Funding

Participants in FSD's internship program must provide their own funding for this opportunity. It may be surprising that I am required to pay and am not being paid for such service work, but keep in mind that this is a service based internship that focuses on providing development resources to the poorest country in South America, CEPRUJEM has no resources to allocate to the developed world, and FSD exists to allocate resources from the developed to the developing world. The fees paid to FSD go directly to funding my expenses:

1. Room and Board
2. In-Country Support and Administration
3. Program Maintenance
4. Health Insurance
5. Legal and Logistical Costs

It is these fees that the host organizations cannot afford to pay. FSD makes every effort to ensure that these costs are minimized. By funding my own trip I will benefit a host organization most effectively while gaining the experience of a lifetime.

Because I need to generate all funding for the project, any financial assistance would be of great help. Since FSD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID/EIN: 56-1938284), those who file taxes in the United States may claim any donation made out to FSD (in my name) as a tax deduction.

If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation, you can pay through the FSD website via PayPal, or you may write a check payable to the Foundation of Sustainable Development, with my name ("Nicholas Stanich") in the check's memo. Please be sure to include your return address so that FSD may acknowledge your contribution. All checks must be in US dollars.

In order to contribute directly to FSD through PayPal. Please follow the following instructions:
1. Visit the website address is: http://www.fsdinternational.org/?q=donate

2. Locate the phrase “To pay internship/volunteer application fees, program fees, or to make a donation toward a participant's program fees” and click the icon “Make a Donation” This will take you to the FSD PayPal site.

3. At the top of the main page, enter the amount of your payment.

4. Scan down the page to a series of credit card icons (Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, etc.), located below the phrase “Don't have a PayPal account? Use your credit card or bank account (where available).” Click “Continue”

5. Enter your credit card information on the following page.

6. Click “Review Order and Continue”

7. On the following page, you can choose to “Continue by Logging In” (if you have a PayPal account, enter your email and password) or “Continue Without Logging In” (if you do not have a PayPal account. You are not required to create an account to complete the transaction.) Select how you will proceed and click the appropriate link.

8. You will have a chance to review your payment details before completing the transaction. IMPORTANT: Below your payment details, you will see a small link that says “Purpose of Payment.” Click the “+” to expand a text box. Enter the purpose of your payment, noting where the funds should be directed (Write - "Program fees – Nicholas Stanich project in Bolivia.") Completing this step ensures that the payment is assigned to the correct recipient.

9. Once you have included comments on the purpose of your payment, click “Pay now”This completes your payment. Please save a copy of your PayPal receipt. You may be asked to provide the receipt to FSD for verification.

If you would prefer writing a check, please mail it to:

Foundation for Sustainable Development

517 Potrero Avenue, Suite B

San Francisco, California 94110, USA

Again, please be sure to include my name and your return address on both mailed and paypal contributions!

If you are interested in making a donation directly to me (without tax-deductible receipt), you may do so through my PayPal button on this site, or by mailing a check directly to me at:

2615 Open Bay Ct.
Galena, OH 43021

Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions.

Thank you!

Nick