six months and become proficient in a trade like tailoring. Over 90% of Barli graduates are involved with social change in their home villages including such things as holding children’s’ classes or acting as local health education agents. $92,000.00 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

Digital Study Hall headquartered in Lucknow, India, uses appropriate technology to disseminate video lessons to rural and slum schools to improve the quality of education reaching thousands of children in central India. They also provide programming and training to government girls’ schools and District Institutes of Educational Training (DIETs) to train student teachers. $100,000.00 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

Sunflower Mission builds schools in rural Vietnam and provides scholarships from elementary school through college. They also conduct summer camps to connect youth in the U.S. with service opportunities in Vietnam. $65,000 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

Full Circle Learning offers summer and after school enrichment programs to the children of migrant workers and immigrants in So. California through the Rancho Sespe and Tarzana School projects. $28,300.00 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

New Horizon Schoolin rural Cabaret, Haiti, is a community-led educational project, which now provides grades K-6 where there was no school previously, and is building infrastructure to include high school and vocational training for students and women in the surrounding villages. $100,500.00 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

Zunuzi School and Annex (Georges Marcellus School in rural Guerot and the annex for street kids in Port-au-Prince) provides quality education to the poorest of Haiti’s children in grades K-12 at Zunuzi School and K-6 at Georges Marcellus School. $85,396.00 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

Badi Foundation works in rural China to address education and capacity building particularly for youth and women through community-based organizations in various provinces including Shanxi, Hunan, Gansu, Shandong, Anhui, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. $50,000 support in 2016 from Mona Foundation.

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Contact Us

Bookda Gheisar Executive Director bookda@monafoundation.org info@monafoundation.org

Sources 1.United Nations Population Fund, State of World Population 1990 2. George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony Patrinos, "Returns to Investment in Education: A Further Update," Policy Research Working Paper 2881 [Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2002].