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Missed our webinar, "Chartiable Giving and China with ForNGO"? Access the full webinar recording and related documents here. 

As further elaborated on NGOsource's website, equivalency determination (ED) is a process dictated by U.S. tax law regulations that permits a U.S. private foundation or donor advised fund to make a "good faith determination" that a non-U.S. organization is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity or operating foundation. As part of the ED process, a qualified tax practitioner collects and analyzes detailed information about a non-U.S. organization's finances, structure, and operations.

NGOsource continues to grow and strives to provide a robust and diverse set of resources for both grantmakers and international grantees. We designed our brand new website with you in mind! Take a “tour” below as we walk you through the new features of our website:

In case you missed it, NGOsource hosted a webinar on September 12, 2018 led by nonprofit legal experts, Brigit Kavanagh and Martha Lackritz-Peltier.

Missed our webinar, "Planning Your Next International Grant: Legal Issues for Foundations and DAFs Giving Abroad"? Access the full webinar recording and related documents here. 

Contributed by Fiona Wilton, Programme Coordinator, the Gaia Foundation

Like strands woven together into a basket, life on Earth is made possible through a dynamic interaction of relationships weaving together.  No one part can be understood by separating it from the whole, and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

We continue with Part 9 of our series on the China Charity Law and other regulations in China in partnership with Shanghai Legal Center for NGO (ForNGO) with Chapters 11 and 12 of the China Charity Guidebook with an overview of tax benefits and supervision and administration (click the corresponding links to jump to each section). For a full list of articles part of this series, please visit our 

We continue with Part 8 of our series on the China Charity Law and other regulations in China in partnership with Shanghai Legal Center for NGO (ForNGO) with Chapters 9 and 10 of the China Charity Guidebook with an overview of charitable trusts and information disclosure, respectively (click the corresponding links to jump to each section). For a full list of articles part of this series, please visit our 

We continue with Part 7 of our series on the China Charity Law and other regulations in China in partnership with Shanghai Legal Center for NGO (ForNGO) with Chapters 7 and 8 of the China Charity Guidebook with an overview of charitable assets and charitable services (click the corresponding links to jump to each section). For a full list of articles part of this series, please visit our 

What Is Dissolution?

Dissolution is the termination or closing of an organization in its present state. There are various reasons an organization would need or want to dissolve. For example, the organization might have fulfilled its mission or lack sufficient resources to effectively carry out its work. Perhaps there is no longer a need for the organization’s services, or it is dissolving as a result of a merger.