Questions and Answers

Yes, as long as the end date set at the outset has not been reached, donors can continue to support a project and possibly exceed the initial fundraising target. However, if the project is financed beyond the objective, the surplus donations received will be allocated to a similar project.

Go to the project page and follow the progress of the funding ‘Steps’. Once the project has been ‘Financed’ and completed by the project owner, you can read about it in the ‘Our News’ section. If you have made a donation for this project, you will receive an e-mail thanking the project leader and, a few months later, news of the completed project.

The platform offers humanitarian projects run by the Daughters of Charity in the fields of medical aid, agriculture and food aid, children and education, housing, reintegration and training, solidarity, ecology and sustainable development.
These projects aim to empower the most vulnerable people in a practical and sustainable way, whatever their situation, beliefs or origins.

You can support a project by sharing it on your social networks, websites, blogs, or by telling your family and friends about it...

You will receive an email thanking you from the project holder sister.

Crowdfunding is a financing technique that enables project owners to find support from friends, family and acquaintances who are attracted by their project. Their project is put online on a dedicated website, a crowdfunding platform, which gives it visibility for a limited period and raises funds. Donors may receive a token in return (thanks, etc.).

At the end of the fund-raising campaign, the required amount must be reached. More than just a means of financing, crowdfunding is a collective adventure, bringing people together around a project.

Created in 2015, the ‘Rosalie Projects’ platform is the first equity crowdfunding platform launched by a religious community, the Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, to exclusively support projects run locally by the Daughters of Charity.

The platform is backed by the Rosalie Rendu Endowment Fund. In the wake of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, the platform aims to build a network of hope for the poorest and most vulnerable people.

All the projects presented on the platform are run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, a religious congregation founded by Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac in 1633.

With missions all over the world, and thanks to their local roots, they are able to propose sustainable projects tailored to the needs of the poor, and monitor their implementation themselves. Their commitment knows no bounds when it comes to devising free and creative responses to the suffering and injustice they encounter.

If you have an account on the Rosalie Projects platform, you can write a comment on the page reserved for the project, which will be forwarded to the sister carrying the project.

On Rosalie Projects, the amount of the proposed project is divided into several steps (maximum 5), each with a sum corresponding to the actual project expenses. The ‘all or nothing’ rule applies only to the first step: during the fundraising period, either this step is completed and the amount is donated to the project owner, or it is not and the money for this step is returned to the donor.

Your personal details (surname, first name, pseudonym, date of birth, postal and e-mail addresses) are only accessible to the platform's restricted team, in particular for the purposes of sending thank-you notes and news about completed projects.

Payments are 100% secured thanks to our payment service provider. Your credit card information is immediately crypted by our provider and doesn’t appear on the website.

No, they are not transferred until the end of the collecting period.

Credit card transactions require an authorisation from your bank, most of the time they also require a user authentication. If one of your transaction is declined, wait a few minutes before trying again. If it doesn't solve the issue, reach out to your bank. If needed, you can also contact us.

To support a project financially, simply click on the ‘DONATE’ button on the project page. If you do not yet have an account on the platform, you will be invited to create your account by filling in a simple form (username, surname, first name, date of birth, telephone number, address, e-mail address and password). You will then be redirected to the website of our payment service provider.

You can ‘anonymise’ your donation by choosing your user name in the registration form when you create your account (this information can be changed at any time in ‘My account’). When you make your donation, you can also choose whether or not to make your pseudonym and the amount of your donation public.

Credit card or cheque.

Once you have made a donation by credit card or a pledge by cheque:
- you will receive a confirmation email
- you can check in your donor account under ‘My payments’.

On the log-in page, click on" forgot your password?" and follow instructions.

If you can't see the " forgot my password " link under the "Validate" button, click on " log-in".

With this account, you have access to your donor account and to all the possibilities offered by the site:
- support projects by making online donations
- access your payment history
- download your tax receipts for each project
- write comments on the project pages
- subscribe to the Rosalie Projects newsletter to keep up to date with Rosalie Projects news.

Use your previous email address to log in to your account. You can then change your e-mail address by clicking on ‘Manage my contact details’. Save the changes.

Yes, because the French tax authorities have authorised the Rosalie Rendu Endowment Fund to issue a donation receipt. You will automatically receive a tax receipt, which will allow you to deduct 66% of the amount of your contributions up to a limit of 20% of your taxable income.