Unleash the potential of people around the world to make positive change happen.
Build an efficient, open, thriving marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them.
All donations go through the GlobalGiving Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 organization, which receives a nominal 15% fee. This helps cover the cost of operating the marketplace - finding and researching projects, supporting project leaders in the field, attracting donors, and building our website. It also includes the fees assessed by vendors for credit card processing. Donors can choose whether to make an incremental contribution to cover the fee, or to have it deducted from their donation.
We also provide businesses and other organizations with custom giving services and help them with their specific giving needs. Some of our corporate partners include eBay, Ford, the Gap, HP, Nike, and Yahoo! Learn more about custom giving (PDF).
GlobalGiving is changing the way people give, offering donors a transparent, high-impact giving experience. You choose where you want your money to go, and we get it there, quickly and efficiently. Locally-run projects with creative ideas that would never be funded through traditional structures also have access to new sources of funds. And finally, we make sure donors get feedback about how their contributions have been put to work and the results achieved - with satisfaction guaranteed through the GlobalGiving Guarantee.
The projects on GlobalGiving go through a rigorous due diligence review, satisfy IRS guidelines for international grant-making and tax deductibility, and follow national guidelines for anti-terrorism.
When you work with GlobalGiving, we help you raise money to cover the costs of specific projects your organization is working on. You may be building a school or providing medical services to women or doing any number of activities. On GlobalGiving.org, donors do not donate to your organization in general, but donate money that must be dedicated to covering the costs of a specific project, not overhead and administration of your organization in general.
If you are interested in listing a project for your organization on GlobalGiving you can find out more by going to our project nomination page. We exist to help and serve grassroots charitable organizations. GlobalGiving provides our charitable partners with access to new donors, online fundraising training, media exposure and a cost-effective online fundraising platform. We hope you will consider working with us.
In 1997, World Bank executives Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle were asked to develop innovative ways to combat poverty. They created the Bank's Development Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind event where people from around the world competed for World Bank funds. The event's success unveiled the enormous potential of a global marketplace for philanthropy, and participants asked for a real marketplace that was open year round and operated virtually. Mari and Dennis saw the brilliance of this idea, left the World Bank and launched GlobalGiving.
GlobalGiving was launched as unique collaboration between two entities: the GlobalGiving Foundation (GGF), a US 501(c)3 registered non-profit and a Delaware corporation, ManyFutures, Inc (MFI). In December 2008, GGF acquired over 98% of outstanding shares in ManyFutures, making MFI a formal subsidiary of GGF. To streamline operations and prepare for future growth, GGF has consolidated all operations under direct Foundation management.
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Projects on globalgiving.org undergo compliance checks to ensure they have a bona fide charitable purpose and meet applicable laws relating to international philanthropy. Organizations listed as partners do not necessarily endorse or support any particular project listed on globalgiving.org.
The GlobalGiving Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization (EIN: 30-0108263).
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