Cafamerica: Success of 'Slumdog Millionaire' Aiding Charities
Oscar-Winning Film Inspires a Boost in Donations to Groups Working With India’s Children; CAFAmerica Offers Simple Means By Which to Target Donations to Best Programs In India.
March 3, 2009* Save the Children, India (http://www.savethechildren.in/index.html) is an independent member of the International Save the Children Alliance. The organization fights for children's rights and delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children's lives in India. Save the Children has existed in India since pre-independence days and is currently working in 11 states and union territories of India.
Both SOS Children’s Villages and Save the Children, India have reported an increase in donors and sponsors in the wake of the release of the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
Individuals and organizations that wish to rely upon the knowledge and due-diligence capacity of CAFAmerica to investigate these and other overseas charities at http://www.cafamerica.org/cafa/SearchModule/NpPublicProfileSearch.aspx, can donate to help Indian children by going to CAFAmerica Home page and clicking the donate Now button
at http://www.cafamerica.org/dnn/Home/DonateNow/tabid/148/Default.aspx.
CAFAmerica helps companies, family and community foundations, and individuals to manage their international philanthropy efforts and strengthen charitable activity around the world. It also advises on fundraising and grantmaking, allows online account management and provides an online giving mechanism for nonprofits to place on their websites.
ABOUT CAFAMERICA
CAFAmerica was founded in 1992 as a member organization of the London-based CAF International Network, which provides charitable financial services to nonprofits, individuals and companies. The CAF International Network spans six continents and has over $4 billion of charitable funds under management.
CAFAmerica is dedicated to expanding borderless charitable giving by providing guidance and international grant making options for donors. CAFAmerica’s range of innovative charitable solutions for US donors and overseas nonprofits include Donor Advised Gifts, Donor Advised Funds, Matching Donor Advised Fund and most recently, the ‘Friends of’ Charity Fund.
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