The Caring and Funding Podcast

CAF America's President & CEO, Ted Hart, hosts a web-based, half-hour podcast designed to help our peers and colleagues understand the emerging trends, best practices, and issues in the field of international philanthropy. Each episode features a Q&A style conversation with a philanthropy professional who brings specialized expertise and insight on topics related to global grantmaking and cross-border giving.

The shows are available to stream as a podcast immediately after they conclude. All of the podcasts are available in the links below and can also be found on the show's page.

Library of Topics
The "How to?" of International Grantmaking
> ED & ER
> Rules and Regulations
Philanthropic Solutions
Corporate Engagement
World Stage

Upcoming Episodes

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Equivalency Determination and Expenditure Responsibility in Focus

David Shevlin - Simpson Thacher

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Tapping into David’s extensive knowledge about Expenditure Responsibility and Equivalency Determination, the show will weigh these two standards for due diligence and help listeners decide which option is better suited for them.

Want to learn all there is to know about the standards for cross-border validation? Watch the video!

The "How to?" of International Grantmaking

What You Need to Know: New IRS Guidelines for Equivalency Determination

Elizabeth Kingsley - Harmon Curran Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP

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New IRS guidelines took effect on September 14, 2017. What do they mean? What do you need to know?

In Rev. Proc. 2017-53, the IRS has provided guidelines that CAF America will use in our grantmaking to foreign grantees utilizing equivalency determination protocols that the grantee of a grant made for Code Sec. 170(c)(2)(B) purposes is a qualifying public charity.

Philanthropic Solutions

Post 2015 SDGs and International Diaspora Giving

Heather Grady - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors & Alexander Dixon - The Diaspora Investment Alliance

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Ted Hart, host of the CAF America Radio Network and CEO of CAF America, brings together leaders in philanthropy to discuss the INSPIRATION, EDUCATION and APPLICATION of international grantmaking. Thiss show features two of CAF America’s distinguished panelists from the International Grantmaking Symposium.

Corporate Engagement

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose: Giving in Numbers

André Solórzano – Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP)

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Ted Hart, President & CEO of CAF America, is joined by special guest André Solórzano, Senior Manager of Data Insights and Giving Numbers at CECP (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose), to discuss the findings of the Giving in Numbers: 2018 Edition report, as well as a sneak peek at the 2019 edition!

With corporations playing a growing role in cross-border philanthropy, make sure you don't miss out on this show presenting the latest insights and trends in corporate giving.

World Stage

Granting to China Made "Easy?"

Jessie Krafft - CAF America

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On January 1, 2017, the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Activities of Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations in the Mainland of China” (colloquially known as “China’s Overseas NGO Management Law”) went into effect. The law requires that foreign NGOs coordinate their efforts with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and provides the framework within which they can continue their activities in the country: (1) opening an office in China, or (2) applying for a temporary activity license.