Research and Advisory Services
CAFAmerica provides expert advice and analysis about foreign nonprofits, societal/regional issues, and global giving strategies. Working closely with donors to understand needs and goals, CAFAmerica’s experienced staff design customized consultancy projects to ensure that philanthropic programs are successful from the ground up. With more than 15 years of experience working with thousands of individuals, foundations, corporations, financial advisors, and foreign nonprofits; participation in defining best practices in grant making through the Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, and US International Grantmakers; and membership in the CAF International Network, CAFAmerica is a demonstrated trusted partner for global giving.
Advantages
- Dedicated support and personal, timely service
- Access to over 15 years of expertise at CAFAmerica
- Connection to global solutions via the CAF International Network
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Program advice to help make strategic planning decisions about global grant making programs
- Enable discussions about community initiatives, working in a geographic region or with partners, and clarity about a vision and goals
- Refine a grantmaking strategy and develop protocols
- Provide in-depth analysis of issues and strategies for effective grant making in selected interest areas, countries and local communities
- Conduct site visits of potential grantee organizations
- Evaluate and assess potential grantee applications
Program support to evelop or strengthen grant making programs
- Consult about interest areas, international community needs, and strategies for effective grant making
- Advise about issues and strategies for effective grant making
- Identify, analyze, and assess potential grantees and conduct site visits
- Develop grant making program guidelines
- Make grant recommendations
- Monitor and evaluate grant making programs
- Manage ongoing communication with applicants and grantees
- Monitor grantee reports
Pre- and post-grant site visits
For donors who want to become more involved, CAFAmerica can help find and support nonprofits of their choice. CAFAmerica arranges site visits to see firsthand the issues and communities donors want to support. Working with our partner organizations, we arrange visits to nonprofits and projects with which our partners are working. CAFAmerica also conducts pre- and post-grant audits.
Translation services
Translation services are available for due diligence in conjunction with any CAFAmerica grant making or advisory service.
Due diligence and accountability services independent of grant making
CAFAmerica provides foreign nonprofit due diligence and accountability services independent of grant making requests, including:
- Appropriate reviews and checks to ensure nonprofit organizations operate for charitable purposes as defined under US law
- Assessment of a nonprofit’s governance, leadership, programs, organizational effectiveness, reputation and compliance with local and US regulations
- Rigorous financial analysis
Donor education
CAFAmerica and its partners in the CAF International Network can conduct briefings for all types of US donors interested in learning more about the global giving environment or about issues in a particular country or region.
Donor tours
CAFAmerica can arrange customized tours for donors to see the nonprofits, issues and communities they want to support, and enable donors to understand the issues being addressed via nonprofits.
Briefings for professional advisors
CAFAmerica frequently briefs professional advisors and their staff about the benefits of global giving, as well as how to interest current and prospective clients in global giving. CAFAmerica conducts briefings for professional advisors free of charge.
For nonprofits
CAFAmerica provides a variety of consultancy services designed to help foreign nonprofits with everything from marketing and donor prospecting, to crafting an effective US fundraising appeal. CAFAmerica simplifies the challenge of making your nonprofit known to more US donors, identifying those donors that are most likely to contribute to your work, and reaching out in effective ways to secure their support.
Contact us to discuss the customized project that will help turn your global philanthropic vision into impact
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