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This page provides information and resources for our charity partners. Please take time to explore the features of your Friends Fund and see how your partnership with Give2Asia can complement your own fundraising initiatives.

As a Give2Asia Friends Fund partner, your organization can now accept tax-deductible contributions from supporters in the US, Australia and Hong Kong SAR PRC. Give2Asia provides a trusted platform for managing overseas donations and an alternative to establishing and maintaining a US nonprofit entity. Give2Asia handles donations of cash, stock, and Bitcoin; manages all tax receipts; and handles all of the requirements for disbursing international funds to your organization.


YOUR ORGANIZATION will have its own fundraising page that is linked and searchable at the Give2Asia website and enabled to received donations via credit card. Use your unique URL to promote giving to your international supporters by sharing the link through your email, website and social media, as well as printed materials.

Alternatively, you can also customize and share the How to Give Form with your supporters for instructions on how to give off line via credit card or check.


YOUR SUPPORTERS are eligible for tax benefits on their gifts to your Friends Fund(s) through Give2Asia. Give2Asia issues tax receipts to all donors within 2 weeks of their donation (and immediately for online donations).


YOUR SUPPORT TEAM is available at all times to answer questions, provide guidance, and connect you with resources that can further support your mission.

The Give2Asia Network Badge is your “seal of approval” for accepting international donations. It communicates to supporters that they can support your work with a tax deductible gift through Give2Asia:

You can use the badge to link directly to your Give2Asia fundraising page from your website or email signature. Read more tips on how to use your badge here.

  

Your unique fundraising page is linked and searchable at the Give2Asia website and enabled to received donations via credit card. Use your unique fundraising page URL to promote giving by sharing the link through your email, website, social media, and printed materials. Your page will appear smoothly on any modern computer, tablet, and phone.

Note: While tax benefits are only available to donors where your fund is located (e.g. the United States, Australia and Hong Kong), the form can process donations from many countries.

New Friends Fund partners

  • To submit content for your donation page, go to: https://give2asia.org/onboarding
    • Prepare the following for a quick upload to our donation page onboarding system
      • 2-3 compelling photographs showing your program or services
        • Image must be at least 1400pixels wide
        • No added text or collages, because they will not appear correctly on different devices 
        • Instead of a main image, you may opt to upload a video link (YouTube or Vimeo)
      • 4 short paragraphs describing your organization’s 1) Mission, 2) Need or challenge to solve, 3) Solution, and 4) Impact
        • 300 characters max for each paragraph
      • Additional text describing your programs (optional)
      • Logo
      • Website URL
      • Social media links (optional)

Current partners may edit content in an existing fundraising page by sending it to friendsfund@give2asia.org. Please include the name of your Friends Fund in the subject line.

If your donor has a question about giving through Give2Asia, here are some resources to share: https://give2asia.org/how-to-donate-international-charity/

Other frequently asked questions by donors can also be found at https://give2asia.org/international-giving-faq/

Fees on Contributions*

Effective July 1, 2021, fees are charged on total gifts (cumulative amount raised in your fund) in a calendar year.

For American Friends Funds:

  • First US$100,000 of gifts: 5%
  • Next US$400,000 of gifts: 3%
  • Next US$500,000 of gifts 1%
  • Gift total over US$1 million: 0.5%

For Australian Friends Funds:

  • First AU$150,000 of gifts: 5%
  • Next AU$500,000 of gifts: 3%
  • Next AU$650,000 of gifts 1%
  • Gift total over AU$1.3 million: 0.5%

For Friends Funds in Hong Kong SAR PRC:

  • First HK$750,000 of gifts: 5%
  • Next HK$3 million of gifts: 3%
  • Next HK$3.75 million of gifts: 1%
  • Gift total over HK$7.5 million: 0.5%

* A separate fee schedule applies for Friends Funds that benefit China-based charities. Credit card donations are also assessed a processing fee of 2 – 3.5%, which is charged by our credit card processor.

US Employee Giving Platforms

Donations via Benevity, Your Cause, and other similar employee giving programs may also be received in your Friends Fund. You will also receive any attributable matching donations provided by your donor’s employer, minus fees. Please note that these platforms may charge their own fee in addition to Give2Asia’s. There is a 6-8 week processing time to receive these donations and view them in your portal.  

Your Fund Portal

Give2Asia’s portal allows you to log in and view your account information at your convenience. The portal allows you to view and download a statement of the current balance of the Fund, donations, donors and contacts, fees, and distributions. You can generate a statement in these formats: spreadsheet, PDF File or printable view on your browser.

Access instructions and guidelines are found at this Portal Guide.

Online donations, checks, wires, and securities donations will typically appear in your Fund Wednesday of the week after they have been received.

Upon approval as a Give2Asia Friends Fund Partner, you will receive an email with instructions on how to create your password and log on to the portal. After you have created your password, you can log in anytime at give2asia.org/login.

If you have not received this email, please contact us.

 

All Distribution Requests should be submitted through your Fund Portal, you can log-in at http://www.give2asia.org/login.

Distribution requests must clearly describe where the funds will be used and indicate measurable and time-bound success indicators. Instructions and guidelines are found at this Distribution Manual.

Special Activities: Requests covering scholarship funds should include information on the application, review, timeline, no. of target beneficiaries and  selection process.

Processing time: Give2Asia sends out funds via wire transfers Fridays weekly. In order to allow time for processing please submit distribution requests at least one week before you would like to receive the funds.

Please allow three to five days for processing from the wiring date to receipt of funds in the local bank.

Minimum request amount: $5,000.00. Requests for funds below $5,000 may be accommodated upon review (i.e. accounting purposes, disaster relief, emergency) . Please note that banks sometimes assess wire transfer fees on incoming wires. Give2Asia does not cover the cost of these transfer fees.

Give2Asia requires grantees to submit a progress or completion report for each distribution. In order to process a distribution, your organization must not have any overdue reports from previous distributions.

For any clarifications, please send an email to friendsfund@give2asia.org.

Friends Fund grantees are required to report on the use of funds using Give2Asia’s Grant Report Form.

Reports are due one month after the end date provided in the distribution request. Failure to submit reports will result in the delay of future distributions.

Grant Changes: If there is a need to reallocate funds or change the purpose of the distribution within the grant period please seek approval from your Give2Asia representative prior to implementing any changes.

Unused Funds: All funds must be expended at the end of a specified grant period. If there are unused funds at the end of the project period, you will be asked to provide an additional report on the use of those funds once they have been expended.

Multiple Distributions to one program: If there are multiple distributions funding the same project during the same time period, you may submit one combined report for the multiple distributions.

For extension and reallocation requests, please use this Amendment Form and send to the Friends Fund team.

Please complete the Change Request Form if your organization needs to change an authorized signatory for the Fund, or if you need to change your organization’s bank account information.

To change the content on your Give2Asia fundraising page, email the new content to friendsfund@give2asia.org. Please include the name of your Friends Fund in the subject line.

Are you a new Friends Fund partner looking for ways on how to spread the news about your new donation page? Or, have you been with Give2Asia for a while and looking to increase donor activity? We have compiled some tips on how you can communicate about our partnership, which also includes key talking points and sample social media content. Download the Tipsheet here

Use our fundraising tools page to find fundraising tips and tools that will help you maximize your fundraising—both during and after this giving season. Featured tips include:

  • Making a fundraising page on Facebook
  • New free courses at Philanthropy University
  • Email campaign ideas for donors

While we acknowledge every donation that comes through the Give2Asia platform, building a more personal relationship with your donors will go a long way and may inspire them to keep giving. You have access to your donor contacts through the Fund Portal, and you can make use of this information to begin donor engagement. Download this tipsheet for ideas on how to make the most out of your existing donor database.

Register now at the Give2Asia Community at Philanthropy University to access learning resources to enhance fundraising and non-profit management. The courses, powered by Philanthropy University, are available for free and on-demand. Featured course offerings are: 

  • Introduction to Fundraising 
  • Fundamentals of Project Management 
  • Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation 

These self-paced courses require only 1-2 hours per week towards full completion. Modules are developed by academics, non-profit experts and field practitioners. Learners will also receive a Certificate of Achievement upon completion from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. 

Hand-picked by Give2Asia, these three courses are beneficial for our friends fund partners to enhance donor engagement and strengthen program management. With interesting cases and up-to-date information, these courses offer fresh perspective and a big step towards increasing our partners’ capacity in non-profit leadership and fundraising. 

In addition, all organizations will be connected to Give2Asia’s exclusive virtual learning community at Philanthropy University. Using this tool, our diverse set of non-profit partners can network to exchange ideas, share best practices and grow together. 

Register here: https://courses.philanthropyu.org/partners/give2asia/