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The IFMA Foundation

Ensuring a strong future for FM by advancing higher FM education, building FM knowledge and supporting FM talent.

Please Donate Today

Please consider making a tax-deductable (USA) donation to the IFMA Foundation.

Why? The Foundation is a separate, charitable entity from IFMA, and receives no funding from membership dues. We are supported solely by the generosity of the FM community.

Your contribution is a pledge to strengthen the future of your profession.

How? Your gift will fund one of many worthwhile Foundation projects, all of which have a direct impact on the opportunities open to facility professionals now and in the future.

  • The Foundation promotes higher FM education through accreditation and scholarships.
  • The Foundation conducts research in areas significant to the advancement of the profession.
  • The Foundation supports aspiring and practicing FMs in their efforts to reach higher, go farther and make a difference.

Contributions in 2011 made these and many other outstanding achievements possible:

The Foundation awarded a record-breaking US$100,000 in educational scholarships.

  

The publication of "Work on the Move: Driving Strategy and Change in Workplaces."

  

Two more universities were added to the Accredited Degree Program.

Donations from IFMA chapters and councils, corporate partners and individual contributors helped 36 deserving facility management students continue their studies.

This ground-breaking book was a collaborative effort of 22 international workplace experts. Kindle users can access "Work on the Move" through Amazon.com—a first for Foundation publications, reflecting our commitment to future growth.

The accreditation program encourages and recognizes quality facility management first-professional degree programs at colleges and universities. We have qualified 18 institutions worldwide for accreditation; and at least five more are under consideration for approval in 2012.

The IFMA Foundation exists for you, because of you.
Your donation directly benefits you, your professional community and future generations. Help us ensure a strong future for Facility Management—please donate today.

Established in 1990 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, the IFMA Foundation works for the public good to promote research and educational opportunities for the advancement of facility management. The IFMA Foundation is supported by the generosity of the facility management community, including IFMA members, chapters, councils, corporate sponsors and private contributors who are united by the belief that education and research improve the facility management profession. To learn more about the good works of the IFMA Foundation, visit www.ifmafoundation.org. For more information about IFMA, visit www.ifma.org.