Comments on: Working with out-of-country charities on a fundraising project? http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project/ A blog about charities Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mary http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project//comment-page-1#comment-462 mary Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:16:40 +0000 http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project/#comment-462 please help my divine international school for ophans widows and school project with some neccesary donations in africa sierra leone and guinee please help my divine international school for ophans widows and school project with some neccesary donations in africa sierra leone and guinee

]]> By: jcravens42 http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project//comment-page-1#comment-445 jcravens42 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:31:37 +0000 http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project/#comment-445 <a href="">Martin</a> Go with an organization that is registered in your home country (the USA?) but is focused on efforts in the developing world. CARE International and MADRE.org are two such organizations, and they can assure your donation goes to where it is you want it to go. You could also check with UNICEF to see if they would accept a "restricted donation" specifically for work in a specific country. Vetting organizations in the developing world is extremely difficult. That's why it's best to go through international organizations, who have already engaged in this vetting and know who is for real. Martin

Go with an organization that is registered in your home country (the USA?) but is focused on efforts in the developing world. CARE International and MADRE.org are two such organizations, and they can assure your donation goes to where it is you want it to go.

You could also check with UNICEF to see if they would accept a “restricted donation” specifically for work in a specific country.

Vetting organizations in the developing world is extremely difficult. That’s why it’s best to go through international organizations, who have already engaged in this vetting and know who is for real.

]]> By: sweet sweet jane http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project//comment-page-1#comment-444 sweet sweet jane Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:42:25 +0000 http://www.charitypig.com/community-service/working-with-out-of-country-charities-on-a-fundraising-project/#comment-444 <a href="">Edith</a> Do they not have an english speaking liason? Or any affiliation with charitywatch?? I would be very skeptical of any org. that didn't have specifics that I could verify as to how my money was being spent......see if they have a giving report for 2007/06.....or some other verifyer......otherwise, I would seek a different charity in the same region with the same basic cause. good luck! Edith

Do they not have an english speaking liason? Or any affiliation with charitywatch?? I would be very skeptical of any org. that didn’t have specifics that I could verify as to how my money was being spent……see if they have a giving report for 2007/06…..or some other verifyer……otherwise, I would seek a different charity in the same region with the same basic cause. good luck!

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