An action-tank of innovation for Puerto Rico’s future
June 16, 2021 Rooted in our legacy of driving development strategies at scale through collaboration, the Center for Strategic Innovation seeks to achieve transformative change in Puerto Rico through research and cross-sector partnerships. As part of our Fast Forward Puerto Rico series, we invited Alexandra Lúgaro, executive director of the Center, to discuss her vision […]
Public policies for sustainable tourism management
June 2, 2021 Climate change has prompted us to rethink public policies related to tourism. During the virtual event “Vámonos pa’l norte: community, planning and tourism,” Jon Borschow and Annie Mayol talked with experts about the efforts and strategies needed at the national level to promote economic activity through tourism, from a perspective of social […]
Revisiting the guajataca tunnel
May 19, 2021 At the end of 2020, Foundation for Puerto Rico worked with several collaborators from various sectors to revitalize the Guajataca Tunnel, contributing a donation of close to $11,000 towards this project thanks to a funding grant from our partners at the EDA. Today, eight months later, the tourist attraction has become an […]
The Post-COVID Economic Outlook and Recovery of Puerto Rico – Better than Expected
April 8, 2021 On April 6th, 2021, FPR hosted its third event in our Fast Forward Puerto Rico discussion series, an event that brings together influential leaders who are rebuilding the future of Puerto Rico. For the third installment of the series, we sat down with Natalie Jaresko, Executive Director of the Financial Oversight and […]
FPR donates solar equipment to nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico
April 7, 2021 As part of the efforts to promote resilience in communities around the island, Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR), through our Bottom Up Destination Recovery Initiative (Bottom Up) program, will deliver solar photovoltaic equipment to 11 non-profit organizations. The beneficiary entities are based in the regions that the Bottom Up has impacted over […]
FPR enables the reopening of the Camuy River Cave Park
March 24, 2021 In Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR), we delivered on our commitment to revitalize and strengthen the island’s tourism assets to drive sustainable development through the Bottom Up Destination Recovery Initiative (Bottom Up) program. Thanks to a $125,000 donation, and in collaboration with the National Parks Agency and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, […]
A non-traditional approach to disaster recovery through economic resilience
March 23, 2021 Traditionally, the recovery models after a disaster are focused on infrastructure, restoration and other elements of housing. However, economic resilience is often overlooked after a natural or man-made catastrophe. According to EDA, “economic resilience becomes inclusive of three primary attributes: the ability to recover quickly from a shock, the ability to withstand […]
How the ABCD model is helping communities in Puerto Rico
March 17, 2021 More than 25 years ago, in Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research, John McKnight decided to take a different route when looking to improve disadvantaged communities. He realized the people within the communities where better equipped to identify what was best for their own development. That is how the asset-based community development (ABCD) […]
Ten years of milestones and impact
FPR was founded in 2011 with a belief that Puerto Rico’s socioeconomic transformation must be driven by audacious thinking that challenges the status quo. With our tenth anniversary just around the corner, let’s take this opportunity to walk down memory lane, remembering some of our proudest highlights and milestones, rooted in our strategic pillars of visitor economy, strategic innovation, and resilience.
Get to know Foundation for Puerto Rico
March 9, 2021 It’s been 10 years since Jon Borschow decided to establish Foundation for Puerto Rico to seek innovative solutions to the socioeconomic problems facing the island after the expiration of Section 936 incentives. A decade later, we continue to work towards our mission of transforming Puerto Rico into a thriving and sustainable economy. […]