Take a look at what you + the GlobalGiving community achieved in

2019

You matched compassion with action.

Our community raised more than
$62M
from
181,864 -->
people like you who supported
7,652
projects in
162
countries.
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You took your generosity to new heights.

Did you know

11,955

of you took your generosity to new heights by setting up monthly donations to your favorite projects? Thank you!
This raised more than

$3.8M

in stable funding, which enabled nonprofit leaders to spend less time worrying about finances and more time fulfilling their life-changing missions.
Most monthly donations were focused on helping

children

Other top project themes for monthly support included: women and girls, education, economic development, and disaster recovery.

Your commitment in the face of crisis did not waver.

Did you know

31,785

of you supported disaster-impacted communities around the world? Thank you!
This raised more than

$6.9M

for projects focused on filling gaps in disaster relief and recovery.
Our community responded to more than

160

devastating events in 46 countries. Your collective impact is astounding!
Get to know a few of the GlobalGivers you supported.
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Maxvine
She is an unstoppable, 13-year-old mentor from Kibera, Kenya.
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Helena
She sees libraries as seedbeds for social change in Ghana.
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Cristian
He used to slash and burn forests. Now, he is a conservationist in Colombia.

You leveled the playing field.

A tiny budget. A staff of one. A remote location. These barriers—and many others—were overcome through our highly rated training and development programs for nonprofits. With your support, GlobalGiving:

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Connected more than 3,300 nonprofit leaders with cutting-edge ideas and each other through our programs, including our Peer Learning Network, Accelerator, and Online Fundraising Academy.

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Reached more than 1,300 leaders through in-person workshops in 24 countries, including Mexico, Kenya, Rwanda, India, Sri Lanka, South America, the Philippines, West Africa, and Uganda.

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Created and curated tips, tools, and resources through our Learn Library, which were read more than 619,000 times.

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You proved companies are a critical force for good.

Our corporate partners drove

$38M

to charitable causes in the GlobalGiving community.
Last year alone

92

companies partnered with GlobalGiving to build programs in cause marketing, employee engagement, grantmaking, and more.
Our team distributed

945

corporate-designated grants for projects in 78 different countries.
 

Say hello to a few of our newest corporate partners.

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You helped us question the rules.

Thanks to you, GlobalGiving is meeting its obligation to question the rules of traditional, top-down philanthropy, and change them for the better. Here are a few innovations from 2019 that made us proud. We:

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Conducted research to understand and support community-led change—with the aim of making the nonprofit sector more accountable to the people it intends to serve.

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Led conversations among philanthropy platforms about ethical decision-making, called the Neutrality Paradox.

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Convened our corporate grantmaking community for the first time to foster peer learning and explore best practices in community-led giving.

Thank you
for believing that anyone, anywhere, has the power to change the world. Be a part of the stories we create together in 2020:
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