| General
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| How
does this site work? |
| Bread&Water
is a charity site that has the look and feel of "on-line shopping."
Through our site, donors can "browse" the needs of those around
the world and designate their contributions to the cause of
their choice. |
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| What
percentage of my money goes directly to the cause I select? |
| Bread&Water believes
in giving our donors the power to decide how their donations
are spent. As a result, unless you specifically designate your
contribution to the running of Bread&Water, we do not take out
any percentage of your contribution to support our administrative
costs. With the exception of any charges associated with your
transaction (eg. bank or credit card), 100% of your donation
goes towards the cause that you specify. Please show us your
support in helping to keep this practice alive. |
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| How
can I join Bread&Water's team of volunteers?
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| Bread&Water is always
looking for new talent to help us with the many aspects that
go into building and running our organization. Please contact us if you are interested in helping. |
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| How
can a project apply for sponsorship through Bread&Water? |
| Contact us for more information. |
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| Tax
Deductions |
| Are
my donations tax-deductible? |
| Yes. Bread&Water is
a US-based IRS-approved tax-exempt non-profit charity registered
under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each
contribution that you make to Bread&Water can be itemized on
your income tax return. To simplify this process, Bread&Water
provides you with an annual statement of contributions. |
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| Is
there ever a time when my contribution to Bread&Water is not
tax-deductible? |
| If you are using a
portion of your contribution to purchase goods, the value of
the goods you received as a result of your contribution is not
considered tax-deductible. Bread&Water will issue you a receipt
for the tax-deductible portion of your contribution. |
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| What
records must I keep to file my tax-deductions? |
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The IRS requires
the following documentation: If the contribution is less than
$250: The email confirmation you receive following your donation
or a printout of your account information showing the amount
paid to Bread&Water is sufficient. If the contribution is more
than $250: The IRS requires an acknowledgment from Bread&Water
of your contribution. The year end statement of your contributions
that Bread&Water mails out to each of our donors is sufficient.
If you wish, you can also print receipts for each of your transactions
by accessing your account information on our site. If you make
more than one contribution of $250 or more: The acknowledgement
requirement is the same as above. You can have either a separate
acknowledgment for each or one acknowledgment that shows your
total contributions. |
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| How
can I get a receipt for a past donation? |
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You can print receipts for all your past donations by accessing
your account information and clicking on the appropriate transaction
number, which will link you to the printable receipt for that
transaction. |
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| Gift
Certificates |
| How
do gift certificates work? |
| Much like a gift certificate
you might receive for credit at a store, Bread&Water's gift
certificates function as credit towards any of the charitable
causes on our site. Bread&Water gift certificates are an innovative
and meaningful gift where you make the donation and your recipient
chooses the causes. |
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| How
do I redeem my gift certificate? |
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Paper gift certificates: Proceed as normal,
browsing our site and selecting the cause(s) you want to support.
When you click 'check out,' you will have three payment options.
Select the gift certificate option and type in the serial
number and passcode shown on your gift certificate.
On-line gift certificates: Copy down the serial number and
passcode shown in the email you received as you will need
it to complete your transaction. Click on (or copy and paste
into your browser) the link shown in the email to view your
on-line gift certificate greeting. When finished, click 'start
browsing' and proceed according to the directions given above
for paper gift certificates.
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| How
do I send someone a gift certificate? |
| Access our gift certificates
page either by clicking on 'gift certificates' from our top
navigation bar or by selecting gift certificates from the great
gifts page. To create the gift certificate, you will need to
specify the amount of your gift and also provide your recipient's
e-mail address or mailing address, depending on the delivery
option you select. Check out as normal. You will receive an
e-mail confirmation of your donation. If you chose to deliver
the gift via e-mail, your recipient will receive an e-mail telling
him/her of the gift with a link to the on-line gift certificate
greeting you created. If you chose to deliver the gift via mail,
the gift certificate will be mailed to your recipient along
with instructions on how to redeem it. |
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| Designated
Gifts |
| How
do designated gifts work? |
| Designated gifts allow you to make
a donation to a cause of your choice in honor of someone else.
The recipient of your gift will receive an email telling him/her
of the gift with a link to the on-line designated gift greeting
you created. |
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| How
do I send someone a designated gift? |
| Proceed as normal, browsing our
site and selecting the cause(s) you want to support. When adding
the item(s) you selected into your donation basket, designate
the gift to 'Other.' (Regular donations, by default, are designated
to 'Self.') When you click 'check out,' you will be prompted
to create a greeting and enter your recipient's name and email
address for delivery. Click 'submit' when you have completed
the information form. You will be prompted a separate time for
each designated gift item in your donation basket. Complete
check out as normal. |
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| How
do I view the designated gift sent to me? |
| The email sent to you informing
you of the gift contains a link to the greeting your sender
has created for you. To open the greeting, either click on this
link or copy and paste it into your browser window. |
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| Account
Information |
| How
do I access my account information? |
| From any Bread&Water
page that shows our navigation items, click on 'account info'
and log in. Note: You need to have registered with Bread&Water
to have an account. If you have ever made donation to Bread&Water
through our website, you were required to register. |
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| What
should I do if I forget my account password? |
| From the login page,
click on the "forgot password" link and follow the prompts.
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| Making
Transactions |
| Why
doesn't the %met gauge move after I make a donation? |
There are 2 possible
reasons that the %met gauge doesn't move after you make a donation:
1. The gauge is set up to move in 10% increments, and your donation
amount was not large enough to trigger and increment.
2. If you made a donation by check, the %met gauge will only
be incremented after your check has been processed. Check back
in a few days. |
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| Who
should I make my checks payable to? |
| Make checks payable
to "Bread&Water." |
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| Where
should I mail my check donations? |
Bread&Water
P. O. Box 22
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
USA |
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| How
are donations from outside the US handled? |
| If you make a donation
from outside the US, it must be made via credit card or US dollar
check. Bread&Water is a US-based IRS-approved tax-exempt non-profit
charity registered under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Donations made from outside the US may or may
not be tax deductible, depending on you national tax laws. |
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| Privacy
and Security |
| How
does Bread&Water ensure the security of my transactions? |
| Bread&Water uses advanced
security technology to protect all of your personal information.
To further guarantee security, we do not store your credit card
data on our servers after your transaction has been cleared.
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| Is
my account information private? |
| Yes. Bread&Water uses
the required information that you provide during registration
to complete your transactions. Bread&Water does not in any other
way share any of your individual registration or contribution
information with any other parties. Bread&Water does not store
your credit card data on our servers once your transaction has
been cleared. |
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