WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE?

The Global Engagement Summit (GES) by the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) at Northwestern University is a five-day training conference for young people who care deeply about global change. Delegates come together to understand the challenges of and opportunities for development; to hone the skills and mindsets that will enable them to better plan, execute, and participate in change-focused projects; and to connect with like-minded peers from around the world. These are their projects.

CHALLENGE GOAL

The Challenge is for participants to generate donations for their projects between May 15, 2012 (0000 hrs, EDT) and June 15, 2012 (2359 hrs, EDT). ANY Project that is able to meet the challenge threshold of raising $4000 from at least 50 unique donors will be invited to stay on at GlobalGiving. These projects will be eligible to continue receiving donations from the general public, private and corporate foundations through www.globalgiving.org and take advantage of GlobalGiving's fundraising tools and services.

Throughout the Challenge, all projects are eligible to receive donations from the general public, private and corporate foundations through www.globalgiving.org Online donations will be accepted through June 15, 2011 until 2359 hrs EDT. Checks received by June 13, 2011 will be included in the Challenge and will count towards the number of unique donors for each project. Checks received after June 13 2011 will be applied to the indicated project, but will not count towards the Challenge. Checks should be made payable to the GlobalGiving Foundation and should clearly indicate the project to which the funds should be applied.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The Challenge is for participants to generate donations for their projects between May 15, 2012 (0000 hrs, EDT) and June 15, 2012 (2359 hrs, EDT).ANY Project that is able to raise a minimum of $4000 and at least 50 separate donors will be invited to stay on at GlobalGiving. All projects have to meet this threshold to be eligible for bounty awards by GlobalGiving Foundation as mentioned below:
• In addition to a long term spot on GlobalGiving, the following incentives are being provided by GlobalGiving Foundation:
  1. At the conclusion of the Challenge the top three (3) projects that raise the most funds will feature on the homepage for three separate days in the week following the conclusion of the challenge.
  2. The project with the greatest number of unique donors at 10 am EST on every Wednesday for the duration of the Challenge, will feature on the homepage for the duration of every Thursday.
• GES contribution:
  1. GES will make a bonus grant to the staff pick.
• Online donations will be accepted through June 15, 2012 until 2359 hrs EST. Checks received by June 13, 2012 will be included in the Challenge and will count towards the number of unique donors for each project. Checks received after June 13 will be applied to the indicated project, but will not count towards the Challenge. Checks should be made payable to the GlobalGiving Foundation and should clearly indicate the project to which the funds should be applied. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept cash donations.
• Any activity not in the spirit of requesting separate individuals to support donations is being moderated by GlobalGiving and GlobalGiving reserves the right to permanently disqualify organizations for any attempts of misconduct. Online donations are considered unique if they are made from separate emails. We also request that different credit cards be used and monitor this in our databases. We are monitoring I.P. addresses, credit cards, mailing addresses and various other parameters in our system to ensure that the only unique, distinct donors are counted towards the Challenge thresholds.
• Transaction fee for donations: GlobalGiving charges a 15% fee, but works to keep the fees you pay as low as possible while providing you great services and resources. The 15% fee helps cover the costs we incur to promote your organization and projects, provide you with fundraising training and tools, and maintain and improve our online technology in order to keep you connected with new donors. With our add-on option, we also offer the donor the opportunity to make an additional donation to cover the fee so that you receive the intended amount.
• Please note that GlobalGiving maintains the right to make the final decision on all matters concerning the adjudication of unique donors and final results of the GES Challenge 2012.

For questions, please contact Manmeet Mehta or Sonja Lehner

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