{"id":11300,"date":"2013-04-27T20:38:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-28T01:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=11300"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:46:15","slug":"governance-in-reponse-to-institutional-expansion-at-fondo-accion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=11300","title":{"rendered":"Governance in reponse to institutional expansion at Fondo Acci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11300\" class=\"elementor elementor-11300\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c88e78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default philantrop_parallax_no\" data-id=\"71c88e78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16eccf3f\" data-id=\"16eccf3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e7bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37e7bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-27-204442.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11304\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-27-204442.png 485w, https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-27-204442-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-27-204442-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5506b1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5506b1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fondo para la Acci\u00f3n Ambiental y la Ni\u00f1ez (Fondo Acci\u00f3n) is a foundation created in 2000 and based in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia.<\/strong><\/p><p>Over the last 13 years, Fondo Acci\u00f3n has evolved from managing one original fund to now managing more than 15 different accounts for a diverse set of clients. This case study focuses on the types of governance structures that have been created throughout Fondo Acci\u00f3n\u2019s expansion, the relation between these structures, and how Fondo Acci\u00f3n achieves a balanced repartition of roles and responsibilities between its different governance and executive bodies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f16f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-philantrop_blockquote\" data-id=\"63f16f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"philantrop_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_widget\">\n            <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote philantrop_view_type_1\">\n                                    <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_marker\">\n                        <svg width=\"80\" height=\"51\" viewBox=\"0 0 80 51\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                            <path d=\"M1.59926 15.1672C-0.707019 23.9092 3.83703 32.8938 11.9169 36.2105L11.0299 45.9089L10.8037 48.3816L12.6805 46.7558L24.6604 36.3779C29.7597 34.4259 33.8859 30.092 35.4007 24.3501C37.8956 14.8932 32.3741 5.15258 23.0321 2.61015C13.6839 0.0660458 4.09558 5.70473 1.59926 15.1672Z\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n                            <path d=\"M43.6183 14.16C41.2344 22.9307 45.9405 31.9114 54.2469 35.2175L53.3339 44.9062L53.1049 47.3361L54.9731 45.7654L67.3216 35.3827C72.5659 33.4371 76.8178 29.1109 78.3817 23.3573C80.9597 13.8723 75.2461 4.14186 65.6542 1.60821C56.0675 -0.924073 46.1949 4.68065 43.6183 14.16Z\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n                        <\/svg>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    As Fondo Acci\u00f3n expanded its role from managing the original Account of the Americas to being a foundation\nfor multiple donors and diversified funding sources, the organisation created a number of governance tools and\nmechanisms that closely mirrored its expansion.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147f2b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-philantrop_blockquote\" data-id=\"147f2b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"philantrop_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_widget\">\n            <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote philantrop_view_type_3\">\n                                        <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_cont\">\n                            Fondo Acci\u00f3n\u2019s mission in administrating the account was to generate significant and sustainable changes in Colombian society in two key thematic areas: 1) the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services; and 2) the protection and development of childhood.                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e096090 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e096090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Governance-in-response-to-institutional-expansion-at-Fondo-Accion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-download\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224 136V0H24C10.7 0 0 10.7 0 24v464c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h336c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V160H248c-13.2 0-24-10.8-24-24zm76.45 211.36l-96.42 95.7c-6.65 6.61-17.39 6.61-24.04 0l-96.42-95.7C73.42 337.29 80.54 320 94.82 320H160v-80c0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16h32c8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16v80h65.18c14.28 0 21.4 17.29 11.27 27.36zM377 105L279.1 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H256v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pink salmon cherry salmon combtail grami frigate mackerel snake mackrel upside-down Pink salmon cherry salmon combtail grami frigate mackerel snake mackrel upside-down Maecenas nec tortor semper, euismod tortor sed, congue libero. 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