Help
with Work an Hour
Questions
relevant to the UK residents
When do I donate?
Donations by credit card were accepted between July 4 and September 5, 2002.
If you have not sent your donation check in yet see below for mailing
address information.
How
do I donate?
Donations to Asha for Education can be done through our main site.
To donate by check, go to http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/donate.html.
How
much do I donate?
You
can donate any amount. We encourage you to donate an
hour's worth or more of your salary.
Where
does the money go?
100%
of
all funds collected through Work an Hour go directly
towards the five selected projects. Keeping with Asha's
long-standing policy, Asha volunteers bear all administrative
expenses.
Are
donations tax deductible?
In the United States, donations to Asha for Education
are 100% tax deductible under IRS code section 501(c)3.
In India, donations are 50% tax deductible under section
80G of the Income Tax Act of India.
All donations will be acknowledged with a receipt that
can be used to claim tax deductions. In the U.S., generally
donations below $250 do not require a receipt but we
will provide one if you request it. All donations above
$250 will be acknowledged with a receipt.
Can I donate
with a credit card issued outside the U.S.?
Yes. We accept a credit card (Visa/Mastercard) as long
as the bank issuing the card allows transactions in
U.S. Dollars.
Can
I donate in currencies other than U.S. Dollars using
my credit card?
Yes, it is possible to do so if your credit card allows
transactions in USD. However, you will need to convert
the amount you are donating to USD and enter it in the
amount field. Your credit card company will bill you
in your local currency.
What
is the procedure for donation by check?
If you are located in India, a crossed cheque
or account-payee demand draft should be made
payable to " Asha ". The address to
mail the check or draft to is
Ranjeet Ranade ( WAH-2002 - Donation Pledge Id #
)
713 Block E, Raheja Residency,
Koramangala - 3rd Block,
Bangalore 560 034,
Karnataka, India
If you are located outside India and want to
send checks to the U.S, the check should be made
payable to " Asha for Education ".
The address to mail the check to is
WAH-2002 - Donation Pledge Id #
P.O.Box 641741,
San Jose, CA 95164-1741.
U.S.A
If you are located outside India and want to
send checks to the U.K, the check should be made
payable to " Asha for Education ".
The address to mail the check to is
Asha for Education,
WAH-2002 - Donation Pledge Id #
100 D Breakspears Road,
London SE4 1UD.
U.K
Who
do I contact if I encounter problems while making a
donation?
Please email wah@ashanet.org
for assistance.
Matching
donations, What is it? How does it work?
A
lot of companies match donations made by their employees.
A list of companies can be found at http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/matching.html
. If your employer is not on the list, please contact
your HR department to find out if your company matches
donations and let us
know so that we can add your company's name to our
list.
Here's
how it works
- When you make your donation, make an entry in the
'Matching' box.
- Obtain a matching donation form from your employer's
HR dept.
- Fill it out and mail it to us at
WAH-2002 - Donation Pledge Id #
P.O.Box 641741,
San Jose, CA 95164-1741.
U.S.A
- We will verify your donation, attach our non-profit
organization certificate
and send it back to your employer
- Your employer will send us a check for the amount
that is matched.
Where do I get more information
about WAH and Asha?
Please email wah@ashanet.org
for more information.
Why are UK donors asked to donate
through another website?
UK tax laws allow the donations made to a registered charity (Asha
is one) to be tax exempt. This means that the donors can claim the tax
back on the amount they have donated to Asha, at the time of filing
their tax returns. But since not everyone needs to file a tax return,
it would be a cumbersome process for most users to file a tax return
just to reclaim tax on donations.
www.justgiving.com streamlines this process by automatically claiming 28%
tax back on any donations made to charity, so that the charity gets a
higher amount. This means that donors can actually donate a smaller
amount, taking into account the tax that Asha would be getting back:
e.g., if a UK taxpayer wants to give £100 to Asha, they only need
donate £78.25 through JustGiving for Asha to get £100. For
higher rate taxpayers, JustGiving provides a donation receipt online,
which they can print off and attach to their tax-return in order to
reclaim the difference between tax reclaimed by JustGiving (28%), and the
rate at which they pay tax. Please refer the FAQ
page at JustGiving for more information.
WWhat modes of payment does JustGiving accept?
Please refer to the
donations FAQ at JustGiving for the most up-to-date information about
payments through their site.
I would like to help Asha on a more regular basis.
What is the best way of doing this?
You can contact you local chapter of Asha if you would like to join
Asha as a volunteer. You can find the contact details on this website.
If you would like to donate to Asha on a regular basis, and you are
employed, you can ask your company to set up a payroll donation through
JustGiving. This is tax-exempt, and (yes, we are serious!), upto a
limit, the UK government would add a 10% bonus if you contribute in this
way, nearly doubling the amount that Asha receives. See Payroll Giving
section of JustGiving for more information on this. If you are not an
employee, you can still set up regular donations to Asha through
JustGiving.
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