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Your ideas, Asia’s uture. Give2AsiA AnnuAl RepoRt: FY2009 deAR FRiends: Thank you or helping to create a better uture or Asia. Together, we have taken on illiteracy, extreme poverty, disease prevention, disaster recovery, and many other demanding issues; and our shared commitment led to over $29 million in giving in 2009, totaling $128 million since 2001. Give2Asia works with you to establish innovative programs and partnerships that strengthen ties between international donors and diverse needs across Asia. In the US, partners s e BoARd oFFiceRs like the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Fidelity e Charitable Git Fund, and many others are helping to expand t Bill S. Kim, s our network o engaged, passionate donors. In Asia, we are u Chairman o the Board expanding the work o local organizations by partnering with R t William P. Fuller nonprots like the LIN Center or Community Development, F Vice Chairman o the Board which serves grassroots groups in Vietnam. Our eorts have o been paying o, and a growing number o communities Ta-lin Hsu d across Asia are overcoming adversity by building channels o R Vice Chairman o the Board support rom overseas oundations, companies, and amilies. A o Alexander D. Calhoun, Esq. The success o our eorts hinges upon making good choices B Founding Chairman o the Board about the projects we und, and Give2Asia works closely with R u Paul Slawson donors as they plan their philanthropy. This past year donors o Treasurer met with issue experts on pressing topics such as water, disaster response, and intra-Asia philanthropy. In Beijing, sixty leaders Ray Klinke o our community came together to discuss the dramatic Secretary growth o the charitable sector within China, a discussion which is helping us to better serve the needs o donors in this new decade. Following deadly typhoons in the Philippines in tRustees October, interested donors convened with country and disaster Naren Agrawal experts to learn where contributions were needed most. These Douglas Bereuter activities leverage the deep knowledge we share collectively in Gina Lin Chu order to make our giving more eective and thoughtul. Frank L. Ellsworth Give2Asia will continue to improve the quality, transparency Edwin Go and impact o its work with partners such as you. Our ultimate strength as an organization lies in the passion and dedication Eugene Hong o our network, and our shared desire to improve the quality Joe Lumarda o lie or those in need. Al Njoo On behal o Give2Asia’s sta and trustees, we look orward Teresa Orr to supporting your charitable eorts in 2010 and beyond. Susan J. Pharr Sa Qureshey Best wishes, Missie Rennie Leslie Tang Schilling Yi Bo Shao George Sycip Bill S. Kim, Chairman o the Board o Trustees, Give2Asia Carter Tseng Judith F. Wilbur totAl GivinG in 2009 $29,954,255 The amount our community gave or Asia in 2009. ReAchinG new donoRs impAct 1634 The number o charitable contributions received by Give2Asia. 50 The number o new unds created or clients to support At YouR the causes they care about. Some examples include: The Manny Pacquiao Foundation, established to help FinGeRtips world welterweight boxing champ support children and communities in the Philippines. Giving is a human impulse, and bold ideas require highly A New Beginning, created to help eradicate discrimination specialized assistance to turn them into actions. Give2Asia is and violence against women in Pakistan’s poorest unique. Our expert sta and international presence provide communities. personalized, comprehensive guidance and unparalleled access to issues, people and places in Asia. We listen to you The Give2Asia Philippines Typhoon Fund, helping and then create a bridge that connects you with results-driven donors make gits o any size to assist those aected by projects refecting your passions and requirements. massive fooding in Manila in Fall 2009. Our goal or you is impact, and we report back to you on eXAmples oF impAct results and keep you abreast o the projects and issues you care about. We also enhance resources and generate awareness 308 The number o charitable groups we unded in or proven, vetted groups in Asia. 2009. See a complete list o grantees in this report. 126 The number o Asia-based groups who completed Give2Asia’s Due Diligence review in order to discoveR ouR seRvices receive unding rom US donors. 48 The number o new grants to improve education Our donor-advised grantmaking services, and the in India. philanthropy experience our sta brings to each conversation, help make every idea a concrete, substantive action—and 20 The number o new grants to support health projects contributes to a better uture or Asia. in China. 16 The number o new grants or orphanages in For donors, we deliver tailored services to meet your needs, Cambodia. regardless o whether you are making a one-time git to a small grassroots group or seeking advice on multiple issues 8 The number o new grants or women and children’s and countries. We provide a comprehensive platorm or health care in Pakistan. connecting you with causes in Asia and or rallying support rom your donors in the U.S. mAkinG A diFFeRence AcRoss AsiA 20+ The number o countries that receive philanthropic support rom Give2Asia’s community. These include Aghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pacic Islands, Pakistan, Philippines,es, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor- Leste, Vietnam ouR woRk with coRpoRAtions Corporations are generously extending their strengths, expertise and insights to assist communities in need. From an advanced cancer treatment network in Sichuan Province to an Asia-wide campaign to establish nurturing youth centers, corporations are giving to Asia in measurable and sustainable ways. Learn more about our work with corporations at www.give2asia.org/corporations client pRoFile: Give2Asia partners with Starbucks to help improve the quality o education or disadvantaged young people in China. In BAnk oF AmeRicA 2009, Starbucks launched a new Shared Planet Youth Action chARitABle FoundAtion program or Asia supported by Give2Asia, which helps create Bank o America partners with community leaders across sustainable, youth-centered organizations throughout the the globe in philanthropic eorts, volunteerism, community Asia-Pacic region. development lending and investing, support o arts and “Young people have the power to change the world, and at Star- culture, and environmental initiatives. In times o disaster, bucks we are committed to inspiring youth to make the most o the company’s global ootprint and strong network o their own uture. Our partnership with Give2Asia puts us in charitable partners helps to assist survivors through support close, regular contact with the local groups we support, and let’s o immediate relie and long-term recovery. us work across multiple countries at once.” In 2008, partnering with Give2Asia and the Committee - Jackie Liao, Manager o Community Investments & o 100, Bank o America supported local emergency relie Global Responsibility, Starbucks Coee Company ollowing the Sichuan Earthquake in China. Last year, in the atermath o deadly storms in Southeast Asia and catastrophic earthquakes in Indonesia, Bank o America cAse studY: provided assistance to aected communities in the orm the Avon FoundAtion FoR women o both immediate relie and rebuilding resources. Give2Asia’s impRovinG BReAst cAnceR ReseARch, experience in disaster response in Asia helped Bank o diAGnosis & tReAtment America make a signicant, positive impact. A $2.5 million git rom the Avon Foundation or Women is “At Bank o America, we are committed to helping individuals helping the China Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) create and amilies recover rom disaster and rebuild their communities. a rst-o-its-kind breast cancer prevention and treatment network By working with Give2Asia, an organization with expertise on in Deyang, Sichuan Province. The project establishes a breast the ground during times o crisis, we have been able to play a cancer center at the Deyang Municipal People’s Hospital andnd critical role in disaster response in China and Southeast Asia, three county hospitals. With ultrasound machines, imaging and we appreciate their strong partnership.” workstations, and other equipment, the new center and network are the rst breast cancer departments in a region - Kerry H. Sullivan, President, with nearly 400 medical institutions serving 3.8 million The Bank o America Charitable Foundation people. A remote diagnosis system will connect experts in Beijing to doctors and patients in Deyang. Three mobile vansns are also being provided or outreach and cancer screening in client pRoFile: remote areas. This program will reach over 100,000 women the stARBucks FoundAtion annually and is part o a US$4.5 million git rom the Avon The Starbucks Foundation helps young people create change Foundation or Women to Give2Asia to help women recoveringg in local communities across the globe. Their work supports rom the earthquake in Sichuan Province in May 2008. innovative water projects and other work designed to make a positive impact in countries where Starbucks does business. ouR woRk with individuAls & FAmilies Individuals and amilies are playing a meaningul role helping communities that are important to them. Donors witness the outcomes o their giving and can ollow progress as projects make sustainable improvements to people’s lives. Learn more about our work with individuals and amilies at www.give2asia.org/amilies client pRoFile: A donoR letteR the deshpAnde FoundAtion Our donors value Give2Asia’s local presence and ability to The Deshpande amily’s oundation is committed to support the best organizations, including those in the most supporting innovation, entrepreneurship and growth within rural and hard-to-reach communities. One donor wrote the charitable groups and social enterprises in the United States ollowing letter explaining why he chose Give2Asia to und and India.
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