michael scott mater foundation - (msmf_ brochure)
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The Michael Scott Mater Foundation (MSMF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building relationships between the United States and Foreign Nations through the promotion of sustainable engineering and green technologies in order to create jobs, promote cooperative and sustainable education platforms, and promote economic growth at the community level. The foundation looks for strategic partnerships from institutions of education at all levels, corporations, government entities, and other NGOs to help bring sustainable solutions to impoverished men, women and children at all stages in life.TRANSCRIPT
YOUNG AMERICANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Foundation Profile
Michael Scott Mater FoundationNon – Profit Organization
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Foundation mission statement
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Mission Statement…
The Michael Scott Mater Foundation (MSMF) is a nonprofit organization (501(c)3) dedicated to building relationships between the United States and Foreign Nations through the promotion of sustainable engineering and green technologies in order to create jobs, promote cooperative and sustainable education platforms, and promote economic growth at the community level. The foundation looks for strategic partnerships from institutions of education at all levels, corporations, government entities, and other NGOs to help bring sustainable solutions to impoverished men, women, and children around the world.
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About the Foundation…
MSMF was founded by three young American veterans of the Iraq War who share a common passion for improving the lives of impoverished men, women and children around the world. This passion is modeled after Michael Scott Mater, father to Joshua Mater, who passed away from cancer in 2002.
A lifetime citizen of Oregon, Michael’s work with Mater Engineering ( a company founded by his parents Milton and Jean Mater over 60 years ago) enabled him to reach out to people all over the world. From the development of a graffiti wall which captured national attention to his work with Native Americans, Michael along with wife Catherine, broke historical boundaries and created bonds of friendship that brought any community they worked in closer together.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Joshua Mater, along with Jesus Quispe and Tiffany Aveau, created the Foundation in memory of Michael in order to ensure that the ideals, passion, and inspiration he portrayed on a daily basis would continue to benefit those in need by creating jobs and promoting sustainable solutions to life’s most challenging problems.
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Foundation Initiatives Page 4
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Foundation Initiatives…
International Promotion of Sustainable Engineering Initiative
Micro Loan Initiative
World Empowerment Initiative
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International Promotion of Sustainable Engineering Initiative
“The world belongs to those who know their limitations and push slightly beyond them.”
Quotation by Michel Scott Mater
The International Promotion of Sustainable Engineering initiative was developed by the Foundation to bring together representatives from academia, government, industry, capacity builders, and program managers/NGOs to share new technologies and processes being developed within the US corporate and academic environments and their practical application at the community, provincial and national levels.
IPOSE INITIATIVE GOALS
1. Help engineering faculty develop and codify sustainable engineering curricula within international higher education systems to better assist rebuilding and improvement efforts.
2. Provide a bridge of sustainable engineering learning between US and international students and faculty .
3. Open the door for work fellowships for professional foreign engineers in top US construction and architectural firms in order to foster relations between US and foreign industries, and improve the knowledge base of the international engineering work force.
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Micro Loan Initiative Page 6
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“There are lots of people who work the system. It’s making the system to work that’s the trick.”
Quotation by Michel Scott Mater
Through the Micro Loan Initiative, the Foundation works with local leaders at the community level in developing and promoting small businesses in order to promote entrepreneurship, sustainable economic growth and job creation.
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“The world is too interesting and wonderful to ignore. Be an observer of all things. It doesn’t matter if you remember the details; you will absorb the meaning as you follow your path in life.”
Quotation by Michel Scott Mater
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Through the World Empowerment Initiative, the Foundation is working to help improve peoples lives in some of the poorest communities throughout the world.
Initiative Projects
1. School 4 School Educational Exchange Program
2. Biogas Renewable Energy Project
3. Schulz – Mater Project for Hope
4. Medical Assistance Operations
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Foundation Support Page 8
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Foundation Support…
• United States Department of State• ALTRUSA International• Oregon Built Environment
and Sustainable Technology Center• Mater LTD
Our Sponsors
Our Partners• ENHEART Publishing• Oregon State University• Soles4Souls• Operation Paperback• Book Wish Foundation
As the scope of our initiatives grow, so to grows the requirement for strategic partners and sponsors. Sponsorship at MSMF is designed to meet the missions and objectives of a diverse range of partners. MSMF has developed an expansive network that ranges from major universities and corporations across the United States, to communities across the globe. From community development programs and micro loans in Peru to sustainable engineering seminars with universities throughout Iraq, the Foundation is constantly growing and identifying new requirements. Every donation is important; whether it is financial, a donation of goods and services, or just an idea you think would fit the Foundation. With your help, we can promote sustainable development in communities around the world and here at home. On behalf of all of us at MSMF and those we work with, thank you for your generosity and sincere commitment towards building lasting solutions to life’s most challenging obstacles.
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Contact Information Page 9
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Contact Us…
Michael Scott Mater Foundation649 Harrison Drive NWConcord, NC. 28027-4537P.O. Box 480671 – Charlotte, NC 28269-9998
1-800-322-6763 (office)1-800-322-6763 (fax)
Email: [email protected]: www.msmf.org
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www.msmf.orgP.O. Box 480671, Charlotte, NC. 28269-9998 / Phone: 1-800-322-6763 / Email: [email protected]
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