Article: Give2Asia Facilitates More Than $10 Million in Donations to Asian Nonprofits; Contributions Have Doubled Annually Since 2000; Donor Priorities Include Education and Women's Empowerment in China and Afghanistan.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Give2Asia, a nonprofit organization founded by The Asia Foundation to promote philanthropy to Asia, announced today that it has facilitated $12 million in charitable gifts and pledges to nonprofit organizations since its inception in 2000. The $12 million has come from more than 950 donors in the US and Canada, and has reached nearly 100 nonprofit organizations across Asia. More than half of the funds are designated for education, and major donor-led initiatives include scholarships in China and rebuilding girls' schools in Afghanistan. Give2Asia offers personalized giving services which help donors overcome the challenges to ...

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