About Us
Make a Mark Foundation (now known as Noel Family Foundation) was established in 1993 as a non-profit foundation and with your help is focused its efforts on the looming orphan crisis.
As a result of the devastating AIDS pandemic, millions of orphans and vulnerable children are being left to fend for themselves. Make A Mark is working with a coalition of partners to support lasting and sustainable business solutions to the growing orphan crisis.
Mission
To operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and the prevention of cruelty to children. To leave a legacy for future generations within our local and global community through the establishment, promotion, and support of programs that help children, encourage diversity in all areas of life, nurture integrity of living, and offer refuge to those displaced by war, violence, or natural disasters. To operate with unwavering core values. To clearly reflect these principles and motives and to continually support and strengthen these values.
Vision
"By giving children hope in the future and opportunity to contribute to society, we promote peace, prosperity and human rights where before there was despair," - John M. Noel
Our approach
In order to meet the ongoing financial needs of the communities we:
- Develop and implement sustainable business solutions
- Provide education, health and development opportunities
- Partner with individuals, corporations, universities and foundations
- Collaborate with local governments and organizations
BRAINS:
Support for our initiatives comes from many talented individuals. Many of our team members have deep entrepreneurial, educational and professional backgrounds:
John & Patty Noel
established Make A Mark back in 1993. They also oversaw many successful companies including Compass Properties, MultiNational Underwriters and
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection.
Geoffrey Mburu
oversees implementation of Trees 4 Children, a Noel Family Foundation program.
John Sheffy
is the Trees4Children field based consultant with expertise in farmer training, agroforestry, organic farming, and water harvesting. John is instrumental in assuring the success of
Trees 4 Children
project.
We always are looking for new brains to join our team. If you are available, don’t charge for your talents and are interested in making a difference please email us at info@makeamark.org.
BRAWN:
Support for our initiatives comes from all over the world including many of our business associates, partners, individual donors and non-governmental organizations:
For 10 years, Growthink has provided consulting and investment banking services to more than 2,000 satisfied clients - startups, small and medium sized businesses, venture capital and private equity firms, non-profit and governmental organizations, and Fortune 1,000 companies.
Our Coalition is at the heart of a movement that's closing gaps and increasing impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. It's a movement that will end these diseases faster.
The College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point is the nation's largest and premier undergraduate institution for natural resources and environmental management. The College has deep roots in Wisconsin's strong conservation heritage, inspired by Aldo Leopold, John Muir, Gaylord Nelson and others.
With such a stimulus and encouragement from a variety of well-wishers, we did embark on a program which, ultimately, resulted in the opening of the Nyumbani home for HIV+ abandoned children on September 8, 1992.
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection offers a new kind of travel protection designed to solve problems as you go. BHTP strives to offer unrivaled customer service and give travelers simpler and smarter techology-driven solutions.
The United States has a long history of extending a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to live in a free and democratic country. It is this caring that stands as a hallmark of the United States around the world -- and shows the world our true character as a nation.
Build the Village is a global organization whose mission is to glorify Jesus Christ and make Him known (Acts 1:8) through personal evangelism, theological education, and academic excellence.
Driven by his love for children and a desire to end their suffering, former President Mandela established the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) in 1995. From 1996 to 1998, NMCF successfully mobilized over R36 million to fund over 780 projects, at an average of R40, 000 per project.
Global Health Corps connects outstanding young leaders with organizations working on the frontlines in order to promote global health equity.
Google is a multinational public cloud computing, Internet search, and advertising technologies corporation. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and supports Make a Mark through its AdWords program.