Partnership Resources

CAF America is here to help grow your impact

At CAF America, we are honored to work with incredible donors who are committed to making a difference in the world.

CAF America plays a unique role in connecting donors and organizations, and we want those with whom we work to have a good understanding of how to best represent our relationship. If you have been approved as eligible to receive grants from CAF America, this can enhance your appeal to new American donors who may not realize they can receive a tax-deduction by giving to CAF America and suggesting your organization as the grant recipient.

Below are some ideas and guidance you can use in your marketing materials to help make this clear in your outreach to current and potential donors

Email Marketing

Reaching out to donors, volunteers, and community members through email is often the best way to get your organization’s message out. Whether through a newsletter or individual emails to supporters, your organization will be able to clearly communicate your mission, share the CAF America donation link, and to invite them to get involved.

As you plan your organization’s donor outreach, below are some helpful tips to make sure you get the most out of email marketing:

Reach out supporters from email addresses they are familiar with or are already in their contact book. If you email supporters from a new email address, or one that is not connected to your organization, the email might be seen as spam or not trustworthy.
If you are sending a newsletter, only reach out to contacts who have opt-ed into your email lists. Each country has their own laws and regulations on who you can send email marketing to, but as a general rule, do not put new contacts on your email marketing lists.

Sample email language about CAF America

To help when drafting your organization’s email outreach, our team has put together a short description of your relationship with CAF America and how donors in the United States can take advantage of tax deductible donations to your organization. We encourage you to use this language in your donation campaign to highlight your status as a Validated Organization, and to appeal to American donors.

(Organization name) is proud to be able to accept tax-deductible donations from American donors in partnership with CAF America as a validated organization. As a US public charity, CAF America is able to accept funds from US donors who can then recommend that CAF America use those funds to support foreign charitable organizations like (organization name). Please visit our donation page on CAF America’s website at (DonorView Link) to get started on making your tax effective donation today. All donations will receive a tax deductible receipt upon completion.

Social Media

Social media is a powerful tool to share your organizations’ impact with current donors and new donors alike. If your organization has social media accounts that are not frequently used or your organization does not have any, today is a great opportunity to launch your social media marketing. To help amplify your organization’s work and social media presence, any social media post that tags CAF America and share your organization’s work will be reposted by our accounts.

CAF America has LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook accounts that we use daily to communicate our current initiatives, share upcoming events, and interact with our valued donors, grantees, and other partners. Based on our experiences and analysis of these platforms, here are some helpful suggestions for getting the most out of your organization’s social media:

Ask your social media followers to share stories of why they support your organization. Retweet their replies!
Use relevant hashtags to show up on the feeds of a wider audience.
Encourage donors, team members, and those in your community to follow your organization on your social media accounts.
Try to share photos, a graphic, or a designed tile with each of your social posts. By sharing images, social media users are more likely to interact with your post and you can tell the story of your organization’s work better.

CAF America would like to amplify the impactful work of your organization and your campaigns on social media. Every relevant post on social media that tags CAF America, will be liked and reposted by our accounts on either Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. View our handles and accounts below!

Follow CAF America on Social Media

Using the CAF America logo

As a valued partner, CAF America encourages donors and foreign charitable organizations to display their association with CAF America on their website and other promotional materials. If your organization is interested in using the CAF America logo in your marketing materials, download our logo here. Please review our full logo guidance to ensure your logo usage is compliant.

Validated Organization Badge

Organizations that have been validated by CAF International have completed an extensive application and due diligence process with one of the CAF International’s Global Offices. The CAF International Validated Organization Badge is awarded to organizations that are structured and operated as nonprofit entities. This is confirmed by a validation process that goes far beyond a simple reliance on a foreign government database.

Your digital badge and certificate will serve as a seal of assurance for donors that your organization is structured and operates as a nonprofit entity, that grant funds provided to your organization will be used exclusively for charitable purposes, and that your organization went through our extensive review to ensure against the risk of fraud, money laundering, or other illicit activities.

As your organization is currently eligible to receive donations through CAF America, you can now share or download your digital credential. We suggest adding the badge to your organization website’s footer. It should be prominently placed on your donation page as well. You should have received an email from Accredible with a link to download your badge. If you have not received this email, please contact us at info@cafamerica.org.

Learn About the Badge

Sharing your story with CAF America

At CAF America, we have the opportunity to work with thousands of nonprofits on a daily basis and we would like to showcase their groundbreaking philanthropic work. These highlights can take many forms, including our Story of Impact series. For the opportunity for your organization to be showcased, please fill out the form below. As a note, only organizations validated by the CAF America team and currently eligible can be featured.

If your submission is selected, our team will reach out to you to set up a time to meet to discuss how we can collaborate to highlight your organization’s work. Each selected story will be featured prominently in our upcoming communications plans including the opportunity to be featured on social media, on our website, our YouTube channel, and/or our newsletters to over 7,000 contacts of donors, fundholders, and other organizations like yours. Please note that your organization’s social media accounts are important information to include so we can tag you and amplify your story, impact and mission.

Submit your Story