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Tuesday, 25 December, 2007 11:43 PM
Charities
Aid Foundation America Launches New Website To Help U.S. Individuals,
Foundations and Corporations Step Up Borderless Philanthropy
CAFAmerica
Also Gives Foreign Nonprofits Low Cost Means of Establishing U.S.
Presence; Donor-Friendly Site Includes Option for Online Giving,
More Information About Nonprofits
WASHINGTON, D.C.
-- A leading distributor of international charitable funds and trusted
advisor to individual donors, foreign charities and companies --
today announced the launch of a powerful new Web site (http://www.cafamerica.org)
that makes it easier for U.S.-based donors to give on a truly "borderless"
basis around the globe and also aid foreign nonprofits with their
fundraising efforts in the U.S.
CAFAmerica's new Web
site increases the ability of donors to connect
with charities around the world, not just by serving as a resource
for
nonprofit information and donor issues, but also helping to deliver
CAFAmerica's personalized giving options, including its Single Donor
Advised Gift (DAG) and Donor Advised Fund (DAF). New Web site features
include online giving, the ability to establish a new fund online
and an
option for nonprofits to create profiles that can be shared with
current
and prospective donors.
CAFAmerica CEO Dr. Susan
Saxon-Harrold said: "Our goal with the new Web
site is to serve all of our constituents with the same level of
efficiency, and to attract and generate new giving opportunities
by
providing a unique nexus of data and resources to help donors and
nonprofits learn more about global philanthropy. For example, our
newly
updated nonprofit database will help donors identify which organizations
(religious, education-based, social services, health and medical
research or environmental) are of the greatest interest for possible
overseas giving and allows those organizations to share their successes
and projects with donors directly. And our Web page for individuals
and
families now allows donors to make single gifts of cash, securities
or
stock to the foreign nonprofits of their choice or establish a fund
for
higher-volume giving, almost instantaneously."
In addition to helping
U.S. donors of all sizes and types chart the
right course to charitable giving, CAFAmerica works to help foreign
nonprofits increase awareness and grow their donor bases in the
United
States. The CAFAmerica "Friends of" Charity Fund helps
nonprofits
outside the country raise funds for their cause at one-fifth the
cost of
establishing a U.S. charitable entity.
Chani Adams, development
officer, CAFAmerica Global Corporate
Philanthropy, said: "In designing the new Web site we thought
about our
daily interaction with everyone, from individual donors to multinational
corporations to foreign nonprofits. Not only does the Web site serve
their existing needs, but it addresses all of the common misconceptions
and start-up questions associated with first-time donors. Being
innovative in this industry is a never-ending process, but we are
now
equipped to deliver a set of truly unique, online tools for overseas
giving. No organization is in a better position to serve donors?
philanthropic needs."
ABOUT CAFAMERICA
With a focus on "borderless
philanthropy," CAFAmerica offers solutions
and targeting for every point of origin of the billions of dollars
distributed annually to global charities, an estimated $95 billion
of
private money in 2005 alone. (Giving USA, 2006 Report)
Founded in 1992, CAFAmerica
(http://www.cafamerica.org)
is a US
501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to expanding borderless giving
among
US donors. The organization works to change the culture of global
giving
by making it safe, easy and effective for every donor who wishes
to
give. CAFAmerica is part of the CAF International Network, which
spans
five continents and manages more than $4 billion in charitable funds.
CAFAmerica's new Web site provides customized information for individual
donors, corporations, financial advisors, family and community
foundations, and foreign nonprofit organizations seeking to generate
cross-border charitable donations in the United States, all in one
place.
Source: HastingsGroup.com
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