Sahel Relief Fund

634 Donations from 443 Donors:

Project Personnel

Mari Kuraishi - President, GlobalGiving Foundation

Mari heads up the internal operations of GlobalGiving, which she co-founded with Dennis Whittle. Before GlobalGiving, she worked at the World Bank where she managed and created some of the Bank's most innovative projects including the first ever Innovation and Development Marketplaces, and the first series of strategic forums with the World Bank's president and senior management.

John Hecklinger - Chief Program Officer

As Chief Program Officer, John leads GlobalGiving's effort to be an ever more effective platform for grassroots social entrepreneurs and NGO partners to connect directly with funding sources. John joined GlobalGiving in October of 2005 and led our corporate partnership efforts as Business Development Director.

Britt Lake - Director of Programs

Britt manages GlobalGiving's network of amazing project leaders and leads partnerships with over 1,000 organizations around the world. Britt returns to GlobalGiving after working at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and with a variety of non-profits in Sierra Leone, South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.