The ISPRS Foundation

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The ISPRS Foundation

• Prepared by
• Lawrence W. Fritz
• Operations Officer

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The ISPRS Foundation What Why

• Foundation - Funds for the perpetual support of
  an institution an endowment
• Providing a safe haven for the generous to
  support and/or give back to their profession
• Enabling broader international participation in
  ISPRS activities developing countries
• Advancing the future of our profession
  education/training/RD/applications
• Perpetuating growing international cooperation
  tangible ISPRS devotion to the development
  advancement of the PRSSI Sciences

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Objectives

• Capacity Building Outreach
• Enable Developing Countries
• Education Training Workshops
• Recognition of Deserving Activities/Acts
• Support applied RD initiatives
• ISPRS Philanthropy to PRSSI Sciences
• Grants Opportunities
• Collaborative, but ISPRS Independent
• Separates philanthropy - Society administration

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Goals

• Solicit donations
• Make annual grants
• Minimize administrative costs (2)
• Promote wide public awareness
• Perpetual source of benevolence
• Equitable grant process
• Consistent with ISPRS mission

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Structure
The ISPRS Foundation Board of Trustees
Industry Government Academia
ISPRS Council
Nine Trustees
Two Trustees
Finance Committee
Applications Committee
Gover nance Committee
Other Committees e.g. PR,
ISPRS Membership
Committees are composed of one to three
Trustees and others from ISPRS Membership no
two of which can be of the same nationality
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Board of Trustees

• Eleven Trustees respected leaders from all
• facets of the ISPRS community
• Grant Approval based on ISPRS defined needs
• Funds Responsibility - wise investment,
• management, and disbursement
• Annual Reporting to ISPRS Members, Donors,
• tax exemption authorities
• Chairman of the Board Operations Officer
  Finance Officer

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Trustees
Prof. John C. Trinder (Chair) Univ. of New South
Wales (ret.), Australia

• (Operations Officer)
• Lawrence W. Fritz
• Lockheed Martin Corp. (ret.), USA
• Adigun A. Abiodun
• Senior Assistant to the President
• on Space S T, Nigeria
• Dr Terrence J. Keating
• Exec. Vice President
• Z/I Imaging, USA
• Prof Dr Ir Martien Molenaar
• Rector, ITC, Netherlands
• Peter Woodsford
• Senior Vice-President,
• Laser-Scan Ltd, UK

• (Finance Officer)
• Dr Ammatzia Peled
• University of Haifa, Israel
• Prof. Ian Dowman
• University College London, UK
• Dr Hans Hess
• CEO Exec. Dir. of Board
• Leica Geosystems, Switzerland
• Prof Dr Shunji Murai
• University of Tokyo (ret.), Japan
• Akihiro Yamaura
• GM Spatial IT Business
• Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan

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Donations

• Cash Contributions, Gifts, Endowments, Bequests,
  Devises, In-Kind Goods, etc.
• Two Types Restricted Unrestricted
• Restricted donations are designated for
  application to a specific grant category
• Unrestricted donations may be applied to any
  grant category

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11 Grant Categories

• Sponsor International Workshops (15k) - with
  others
• Research Initiatives (10k) - developments for
  all
• Travel Grants (2k) - developing country
  keynoters
• Scholarships Fellowships (2k) - support our
  future
• Awareness Education (10k) inform public of
  benefits
• Distance Learning (5k) - sharing and educating
• Tools Literature e.g. computers for less
  privileged
• Internships Exchange Programs cross
  fertilization
• Awards recognition for outstanding actions
• Standards enabling wide use of our developments
• Preservation of Archives retaining our heritage

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Operation
ISPRS Council
The ISPRS Foundation Board of Trustees
Determine Annual Grant Need by Category
Determine Annual Fund Availability by Category
Issue Call for Applications
Application Evaluation Committee
Recommendation
Approval/Denial
Inform Applicants
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Global Context

• Provides International opportunities for grants
• Establishing Depositories on donor continents
• Linkages arranged for donation retention in local
  foundations but managed by ISPRS Foundation
• Grants are open to individuals and institutions
  from all ISPRS Member countries
• Non-discriminatory politics, nationality,
  religion, race or gender
• Results are shared with the international
  community
• A win-win for all in the PRSSI sciences

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How you can help

• Volunteer your services to help operation
• evaluation website promotion
• potential donor addresses suggestions
• Support future of our profession
• Encourage Donations
• Inform others of grant opportunities
• Inform donors of the benefits for giving
• Two sides of Outreach donor and recipient
• Many can be donors
• Everyone is a potential recipient

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Donations

• Complete Donation Form at
• www.ISPRS.org/Foundation/
• Send Form check or money order to
• Mail The ISPRS Foundation OR ITC
• P.O. Box 6234 P.O. Box 6
• Silver Spring, MD 20916 7500 AA Enschede
• USA The Netherlands
• Wire The ISPRS Foundation
• c/o Bank of America
• Account number 00391 357 6110
• Wire Routing number 026009593
• (Please include 15 for wire fee)
• Inquiries and Pledges - send email to
  foundation_at_isprs.org