The 35 Scholars in 35 Days Challenge!

Can you help us make a difference in the life of a child today?




The Tapulanga Foundation is gearing up for the new school year once again. With the continuing success of our programs and the quality of education at St. Francis of Assisi School, more families are in need of assistance.

Click here to see the profiles of our new scholars

We have 35 new scholars ready to start school in June. They have passed their entrance exams and our challenge is to find a sponsor for these deserving students - all 35 of them. Within 35 days. For as little as $30 or Php1,250/month, you can send a scholar to school for a year (school supplies, lunch, uniform and books included). You will get to know your scholar personally through letters and 100% of your donation goes directly towards their education.

Please Join Us and make a Difference in a Child's life!

• Donating from the Philippines
• Donating from the USA and Other Countries

**This program ends on May 22, 2012. Please forward this to at least 3-5 friends and be a part of The 35 Scholars In 35 Days Challenge! Each donor will be acknowledged on our facebook page along with a photo of their scholar. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization - all donations are tax-deductible.**

2012 College Scholarship Grant Awardees

Five years ago, the Tapulanga Foundation started giving college scholarship grants to graduates of St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City (SFAS). Two of them have graduated while fourteen are still in college.

Last March 31, 2012, five college scholarship grants were awarded to graduates of SFAS during their graduation.


The Klaus Pfaender College Scholarship Grant is given by Klaus Pfaender, husband of Maricar Totengco, who is the sister of renowned fashion designer Rafe Totengco. Klaus and Maricar, like Rafe, have been committed donors of the scholarship program of Tapulanga Foundation for many years. Just this school year, during the 60th birthday celebration of Sir Klaus, he celebrated in Spain a dinner party and in liue of gifts, he asked his guests to donate to Tapulanga Foundation. And the total amount of gifts he received he matched so he was able to donate to the school $10,000 which went to the procurement of the big tv, home theatre system and two airconditioners in the AVR, two new computers in the lab and 2 college scholarship grants.


Congratulations Nikko Sobretodo and Jessica Macahilig for being the recipients of the Klaus Pfaender College Scholarship Grants, a four-year college scholarship grant. Nikko plans to take up Bachelor of Science in Automotive in TUP, Talisay City. Jessica plans to take up Bachelor of Science in Education in Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Silay City.

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The Corazon and James Chiofalo College Scholarship Grant is given by our alumni, Corazon Estardo, class of 1972, and her husband James. They now live in New York, U.S.A. Corazon is so proud to be an alumnus of SFAS and never hesitates in supporting the scholarship program of the foundation.


Congratulations Jessica Estardo for being the recipient of the Corazon and James Chiofalo College Scholarship Grant, a four-year college scholarship grant. SFAS is proudest to have our very first graduate to be accepted in the University of the Philippines in Iloilo City. Jessica plans to take up Bachelor of Science in Biology.

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The Milou Locsin-Von Einseidel College Scholarship Grant is given by Mrs. Milou Locsin-Von Einseidel, a Silaynon and niece of the founder of this school, Mrs. Marietta Locsin-Ledesma. Mrs. Von Einseidel has also been a loyal supporter of the scholarship program of the foundation.


Congratulations Claire Badian for being the recipient of the Milou Locsin-Von Einseidel College Scholarship Grant, a four-year college scholarship grant. Claire plans to take up Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Accountancy in the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City.
Presenting the award was Mrs. Juliet Graham.

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The last but not the least … the Akubo Software College Scholarship Grant is given by my brother, Robin Abello, who built Akubo Software, a web/cloud-based database and fundraising management system that is designed for small organizations. Akubo is a 100% Pinoy and Negrense product being used by hundreds of companies in the U.S. and is being used as well in the Philippines!


Congratulations Eubie Aluad for being the recipient of the Akubo Software College Scholarship Grant, a four-year college scholarship grant. Eubie plans to take up Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City.

TF Awards High School Scholarship Grants to Public School Graduates

In February and March 2012, the Guidance Office of St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City conducted entrance test to all Grade 6 students of nearby public schools, namely, Adela Elementary School, Mambag-id Elementary School, Jose D. Cuaycong Elementary School and Hawaiian Elementary School. The purpose was to recruit students to study in SFAS in high school, offering full scholarship thru the Tapulanga Foundation.

Congratulations to the following students who received a 6-year high school scholarship grant from the foundation. Executive Director, Micmic Golez, awarded them during their graduation.


From Jose D. Cuaycong Elementary School, the top three in class, namely, Marlyn Bernasol, Angelo Singson and Nicole Joy Varela happily accepted the award last March 28, 2012.



The class Valedictorian of Adela Elementary School, Angelico Abo, received the scholarship grant last March 28, 2012 as well.


Ms. April Suating, guidance counselor of SFAS, awarded Christian James Salvacion, class Salutatorian of Mambag-id Elementary School last March 29, 2012.

A Dream Come True

What a great surprise when Ro-an Andrada, a Tapulanga Foundation college scholar, received a laptop from one our most generous donors, Dr. Jone Chen! Dr. Chen has been a donor of the scholarship program of the foundation for many, many years and sponsors FIVE kids to study in St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City! Ro-an was his first high school graduate. Ro-an shares that this is a dream come true not only for her but for her sister and cousin who are also in college. As college students, they need a laptop as most, if not all, projects have to computerized already. And her family cannot afford to buy a computer.

Fund Raising is A Team Effort!

"Fund Raising is a team effort."

"To find donors, best to have all three: Connection, Capability and Concern."

These are just a few of the many things learned during the Fund Raising Training and Planning Workshop of Tapulanga Foundation, Inc. held last March 16, 2012 at Nature's Village Resort, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Presented by the guru of fund raisers, Ms. Marianne "Mayan" Quebral of Venture for Fund Raising, 30 participants (either a Board member, Executive Director and/or staff) from fourteen organizations enthusiastically joined in the workshop.

Association of Negros Producers Foundation Enterprise Development (ANP)
Kalipay Negrense Foundation
Negros Volunteers for Change (NVC)
Project C.A.R.E.S.
The Negros Museum
Simag Foundation
Organic na Negros! Organic Producers and Retailers Assocation (ONOPRA)
Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (Iloilo City Chapter)
Bacpat Youth Development Foundation
Real Life Foundation
Riverside College
Zonta Club of Bacolod
Mandala Centering Place
Copy Paste Prints Express

It was very excellent. We got more than we expected in terms of knowledge. More power and God bless you.

Keep it up! Very informative and useful especially that we are now in the process of re- organizing structures. A very productive day for me. Thank you very much.

Excellent speaker, very accommodating and helpful to needs of the audience. Audience size is enough for learning.

It was very good - we gained so much from the workshop.

It was a very helpful training workshop.

Another fund raising seminar, please.

A BIG thanks to the major sponsors: Akubo Software, Inc. and Union Bank of the Philippines and the minor sponsors: Nature's Village Resort and Mayor David Lacson of E.B. Magalona.

To NGOs and Non-profits in Negros

If you're part of an NGO / Non-profit in Negros or know someone who is part of an NGO / Non-profit, please forward this information along.

To NGOs and Non-profits in Negros (from Mic Abello Golez):

Greetings of Peace!

Last year, Tapulanga Foundation organized the How to Fund Raise seminar and participants learned so much that they asked for more.  It is for this reason that we are organizing this time a workshop where organizations can do an actual planning of a fundraiser for their foundation. 

Many still say their organization cannot afford the seminar fee.  Tapulanga Foundation invested Php12,000 many years ago to send me to Manila to attend a seminar on the Basic of Fund Raising. And this amount was big for us since we were still very, very small and our donors were a few.  But I came out of the seminar with so much learning and ideas and the confidence and enthusiasm I also needed that Tapulanga Foundation's donor base grew a hundredth fold since then.

Fund raising is the heart of a foundation because without it, you will not survive.  And many are not successful with it because they do not realize there is much to learn about it.  Moreover, many stay small thinking there is not enough donors out there.  In TF, there is no such thing as not enough donors.  Our concern is how to let everyone be donors!

This is a great opportunity as the seminar is only Php2,500 (and with discount if you send more than one participant)!  Compare this to the Php12,000 we spent many years ago! 

I hope that you will be able to join us and learn a lot and go home with a renewed spirit to raise more funds for your organization.

Sincerely,

Ma. Carmela “Micmic” Abello-Golez

See http://tapulanga.blogspot.com/2012/02/tapulanga-foundation-conducting-fund.html for information and registration.

Tapulanga Foundation Conducting Fund Raising Workshop for Visayas' NGOs

Tapulanga Foundation, in cooperation with Akubo Software, Inc. and Unionbank of the Philippines, bring you The Fund Raising Training and Planning Workshop presented by Manila’s Venture for Fund Raising this coming March 16, 2012, Friday at Nature’s Village Resort, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.

Tapulanga Foundation would like to invite all the non-government organizations in the Visayas regions to join this workshop which will focus on the non-profit plans for sustainability and will make use of a variety of participatory exercises and input sessions designed for maximized learning. This workshop is open to NGOs’ board members, project managers, executive directors or any key stakeholder in the organization.

Registration fee will be Php 2,500.00/participant which includes the seminar kit, certificate, snacks and lunch. A discounted fee of Php 5,000.00/3 persons will be given if you will send 3 participants from your organization.

Tapulanga Foundation once again brings to Negros a planning workshop wherein organizations will equip themselves with the fund-raising capacity. Mayan Quebral, Executive Director of Venture for Fund Raising will be conducting the one-day workshop. Last year, more than 40 individuals from 27 different organizations all over Negros attended the workshop on “How To Fund Raise” also presented by Venture for Fund Raising. These are some testimonials from our workshop last year:

I've applied the little learning I got from last year's seminar and got at least 3 donors who have sponsored 2 college students to finish and complete their last semester last year.

– Willie Villanueva, Cedar College

The things that we learned from the workshop challenged us to do more in our efforts to fundraise for The Negros Museum. We study, calculate and manage risks in a given situation for us to maximize the potential for a fundraising activity. With effective communications, relationship marketing and improved online presence, we were able to do several major and minor fundraising events for the year 2011.

– Nina Bonilla, Administrative Officer, The Negros Museum

I learned that fund raising is an art in itself. There are so many ways to go about it, and so many techniques. But mostly, I realized that we have to find a way to make every person understand our mission by simplifying our messages, creating a bigger impact. Sometimes less is more.

– Kaila Ledesma-Trebol, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc.

This year’s workshop will include the following:

• Overview of basic fund raising principles and strategies, marketing communication theories and practices;

• Identification of several sources of income, current stakeholders and potential donors to build a broader constituency as well as cultivate donor relationships;

• Assessing their capability and readiness to implement fund raising activities;

• Developing a mindset for successful and systematic fund raising involving the members of the board, if any, staff and volunteers;

• Planning effective fund raising activities by using the fund raising planning template; and

• Initiating the development a fund raising plan.

For more inquiries and/or confirmation of attendance, please contact Reah Torreno at (034) 495-0936 or Micmic Golez at 0920-9514232 or email: mgolez@tapulanga.org. You can like Tapulanga Foundation on Facebook or visit our website at www.tapulanga.org for events and updates.