About GlobalGiving

We connect people like you with great projects you might not otherwise find.

Much like eBay's approach to online commerce, GlobalGiving is changing the way people give. We work with a network of well-run organizations and carefully research their projects - gathering detailed information on the project leaders, as well as the projects' objectives and expected outcomes. Then, we make it simple for you to give to these projects and track the impact of your generosity.

Vision

Unleash the potential of people around the world to make positive change happen.

Mission

Build an efficient, open, thriving marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them.

A quick overview of how GlobalGiving works:

We connect donors to projects via our website, www.globalgiving.org, as well as through custom giving services--helping corporations, foundations, affinity groups, and other institutions with their specific giving needs. All donations are tax-deductible through the GlobalGiving Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 organization. Learn more about how GlobalGiving works.

Donations made through GlobalGiving are higher impact because:

• Your money goes to a well-defined project versus general operating expenses.
• Projects on globalgiving.org have exposure to thousands of donors, combining many sources of giving (like yours!) and creating a bigger impact.
• Most projects on globalgiving.org are located in the developing world where a little money goes a long way.

You can give with full confidence.

We make sure the projects we choose satisfy IRS guidelines for international grant-making, meet requirements for being tax deductible, and follow the new national guidelines for anti-terrorism.

Our history

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 is a unique collaboration between two entities, a US 501(c)3 registered non-profit and a social enterprise, ManyFutures, Inc.