Our plan to raise funds is modeled on the Bial Foundation of
http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/queries/ListCharityDetails.asp?CharityID=914
and
http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/queries/ListGrantDetails.asp?GrantID=2035 .
The immediate problem with all of the
above is “priming the pump”. Finding operating capital for the first few
months, until good cash flow is established. This is hoped to be accomplished
via short range *personal* loans. Volunteers for THIS would be appreciated. Note: The description of our
plan for the non-profits is not a solicitation. The non-profit solicitations
will come in due course, as we become an IRS certified 501(c)(3)
organization, and register in the various states where we will solicit...
Last update:
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Dear Senator Escudero:
On your web
site on the internet, you said:
"Be it strong views or opposing
opinions...
Be it brilliant or outlandish schemes...
Be it truth seekers or just the plain curious
All these and more are welcome in my online office."
I think this
e-mail about proposed charity projects will qualify, on two counts:
(1) Brilliant:
It is likely
to obtain an eventual *yearly* (directed) infusion of USD 100 million or
more into the health care/ education field for the RP. This,
for a minimal *one time* start-up cost of about USD 100,000. As time
passes, these charitable efforts could surpass the yearly money amounts
distributed by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
(2)
"Outlandish":
It asks that
part of the funds connected with the project be used for "Science,
Technology & Innovation". This, achieved by establishing a
Neuroscience Department at the University of your choice.
(UP?). [Other universities would be similarly financed later from rolling
funds, with their own Neuroscience Departments.]
It is hoped,
that these Departments would accept projects such as brain imaging, for events
of the type http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mADlT9FALOs .
[Or, projects
of similar nature.]
For: If
Science enables Technology, which drives Innovation... [Senator Ed Angara, on wealth creation for nations...]
A civilization
that understands "holding objects with fingers" has produced
computers. But: Understanding the physiology of the people referred to in the
video above [holding objects otherwise], would likely raise productivity via
novel technologies.
Elaborating on
#1... (Brilliant):
(a) Senator Roco has abolished double taxation for OFW. The fairness of
this move is self evident, but tax revenues were decreased thereby.
Fortunately, revenues can be garnered not only by taxation, but by persuasion
also. [More of this in a minute...]
(b) Having
mentioned OFW-s...
Due to the
exodus of doctors and nurses "a meager 12 percent of the country’s skilled
nurses and 32 percent of doctors are left to treat the sick", locally.
[Professor Emmanuel A. Leyco of the Asian Institute
of Management, quoted on the internet at one time].
Part of the
yearly projected USD 100 million revenues would address this shortfall of
health care practitioners, by providing for scholarships to medical doctor and
nursing students, given that they would serve in the RP for some years after
graduation. Also proposed are subsidies to health workers locally, gifts or
loans of medical equipment to hospitals and teaching institutions. (Dialysis
machines, MRI, research grade EEG-s... for charitable, education or research
usage.)
(c) ...The
actual brilliant part: Combining taxation, OFW and persuasion.
There are
60,000 pinoy nurses employed in the
These people
pay taxes to the
A typical
nurse earns better than $45,000 yearly, while a non specialist doctor obtains
around a $150,000 salary. (Doctor specialist get a quarter of a million dollars
or more, yearly.)
These people
are subject to the relatively high
FORTUNATELY,
the American tax code allows that US taxpayers can donate (redirect) at least
20% of their federal tax obligation, to their
Thus, pinoy
doctors and nurses in the
A charity
[relying on persuasion to obtain its revenues], needs to obtain approval of the
American Internal Revenue Service and continue to comply with relevant
regulations to maintain its IRS Code 501(c)(3) status.
ALL of the proposed
use of the funds falls under the definition of charity, as used by the Internal
Revenue Service.
***NOTE: In
redirecting part of their taxes, the donor's spendable
income is unaffected.***
There are two
types of charities in the
There are many
multinational American corporations, with operations in the RP:
A quick
example of a single US company with operations in the RP: Texas Instruments
Inc., year 2006, USA income taxes payable: $282 million.
Since many of
these American multinationals (with Philippine operations) believe in CSR
(Corporate Social Responsibility), persuasion could yield great dividends. The
Philippine upper management could petition their American counterpart to assist
the host country (RP) by redirecting part of their
These two
charitable "fund pipelines" I propose to label The
Philippine-American Medical Fund (PAMF, for the private donors) and The
Scientific Institute (SI, for the corporate donors).
The former
(the Medical Fund), would distribute the scholarships and subsidies in the RP
as mentioned before, and use ten percent of its proceeds for pure science
research.
The latter
(The Scientific Institute), would establish and maintain the academic
Neuroscience Department(s) in the RP, complete with the expensive
medical/teaching/research equipment that the academic Neuroscience
Department(s) would share (for charitable usage), with the health care sector
in the RP.
Via US
regulations: Not all of the people who plan to be part of these
Inside the RP,
the funds collected overseas could be distributed by NGO-s
yet to be
established, possibly affiliated with the Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino (LINKAPIL)
Program of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas of the Executive Department.
The Philippine NGO-s could be known as the Philippine-American Medical Fund (
Continuing
with #2... (Outlandish)
(a) The
originator of these ideas (as you might have garnered), is an American, living
in Metro
(b) Having
brought up the idea of higher education earlier (albeit in the context of
health care), one can generalize and expand on this....
Senator Angara (rightly) believes that STI (Science, Technology
& Innovation), is what gives developed countries their advantage in the
world. (Thus, research into pure science is not yet another unaffordable
luxury, but part of the long range investment strategy of a country.)
Neighboring Asian countries that spend on STI reap [delayed] rewards related to
their decision. Establishing (de novo)
an academic Neuroscience Department would (at minimum) raise the standing of
the Philippine educational system in the eyes of the world. (Also, the concept
is likely to be palatable to the high tech
The initial
Neuroscience Department (named after: Ed Angara?, Chiz Escudero?, after
the first corporate donor?, after my favorite academic of bygone days who dealt
with the "outlandish": Rene Sudre?), would excel in brain imaging
research.
It is hoped that
the Board of the Philippine-American Medical Fund would accede to the request
of its President, that the pure science research that is sponsored would
consist of projects, such as brain imaging
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p42JnyypCo0&feature=related ...
Science is,
what scientist do.
This area of
endeavor would become familiar and ordinary [vs. "outlandish"], as
efforts would continue to be directed in this general direction.
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Other people
that could be contacted as relevant might include:
Senator Miriam
Defensor Santiago (A friend of the health system, via
the Philippine
Committee
chair persons from the Congress:
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Abaya, Joseph Emilio A.
HEALTH
Pingoy, Arthur
HIGHER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Villar, Cynthia A.
OVERSEAS
WORKERS AFFAIRS
In the
Executive Branch:
The Honorable
DANTE A. ANG
Commission on
Filipinos Overseas
Hon. ESTRELLA
F. ALABASTRO
Dept of Science
& Technology
Hon. FRANCISCO
T. DUQUE III
Health; PhilHealth
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To actualize
these charities, the initial moneys would have to be raised: organizationally
and/or privately.
After
incorporating on the Philippine side as the NGO-s: The Philippine-American
Medical Fund (
Should you
have an interest in the above, your participation in this undertaking would be
most welcome.
Most
gratefully:
Ivan Lay
Attached:
Projected
Balance sheet "Doctors/Nurses"
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Estimate of yearly: Nurse &
Doctor tax $$ recoverable
FORMULA…
(# CONTACTED)(% GIVERS)($ TAX)(% DONATABLE) =
REVENUES
Doctors
(7,000 of the 20,000)(30%)($39,000
on $150,000)(20%) = $16,380,000
Nurses:
(20,000 of the 65,000)(30%)($13,500
on $50,000)(20%) = $16, 200,000
Estimated income, for sample year = about 32.5
million US dollars.
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Estimate of expenses (
[Full staff; 1
year] vs. [START: 1 employee, 1 month]
Pay
5 Directors (Board)
@$8,000 = $ 40,000
4 Associates (Regional)
@$65,000 = $220,000
1 Supervisor (National)
@$70,000 = $
70,000
1 Compliance/Payroll/Secretary @$45,000 = $ 45,000
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$375,000
Travel,lodging,phone,food,“Payroll taxes”
insurance,automobiles,consultants
etc. $700,000
FULL STAFF ………………………………………………....….. $1,075,000
Single representative; START [SINGLE MONTH]
Registration fees, car, phone, salary, etc. ……………................
$20,000