February 5, 2025 (WASHINGTON, DC) — At GlobalGiving, we are deeply concerned about the abrupt halt to US foreign assistance that sustains critical, life-changing programs worldwide. As uncertainty mounts, local nonprofit organizations on the front lines are being forced to navigate an impossible and immediate reality—one where the lives of their community members hang in the balance.
Right now, hospitals are facing supply shortages, schools are closing their doors, and urgently needed humanitarian relief work is grinding to a halt. These drastic cuts leave families without healthcare, children without education, and entire communities without the resources they need to survive.
More than 50% of GlobalGiving nonprofit partners whom we've heard from so far are impacted by the funding freezes at this time.
With foreign aid frozen, we've witnessed nonprofits abruptly shut down and millions of people around the world losing access to lifesaving resources. Local nonprofits—already operating on razor-thin margins—have been given no time to secure alternative funding. This represents a significant policy shift—one that carries profound implications for civil society, human rights, and democracy.
We must rise up to support these organizations and ensure their continued ability to serve their communities—many of whom are at grave risk.
At GlobalGiving, we believe that the best solutions come from those living and working closest to the challenges. The future of philanthropy—and the future of lasting change—lies in shifting power and resources directly to community-led organizations. For more than 20 years, we have been working toward that future by ensuring grassroots nonprofits have direct, flexible funding to respond to crises and ongoing needs in real time, and to sustain long-term solutions and meet the evolving needs of their communities.
This moment demands action. And flexible funding is what keeps community-led organizations alive. It allows them to respond quickly, to pivot, to innovate, and to continue serving their communities despite uncertainty. Now more than ever, these organizations need resources they can rely on—funding that doesn't come with restrictions, but with trust.
At GlobalGiving, we've seen firsthand how far that trust can go. For over two decades, we've connected people who care with organizations leading change in their own communities. We know that with the right support—funding that's flexible, timely, and rooted in trust—these organizations don't just survive uncertainty. They find new ways to thrive.
Here's how you can get involved: donate to the GlobalGiving Community Aid Fund and help support local nonprofit organizations helping on the frontlines of this crisis.
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Kristin Wright
Senior Public Relations Manager
GlobalGiving
media@globalgiving.org
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