New Partnership for Give2Asia and Shanghai Roots & Shoots Helps U.S. Donors Support Youth & Environment Programs in China

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 11, 2010

Give2Asia, a leading U.S. philanthropic services nonprofit, and Shanghai Roots & Shoots, a China-based program of the Jane Goodall Institute, today announce a fiscal sponsorship that enables U.S. donors to support local programs in China that promote the environment and community service.

Shanghai Roots & Shoots is an environmental education and community service non-profit located in Shanghai, China. Its programs include education on environmental sustainability and hands-on community service projects. Past work has included such projects as planting trees in Inner Mongolia; growing organic vegetables on campus gardens; providing environmental audits to businesses, schools and homes; and bringing physical and health education to migrant schools.

Give2Asia’s Fiscal Sponsorship services help approved Asia-based charitable groups establish a U.S. presence, provide professional donor stewardship, and make possible tax-deductible support for Asia-based groups. Give2Asia currently provides fiscal sponsorship to approximately 100 charitable institutions across the Asia-Pacific region. For more information on Give2Asia’s fiscal sponsorship program, visit www.give2asia.org/fsf.

U.S. donors can make tax-deductible donations to Give2Asia in support of Shanghai Roots & Shoots at www.give2asia.org/srsf, or by making donations of cash, securities or other assets to Give2Asia that indicate support for Shanghai Roots & Shoots.

About Shanghai Roots & Shoots:
In 1991, world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall started Roots & Shoots, designed to educate youth about environmental issues and humanitarian values with a special focus on group interaction. The program originated in Tanzania with 16 students; now Roots & Shoots has expanded to 100 countries with a global network of 8,000 groups. In China (www.jgi-shanghai.org), there are Roots & Shoots offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Chengdu.

About Give2Asia:
Give2Asia (www.give2asia.org) promotes charitable giving by providing personalized philanthropic services for individuals, foundations and corporations. Founded by The Asia Foundation, with more than 50 years of grantmaking experience in the Asia-Pacific region, Give2Asia helps overcome the common challenges associated with giving overseas and has made possible more than US$130 million in giving since launching in 2001, including US$43 million in giving to China. Give2Asia’s China office is located in Beijing.

U.S. & International Media Contact:
Cissy DeLuca
Give2Asia
San Francisco headquarters
1.415.655.4852

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