Funding your trip
Global Village trip costs vary in every country, but all payments include a donation to the host community’s Habitat program, in-country transportation, food, accommodations and travel medical insurance.
Funding your trip
If you are interested in fundraising to help pay for your trip costs, you can find resources in our Payment Policies and Procedures manual (1MB .pdf).
- Fund-raising Web site - Point your Web browser to www.habitat.org/gv/create.html and in just a few minutes you can create a personalized fund-raising Web page for your trip. You can then direct potential donors to your Web site where they can learn more about the Global your GV team leader for more details.
- Matching gifts - Contact your compny´s matching gift officer prior to submitting a matching gift form. Not all comanies´ matching-gift policies allow for the matching of participation fees. If applying for matching gifts, notify your team leader and HFHI GV coordinator. Note: Matching gift funds may only be used to offset the final balance owed if they are received by GV at least 45 days before the trip departs.
- Tax deductibility - Funding raised toward the cost of a Global Village trip also includes the cost of food, lodging and transportation during the trip. Only a portion of the required trip payment supports the charitable purpose of the hosting Habitat program. Depending on the participant’s country of origin, this trip’s cost may or may not be tax-deductible. Please consult a tax adviser concerning your specific situation.
- Acknowledging donations - All donors who contribute via check or money order payable to Habitat for Humanity International, or make a credit card donation designated to a Global Village team, are sent acknowledgment let-donate online (via a personalized Web page or via the link “Donate in Support of a Global Village Trip”) receive received, and will also be mailed an acknowledgement letter. Discourage your supporters from donating cash, as Habitat for Humanity International cannot acknowledge cash donations. We also discourage any checks being made payable directly to you.
- Funds raised in addition to the published trip cost - One of the stated purposes of the Global Village program - ates worldwide. To remain consistent with our mission, Global Village is not able to roll additional funds over to a future GV trip. Habitat for Humanity International will direct any additional funding you raise (beyond the published trip cost) to support building programs in the team’s host country.
- Fund raising for airfare - As of Jan. 1, 2008, funds raised at HFHI in excess of the trip cost may no longer be used to cover all or part of a GV participant’s airfare. However, we recognize that some people may want to raise money for their airfare. Please do this on your own. Participants may still be able to claim their airfare as a tax-deductible expense even if the funds are paid directly from the participant to a vendor, as long as the trip is in pursuit of a charitable purpose. Team members will need to contact a tax adviser concerning their specific situation.