Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors hosted an emergency teleconference on Monday, May 12 to brief donors about relief and recovery needs and effective philanthropic strategies in response to the Myanmar (Burma) disaster. Please click on this link for a summary of that teleconference.
Legal Issues provides clear and easy-to-understand analyses of legal issues relevant to international grantmakers.
Accounting Issues provides
a general guide to the financial statements of non-profit
organizations, and accounting practices and standards in the U.S. and
certain other countries.
Country Information describes the legal framework of non-profit organizations in 32 select countries and links to relevant laws and includes translations of legislative provisions relevant to an equivalency determination under IRS Revenue Procedure 92-94.
Links contains more than a 100 links to support organizations, networking groups and other resources for international grantmakers.
Publications links to books, reports, papers, and newsletters developed by USIG or the Council on Foundations are available free as downloads or for purchase.
For Grantseekers contains information useful to people and organizations who are seeking funding for their project(s).
Who manages and supports the USIG project?
The International Programs department of the Council on Foundations manages the U.S. International Grantmaking (USIG) project. The USIG Steering Committee (in PDF) meets monthly via conference call to advise and contribute their expertise in the field of international grantmaking to the USIG project.
The USIG project is made possible through the generous financial support of: