Your donation to a US-Based 501(c)3 charitable organization is 100% tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You'll receive an email receipt that meets the IRS requirements for a record for your donors.
What are the fees for fundraising?
A Broader View only charges 5% per transaction to pay Paypal fees, personal check, money orders and bank wires.
How does setting up my fundraiding campaign work on ABV?
If you are a U.S. resident, A Broader View uses Paypal, a safe and secure system to process and collect your donations. The donations go directly to ABV Paypal account and it will show in your ABV profile any donation you get. Paypal has the highest security classification from the Payment Card Industry to safely and securely process your payments. If you are not a U.S. resident, ABV used PayPal's ultra-secure payment processing system to process your donations and collect your donations. For non US residents, you can't tax deduct any donation.
How long does it take to receive my money?
You will get the funds in less than 5 minutes into ABV's paypal account. You will see the funds in your ABV profile once the payment is cleared, not all payments go through, make sure that the donor gets an email from paypal letting them know the payment went through. The donations will discount the due balance.
Whats the deadline to end my campaign?
All fundraising campaigns need to end no later than 45 days prior traveling as final payment balance needs to be paid by then. E-mail, chat or call us if you need extensions or clarify this question
Can I extend my fundraising campaign or change my fundraising goal?
Yes! Please email us at volunteers[at]abroaderview[dot]org and will update your campaign right away! You can only extend for an extra week if needed.
How much am I allowed to fundraise?
You are allowed to fundraise for the ABV fees (due balance amount in your ABV Account), you can't fundraise for airfare, or other expenses, we recommend to use other websites if you want to fundraise for all the other expenses. We will recommend some fundraising website once you are confirmed in our program. The ABV expenses through our fundraise page will give tax deduction receipts to your donors.
Are there any penalties for not meeting my fundraising goal?
ABV does not charge any penalties if volunteers do not meet their fundraising goal. This is a major advantage over other crowdfunding sites.
Do I need a PayPal account to collect donations?
You don't, all donations you receive go through ABV will be collected in ABV’s PayPal account (minus fees) or by personal checks in US$ dollars or by credit cards.
Will donors need a PayPal account to donate?
Donors can make a donation with just a credit or debit card or personal check. Donors also have the option of paying with their PayPal account.
Who is eligible to create a fundraising account?
Fundraising accounts are for anyone who is volunteering abroad with A Broader View and already has sent the initial US$120 deposit.