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Responding to the Earthquake in Haiti (1/13/10)

September Issue of International Dateline (9/6/09)

Resources to respond to the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza and Southern Israel (1/23/09)

Funding Charitable Work in Sanctioned Countries; Navigating OFAC Compliance (1/1/09)

Resources to respond to the hurricanes in the Caribbean (9/9/08)

Now Available: World Bank Community Foundation Initiative Evaluation [pdf] (8/5/08)

New Country Information Note for Peru (7/20/08)

IRS Designates China Earthquake as Qualified Disaster, Maximizing Flexibility for Grantmakers’ Response (6/25/08)

Council on Foundations Comments on Revised Form 990 and Instructions (6/1/08)

Responding to the Earthquake in China (5/20/08)

Resources to respond to the Cyclone in Burma (5/8/08)

Revised Form 990: Implications for International Grantmakers (1/30/08)

New Legal Dimensions Article: International Grantmaking from Donor-advised Funds (01/15/08)

New USIG Country Note for Guatemala (1/4/08)

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United States International Grantmaking (USIG) is a project of the Council on Foundations in partnership with the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The USIG project facilitates effective and responsible international grantmaking by U.S. foundations.

Council on Foundations resource, Addressing the Impact of Currency Fluctuations on International Grantmaking, focuses on some of the challenges foundations and giving programs and their grantees face as a result of fluctuating currency exchange rates, and highlights various ways that U.S. grantmakers are dealing with them in their international grantmaking activities.


Is it legal to fund overseas? What are the tax implications involved? Does a lawyer need to be consulted? Learn the nuts and bolts of making an international grant. [more ...]

 

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Created in partnership with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , this section describes the NGO legal framework in 34 countries to help U.S. grantmakers obtain translated legislative provisions relevant to an equivalency determination. [more ...]

 

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Contains resources that explain legal issues relevant to international grantmakers in clear, easy-to-understand language.
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This section features publications on international grantmaking. Resources are organized by topic, funding area, and geographic area. Submit a report for inclusion in this library! [more ...]

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This section contains more than a 100 links for international grantmakers to Affinity Groups, Disaster Grantmaking Resources, Community Foundations, Corporate Foundations, Intermediary/Partner Organizations. [more ...]  

 

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