African Well Fund is a registered non-profit 501(c)3 organization
dedicated to raising funds for building and maintaining
wells in Africa. It was formed in October 2002 by a group
of U2 fans inspired by the media coverage of Bono’s
May 2002 trip to Africa with then Secretary of U.S. Treasury,
Paul O’Neill. Struck by the relatively low cost of
building a well and the enormous difference that a well
can make in the life of a village, we were convinced that
raising the money to build a well was an easily achievable
goal. It was from this conviction that the African Well
Fund (AWF) was born.
All
donations to the African Well Fund go directly to Africare.
Africare is a leader among private, charitable U.S. organizations
assisting Africa. It is the oldest and largest African-American
organization in the field. Since its founding in 1970, Africare
has delivered more than $450 million in assistance to 35
countries Africa-wide. To learn more about Africare and
their work please visit www.africare.org
Note:
While the African Well Fund was founded by a group of U2
fans who were inspired by Bono's advocacy for Africa, the
African Well Fund is not affliated with or sponsored by
Bono, U2, or its management company.
The
African Well Fund is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
Board positions are filled by election and board members
serve three-year terms. Board members are typically chosen
from active volunteers of the organization. If you are interested
in serving on our board, please email
us.
Past
Board Members
The
African Well Fund would like to thank the following
past board members for their service:
| Jo
Sanchez (founding member) |
Bridget
McCann (founding member) |
| Patricia
Hefner (founding member) |
Aimee
Powell |
| Karla
Siegel (founding member) |
Elizabeth
Beech (founding member) |
|
The
African Well Fund is a grass roots organization with no
paid staff. All work is done by volunteers operating in
a committee structure. We have the following committees
in place. If you would are interested in serving on a committee
or have ideas for additional committes which may help us
meet our mission, please contact the committee chair at
the email address listed, or visit our volunteer
forum.
PR/Marketing
Committee
Chair: Julie
Cook
Responsible for Public Relations and Marketing for
the organization. Prepares and distributes press releases
and marketing material.
Seeking volunteers with interest or experience in
print design, public relations, marketing, copy editing
or advertising.
|
Fundraising
Committee
Chair: Elizabeth
Beech
Responsible for developing and implementing fundraising
events and donor programs.
Seeking
volunteers with interest or experience in donor development,
fundraising or event coordination, particularly at
the grass roots level. |
Web
Committee
Chair: Laura
Page
Responsible for web site development and maintenance
and programming associated with the organization's
operations.
Seeking
volunteers with interest or experience in web site
development or design, including programming experience
in HTML, PHP and MYSQL. |
Admin
and Finance Committee
Chair: Diane
Yoder
Responsible for administrative, legal and financial
tasks of the organization. Includes grant writing
and annual reporting.
Seeking
volunteers with interest or experience in financial
reporting and preparation for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
organization, administration and management of non-profit
organization or grant writing.. |
