Asia Pacific Regional Meeting:
How to Garner Resources from the US for your United Way
June 30, 2011
International Donor Advised Giving
(IDAG) Mission and Purpose
•
Assist U.S. donors interested in supporting international
philanthropy
•
Promote and nourish the work of United Ways outside
the U.S.
•
Meet the most rigorous international grant making due
diligence standards
•
Full grant-making service for foundations, corporations
and individuals that wish to donate outside the US
2
Questions for Participants
•
Who is the largest donor to IDAG?
a. Citi Foundation
b. Cargill
c. Moneygram
How many grants did IDAG give to Asia Pacific members in 2010?
a. 25
•
c. 13
What percentage of IDAG grants went the Asia Pacific region in 2010?
a. 20%
•
b. 40
b. 45%
c. 30%
Which U.S. donor has a particular interest in funding income projects in
Asia?
a. Moneygram
b. Citi Foundation
c. Amgen
3
Questions for Participants
•
How many grants does IDAG process each year?
a. 450
•
c. 950
What are the areas of interest for IDAG donors in Asia in 2010?
a. Income
•
b. 650
b. Education
c. Human/Social Services
How many languages does the IDAG staff speak?
a. 10
b. 7
c. 4
4
Benefits of IDAG for U.S. Donors
• Tax deduction of gifts for U.S. donors
• Donor avoids entanglement in legal compliance and administrative
procedures
• Tailored, diverse approaches to international grant making
• Multilingual, multicultural staff
• Detailed reporting and evaluation to include in CSR annual report
and PR materials (VERY IMPORTANT)
• Access to network of 40+ United Ways outside the U.S.
5
IDAG Grants by Region
2010
Russia and the Newly Independent
States, $918,816, 3.26%
South America, $2,470,440, 8.77%
South Asia, $3,311,919, 11.76%
North America, $3,385,980, 12.02%
Sub-Saharan Africa, $1,202,166, 4.27%
Central America and the Caribbean,
$742,590, 2.64%
Middle East and North Africa,
$735,000, 2.61%
East Asia and the Pacific, $9,282,147,
32.96%
Europe, $6,116,604, 21.72%
Grand Total: $28.1 million
Total to Asia: $12.6 million (45%)
3
6
How IDAG Promotes Members to Donors
1) In 2010: Brochure, Calendar. In 2011: E-cards, E-Signatures and
World Map. These will highlight the work of our United Ways. We
will need photos/permissions and success stories to include in these
promotional materials.
2) Google Earth. We would like to place all United Way members on
Google Earth. We need your permission, however.
3) Please re-sign your IDAG documentation on July 1st of each year.
This will ensure that all of our United Ways are on the same
schedule, and we won’t need to request information for an entire
year.
4) Add us to your listservs, newsletter transmissions, etc.
5) Website re-vamp is complete.
6) Please view our IDAG webinar, if you haven’t already:
http://uwa.acrobat.com/p48753264/
7
Increasing Resources for Social Investment:
Discussion
• What are your programming priorities—education, income, health,
environment, etc?
• Are you open to receiving funds outside of your priority areas?
• Are you interested in implementing disaster programming?
• Who are your top 5 US-based donors?
• Which US-based companies that operate in your area have you
already approached and which would you like to approach? How
can we (IDAG and GCL) work best with you to make this happen?
• What suggestions do you have for increasing US-based interest in
your UW? Are there expatriates (US citizens living abroad) in your
countries that want to give to your UWs and want a tax deduction
from the US? (US embassy officials, Peace Corps, corporate
leaders, etc).
8
Opportunities to Explore
Citi Foundation – income, micro-finance, financial literacy
Met Life – Program grants around UW’s priorities
Cargill – health, education, human and social services
General Mills – health and human and social services
Bank of New York Mellon – human and social services, preparing youth for
work, income-related training
FedEx – environment, public safety, human and social services, education
and disaster assistance
Caterpillar – education, capacity building
Target – education
Prudential – disaster assistance
Avery Dennison – education and sustainability
GM and Ford - potential possibilities
9
Questions?
Thank you!
Contact: Kendra Davis, Director, IDAG
Phone: 703-519-0092; ext. 114
kendra.davis@unitedway.org