{"value"=>"<p>The minutes and correspondence in this series do not encompass the full date span of the records on hand. As a result, they provide a limited picture, from the board's point of view, of the organization's activities, its achievements, and failures. The minutes that are available nevertheless document IFCO's operations and include scattered minutes for the general board and executive committee meetings. Among the files are those for the financial development, membership, and personnel committees. Additional files include those for the Indian Board of Consultants (1969-1970) and the Black Caucus (1970). The former contains an early discussion of IFCO's interest in addressing the concerns of the American Indian community, while the Black Caucus file contains a document which reveals IFCO's efforts to forge and maintain a black perspective as it affected the programs and policies of the Foundation. The Caucus, which was made up of black board and staff members, and elected delegates representing the historically black church denominations, was established to present and represent black concerns at IFCO board meetings and to review grants and program recommendations after grants had been evaluated by the Proposal Advisory Committee.</p> <p>The Proposal Advisory Committee (PAC) files, 1967-1975, are the most extensive board files, and document the significant role played by the PAC members in reviewing and selecting grant recipients. Files contain proposal summaries (also found in the Grant Making Program series) written by staff for review by PAC screening committee members, budgets, and minutes that reflect the interaction between staff and committee members regarding program decisions.</p>"}