Donate to the Afghan Institute of Learning
Sorry it does look a bit confusing!
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TO DONATE BY CREDIT CARD Click on the blue donate button on the left.
All donations are processed by Authorize.net, a secure payment system, and are in US dollars. No need to add a dollar sign in the box just add your amount. Thanks! Creating Hope International (CHI) is the fiscal sponsor of AIL and donations flow through CHI. Creating Hope International is the name that will appear on your credit card statement. |
TO DONATE BY CHECK please send check payable to "Creating Hope International" to: AIL c/o CHI, PO Box 1058, Dearborn, Michigan 48121 USA. In memo section please indicate "For AIL".
Why is CHI involved?
AIL is not registered in the USA as a 501(c)3 non profit and does not have a US bank account. Therefore all donations flow through Creating Hope International (CHI) which is a 501(c)3 thereby US donors are able to get tax relief on their donations as far as the law allows. Creating Hope International has a tax ID number 38-3288402. CHI acts as sole fiscal sponsor of AIL. Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the CEO of AIL and CHI.
Why is CHI involved?
AIL is not registered in the USA as a 501(c)3 non profit and does not have a US bank account. Therefore all donations flow through Creating Hope International (CHI) which is a 501(c)3 thereby US donors are able to get tax relief on their donations as far as the law allows. Creating Hope International has a tax ID number 38-3288402. CHI acts as sole fiscal sponsor of AIL. Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the CEO of AIL and CHI.
TO DONATE TO AIL AS A GIFT OR IN HONOR OF SOMEONE
The easiest way to make the gift is:
On the GlobalGiving website
We have a varied list of projects with GlobalGiving and they offer a variety of gift options, including email and printed cards. See GlobalGiving's gift page for more detailed information.
Click here to view all AIL projects on GlobalGiving.
You can donate in UK pounds and if you are a UK taxpayer you will also have the option for Gift Aid - which will increase the value of your gift.
If you prefer to make a gift donation by check:
Please follow the above directions: "To donate by check". Please include a note telling us who the donation is being made for and the address where we should send the letter notifying the recipient of your gift. Please also email this information to chi@creatinghope.org.
If you would like to make a gift by credit card on our site:
Please use the blue donate button on the left hand side of the page to give, then send an email to chi@creatinghope.org letting us know that you've made the gift donation and the name and address of the person that the gift is for. We will then send them a gift letter.
Thank you.
Other Donation Options
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Global Giving
We are Superstars on GG!! Find an AIL project on Global Giving that appeals to you! There are lots of choices: Health, Education, Training, Emergency Aid, TV station You choose to donate in UK pounds or US dollars. See drop down option near the cart symbol. Comment from one GG donor, "You make it easy to contribute to important causes as well as opening eyes to the world around us." If you are an employee of Eli Lily & Co your company has a 100% match available for gifts by you to our projects. |
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Set up your own GG fundraiser!
On Global Giving
You can set up your own fundraiser for one of our projects. Just find a project page, under the payment options and social media links there is a box "Start Your Own Fundraiser".
It is a great way to honor someone, celebrate a special event by donating to a cause such as a birthday or anniversary. Here is the link to Fast Track Education project fundraiser option.
See the link the the Fundraiser Toolkit page for useful documents.
On Global Giving
You can set up your own fundraiser for one of our projects. Just find a project page, under the payment options and social media links there is a box "Start Your Own Fundraiser".
It is a great way to honor someone, celebrate a special event by donating to a cause such as a birthday or anniversary. Here is the link to Fast Track Education project fundraiser option.
See the link the the Fundraiser Toolkit page for useful documents.
Benevity
This is an employer matching gift management site. CHI has projects on this site so if your employer matches gifts through Benevity you can find AIL projects under our fiscal sponsor Creating Hope International.
This is an employer matching gift management site. CHI has projects on this site so if your employer matches gifts through Benevity you can find AIL projects under our fiscal sponsor Creating Hope International.
On Crowdrise
Our fiscal sponsor Creating Hope International has a project for us on Crowdrise - donate or start your own fundraiser!
Our fiscal sponsor Creating Hope International has a project for us on Crowdrise - donate or start your own fundraiser!
AmazonSmile
Amazon now allows shoppers to select a charity to support when shopping on their site! Simply follow this link to go to Amazon and select "Creating Hope International" as the charity you will support. After that, simply begin shopping at smile.amazon.com and a percentage of many of your purchases will support AIL!
Goodshop
CHI is now registered with Goodshop by Goodsearch. If you are going to make purchases through the internet do so via Goodshop and nominate CHI to receive a percentage of what you spend. Proceeds go to fund CHI projects including the Afghan Institute of Learning.
Supplies
Please contact us at sakena@afghaninstituteoflearning.org for our current needs before collecting any goods on our behalf. Shipping to Afghanistan is very costly and difficult so we have to be cautious in accepting supplies. There are occasions when we can use donations of supplies and equipment for our operations, but these will require a great deal of prior planning. Thank you for your consideration.
