Mission
Our mission is to strengthen communities throughout Asia by building trusted networks for charitable investment. We envision healthy and prosperous communities supported by an expanded flow of philanthropy and locally-led development. Our work focuses on key issues such as healthcare, the environment, disaster preparedness and relief, and poverty alleviation. We believe that local knowledge counts: Give2Asia has a team of local staff, in-country advisors, and partners in every country where we work, ensuring projects are effective, results are transparent, and grant recipients are accountable.
Ruling year
2001
President & CEO
Mr. Birger H. Stamperdahl
Main address
2201 Broadway FL 4
Oakland, CA 94612 USA
EIN
94-3373670
NTEE code
Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)
International Economic Development (Q32)
IRS filing requirement
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Give2Asia increases the impact of funders and localized programs by providing access to capital and local knowledge so that communities in Asia are more prosperous and sustainable. Give2Asia believes that “local” and “localized” programs offer the best choice when seeking the most impactful projects in Asia. Give2Asia believes that locally-led programs are the most sustainable and deliver the best long-term impact. This is because beneficiary ownership of community solutions helps programs run for a longer time and results in increased ability for change adaptation. Local nonprofits, universities, schools, and other institutions understand the needs and opportunities in the communities where they are based. While in many cases local nonprofits and programs are best suited to create local ownership of a program, “localized” programs by national and international organizations can also be the best solutions depending on the resources and existing relationships available in the comm
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
NGO Disaster Preparedness Program
The NGO Disaster Preparedness Program (NGODPP) promotes local solutions to prepare communities for disasters across the Asia Pacific. By bringing together grassroots nonprofits across eight countries, Give2Asia is fostering innovative local models for mitigating disasters and climate change in Asia’s most vulnerable countries. Learn more about the program and our DisasterLink network at https://disasterlink.give2asia.org/
International Grantmaking
Give2Asia's international grantmaking program enables individuals, families and corporate donors seeking to support charitable projects across 23 countries in the Asia-Pacific. Give2Asia's international grantmaking team handles the due diligence, compliance, fund transfers, and project monitoring. In 2020, Give2Asia made more than 500 grants totaling more than US$45 million.
Give2Asia is one of a select number of organizations with permission to fund and manage charitable projects in China under that country’s Overseas Non-Governmental Organization (ONGO) Law. Through our China Representative Office, Give2Asia enables US donors to support trusted charitable organizations. Since 2017, Give2Asia has initiated 160 new projects totaling US$30 million in grants.
American Friends Funds
Give2Asia's Friends Fund program offers Asia-Pacific charities a cost-effective solution to receive tax-deductible gifts from supporters in the United States. Give2Asia provides US donor support and back-office administration, including tax receipts, allowing charities to focus on their mission. American Friends Funds also offer US donors a flexible fundraising tool for their favorite overseas cause. Through our website, Give2Asia helps build visibility for vetted organizations and provides a secure platform for online and offline giving.
Corporate Giving
Give2Asia works with many of the world's leading corporations to support their employee engagement and charitable investments in Asia. With a trusted network of local experts and consultants across the Asia-Pacific, Give2Asia helps corporate donors identify premier nonprofit partners, build rewarding relationships, and achieve their philanthropic goals in partnership with local communities.
Disaster Response Funds
When disasters strike, Give2Asia helps individual and corporate donors make sure their contribution matters. Give2Asia mobilize funds to reach trusted, effective nonprofits in affected communities across the Asia-Pacific. Give2Asia's programming supports immediate relief efforts, long-term recovery, and disaster preparedness and prevention.
Legacy Funds
Give2Asia's Legacy Fund program enables donors to create a charitable legacy for the causes and communities they cherish. A Legacy Fund enables individuals to support programs in perpetuity or for a specific number of years. Donors can contributions up front or through a charitable bequest. Give2Asia commits those funds to their recommended cause and ensures each gift is properly managed over time.
Donor-Advised Funds
Give2Asia's Donor-Advised Fund program makes it possible for US donors to support their favorite overseas charitable projects. Donations to a fund are eligible for tax benefits in the US, and donors can recommend grants to one or more charities at their convenience.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Give2Asia makes between 300 to 500 grants per year to local charitable projects in Asia.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Give2Asia is an advised grant-making organization that partly measures its success by how well it mobilizes funding from international philanthropic sources to support Asia-based charitable programs.
Number of overall donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Give2Asia works with advised grant making donors. Also, especially in times of disaster, hundred or thousands of online donors support specific causes on the Give2Asia.org site.
Number of fiscal sponsor applicants sponsored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Give2Asia works with Asia-based charitable groups to help them access support from international donors. It currently works with over 250 organizations in this capacity.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Give2Asia's goal is to grow and strengthen Asia's civil society through facilitating transparent and accountable support from US-based donors. Despite Asia's furthered integration with the global economy, many of the countries Give2Asia operates in do not have a robust enough civil society or the necessary frameworks to support entities working to alleviate various issues at the local level. Through the support of international philanthropists, Give2Asia hopes to act as a foundation for which these organizations can grow upon.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Give2Asia empowers locally-led organizations and connects them with international sources of funding for their work. Doing this requires that Give2Asia works with a variety of stakeholders working across sectors, at the local level, while promoting the accountability and transparency needed to work with overseas investors.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Give2Asia has an extensive network of field advisors and local charitable organizations throughout Asia. Further assistance comes from strategic partnerships and relevant experts.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Due to the nature of Give2Asia's work, it is hard to adequately answer this question using any universal standard. Relatively, Give2Asia has helped over 2,500 charitable entities and projects throughout Asia, has coordinated over 40 disaster recovery efforts in places like the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, China, India, and Myanmar. Give2Asia has been instrumental in providing lights for students in rural India, the first ever human trafficking hotline in Mongolia, and access to clean water for schools in Cambodia.
Give2Asia is constantly striving to put itself in a position to better collaborate with other like-minded organizations whose goal is to help improve the livelihoods of communities in Asia, starting from the ground up.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
1. Donors 2. Grant recipients 3. Fiscal sponsorship partners 4. Beneficiaries
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Case management notes,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Launched online fundraising center, created partnership to enable grantees to receive donations from Europe, sourced new projects to match donor interests.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Give2Asia
Board of directorsas of 02/08/2022
Mr George SyCip
Give2Asia
Term: 2016 - 2023
Eugene Hong
VinceraCapital
Narendra Agrawal
Santa Clara University
Carter Tseng
Little Dragon Foundation
David Arnold
The Asia Foundation
William Fuller
Michael Kelly
Squire, Patton & Boggs
Leslie Schilling
Union Square Investments
Yiwen Li
William Taylor
Freda Zietlow
Elisabeth Kvitashvili
Jean Paul Warmoes
KBFUS
Luc Tayart de Borms
King Baudouin Foundation
Ta Lin Hsu
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
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