b'CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CROSS-BORDER GRANTMAKINGFor any donor or funder looking to support charitable activity overseas, there are three critical considerations to take into account:s Regulatory Compliance Risk Mitigation Reputation Protection3 Not only must grantmakersThere are many more risksEspecially in countries with understand U.S. regulationsinherent to cross-bordercomplicated language barriers, about granting internationally,grantmaking that grantmakersit is more difficult to collect all but they also need to bothare responsible for avoiding,the information donors need to understand and follow granteeincluding becoming victims ofensure that publicly supporting a country rules for granting tofraud, money-laundering, orforeign grantee will not risk their charities there. Failure to complyterrorist financing schemes.good reputations.with those rules could mean legalOversight is also lower, since consequences for both grantorgrantees are separated by and grantee. distance and jurisdiction.ADD MEANING AND PURPOSE TO YOUR CLIENTS PHILANTHROPIC JOURNEYSCAF America encourages all philanthropists to use theirCAF America can support your clients at every stage of the charitable giving as a tool to align their vision, passion, andphilanthropic process, from defining goals and finding charities interests while making a meaningful difference. to monitoring projects for impact and security.Guide clients as theyCollaborate withFacilitate relationshipsFully vet and approveMake grants and define their charitabledonors to identify andwith grantee partners,grantee partners toconduct oversight, plan select grantee partners including on-site toursreceive funding monitoring, and and introductions evaluation of the project funded5'