The original post can be found at
http://www.zr5.net/2007/11/11/the-asia-foundation-2008-charity/

I got contacted by Jeanne HuangLi who is the current Associate Director at The Asia Foundation. If you have any questions regarding the foundation, you can email her directly at jhuangli@asiafound.org. Don’t worry, I got her permission to post her email address.

This is for a great cause so please spread the words to everyone. Contact your favorite blogs and websites and make them aware of this donation drive. Remember, the more people donate, you can win more prizes!

So here are some words from Jeanne.

2008 is going to be our “Year of Knowledge” and we will be working on an online exhibit with information around our Books for Asia Program which provides over $30 million in in-kind, first quality books to universities, schools, and libraries throughout Asia.

At The Asia Foundation, we believe in societies that give people the chance to succeed without regard to gender or circumstance and in governments that respond to all citizens. We believe in the unlimited capacity of knowledge to enlighten, and in the ability of empowered communities to overcome poverty and despair. The Asia Foundation is committed to creating enduring opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region, and to helping Asia’s people reach their goals. This is our mission and our promise.

Your contribution in any amount to The Asia Foundation is an investment in the people and promise of Asia.

We thank you for your interest and support. If you have any questions, please contact:

Jeanne HuangLi
Associate Director, Resource Development

The Asia Foundation
jhuangli@asiafound.org

Information links below:

www.asiafoundation.org (Main webpage)

http://asiafoundation.org/Contact/donate.php (How to Give to The Asia Foundation)

http://www.asiafoundation.org/About/overview_vid.html (6 minute general information video on The Asia Foundation)
http://www.asiafoundation.org/in-asia/ (in Asia: Moderated Web blog on Asia)
http://asiafoundation.org/Books/overview.html (About Our Books for Asia program—This next year kicks off our “Year of Knowledge” and we will highlight the work of this long-running Asia Foundation program.)
http://asiafoundation.org/Environment/video-overview.html (Environmental program)

About The Asia Foundation, www.asiafoundation.org

The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance, law, and civil society; women’s empowerment; economic reform and development; and international relations. Drawing on 50 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy research.

With a network of 17 offices throughout Asia, an office in Washington, D.C., and its headquarters in San Francisco, the Foundation addresses these issues on both a country and regional level. In 2006, the Foundation provided more than $53 million in program support and distributed 920,000 books and educational materials valued at $30 million throughout Asia.