A resource guide for individual donors and their advisors.
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As funders, advisors, and colleagues in the philanthropic sector, we have spent the last few years asking how we can better support donors and advisors just starting to explore international giving. We often hear that advisors and their clients have many reasons to give outside the United States, but are unsure of how  to take the first step.

 

This guide is meant to serve as both an informational and inspirational resource for donors at that early stage. While we are primarily writing for individual donors and their advisors, much of the content may also be relevant to family foundations and other institutional donors branching into international giving. The guide shares stories of impact as well as concrete suggestions for making a charitable donation outside of the US. As authors, we are particularly motivated to encourage giving to locally-led organizations, which are often best positioned to surface the needs and harness the strengths of their communities. 

 

We hope that the guide serves as a jumping-off point for donors to deepen their understanding of the international giving landscape, pursue their philanthropic interests with greater information and confidence, and utilize the many resources available to them. This guide is specifically geared toward a US audience, recognizing, of course, that there are communities of donors and traditions of giving in every part of the world.