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How to start a new FFE Chapter
New Chapter in 2002
New Chapters in 2003
Further Information

How to start a new FFE Chapter

After establishing contact with the FFE Head Office in Santa Clara, interested people should use the following guidelines for new FFE Chapters:

  • Identify people who have a passion to promote education in India and are interested in opening chapters in their cities in the US. Get resumes or qualification summaries from people who are interested in participating in the new FFE Chapter. Identify their strengths and areas where they can contribute. Also identify areas where help may be needed from the FFE Santa Clara Office to promote FFE's mission.

  • Request and create a draft proposal to identify responsibilities and planned activities for the new chapters. The Santa Clara Office will appraise this draft proposal. After approval, it will used to establish the new FFE Chapter.

  • Once the new Chapter is establish, all relevant details will be added to the Website

  • The new chapters will initially be responsible for the following functions

    - Promoting FFE mission, goals and achievements
    - Recruiting volunteers
    - Identifying High Network Individual for FFE
    - Marketing and fundraising

Most of the other functions will be done at Santa Clara office. As the Chapters grow in their activities, other functions may be added.

New Chapter in 2002

FFE's New York Chapter became active in the year 2002.

For more details, please contact:

New Chapters Planned in 2003

The Foundation for Excellence is evaluating the opening on new chapters in the following cities/areas in 2003:

Boston
New Jersey
Washington DC
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Miami

For further information, please contact:

Suresh A. Seshan
V.K. Fondekar

1850 Warburton Avenue, #201
Santa Clara, CA. 95051
Tel: (408)-985-2001
Fax: (408)-985-2003
Email: saseshan@ffe.org, vkfondekar@hotmail.com

or
Arya V. Pathria

1850 Warburton Avenue, #201
Santa Clara, CA. 95051
Tel/FAX: (408)-926-3307
Email: laughaway@yahoo.com


Information available on FFE


The Foundation For Excellence (FFE) office in Santa Clara provides the following information to the chapter for promotional activities –

  • Brochures
  • Presentation
  • Video Tapes
  • Web-site for information