What is the challenge?

CHALLENGE GOAL

The Challenge is for participants to generate donations for their projects between September 1, 2014 (0000 hrs, EDT) and September 30, 2014 (2359 hrs, EDT). ANY Project that is able to meet the challenge threshold of raising $5000 from at least 40 separate 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 September 30, 2014 until 23:59 hrs EDT. Checks received by September 26, 2014 will be included in the Challenge and will count towards the number of unique donors for each project.

Checks received after September 26, 2014 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. Only checks of $10 or more will be accepted.

CASH BONUS OPPORTUNITIES

1) At the conclusion of the Challenge the top three (3) projects that raise the most funds will also receive supplementary cash bonuses from GlobalGiving of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively. You must reach both threshold, of $5,000 and 40 donors, to be eligible for this Bonus.

2) At the conclusion of the Challenge the top project with the greatest number of unique donors will be awarded a bonus of $2,000. You must reach both threshold, of $5,000 and 40 donors, to be eligible for this Bonus.

3) BONUS DAYS!  For 2 separate days, starting at 9:00am EDT and ending at 11:59pm EDT, all ONLINE, unique donations (up to $1000 each) will be matched at 15% until the total matching grant of $5000 is used up. The project with the most funds raised from 09:00am EDT on Bonus Day until 11:59 pm EDT on Bonus Day will receive an additional $500. The project with the most unique donors from 09:00am EDT until 11:59 pm EDT will receive an additional $500. 

ONLY donations of $25 and above will be eligible for the match or to be counted as a unique donor on Bonus Day only. Donations between $10 and $25 will be counted for the Open Challenge, but not for Bonus Day.

BONUS DAY DATES:

Bonus Day #1: September 10, 2014

Bonus Day #2: September 17, 2014

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How can I fundraise?

We provide a toolkit with suggestions of different fundraising strategies, and examples of how different organizations have used the GlobalGiving platform. Please review this for more information and good luck mobilizing support!

CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS

Project Challenge participants are organizations registered as charitable and non-profit organizations in the US (501(c)3 organizations) or internationally, working in local communities, who have expressed interest in posting their projects on GlobalGiving's site. All Project Leaders must complete a rigorous Application process to qualify for the Open Challenge. 

GET YOUR ORGANIZATION ON GLOBALGIVING

Want to see your organization on GlobalGiving? Start your application to join GlobalGiving

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FAQ & Terms

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Read our FAQ page for answers to common questions.

 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The Challenge is for participants to generate donations for their projects between September 1, 2014 (0000 hrs EDT) and September 30, 2014 (2359 hrs EDT).
• ANY Project that is able to raise a minimum of $5000 and at least 40 separate donors will be invited to stay on at GlobalGiving. All projects have to meet this threshold to be eligible for the bonus grants for most funds raised and for most unique donors.
• At the conclusion of the Challenge the top three (3) projects that raise the most funds will also receive supplementary cash bonuses from GlobalGiving of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively. 
• At the conclusion of the Challenge the top project with the greatest number of unique donors will be awarded a bonus of $2,000.
• BONUS DAYS!
• For 2 separate days, starting at 9:00am EDT and ending at 11:59pm EDT, all ONLINE, unique donations (up to $1000 each) will be matched at 15% until the total matching grant of $5000 on each day is used up. The project with the most funds raised from 09:00am EDT until 11:59 pm EDT on Bonus Day will receive an additional $500. The project with the most unique donors from 09:00am EDT until 11:59 pm EDT on Bonus Day will receive an additional $500. 
• ONLY donations of $25 and above will be eligible for the match or to be counted as a unique donor on Bonus Day only. Donations between $10 and $25 will be counted for the Open Challenge, but not for Bonus Day.
• BONUS DAY DATES
• Bonus Day #1: September 10, 2014
• Bonus Day #2: September 17, 2014
• Please note, for all bonus opportunities, GlobalGiving will be monitoring donor activity and can invalidate any activity of misconduct.
• Online donations will be accepted through September 30, 2014 until 2359 hrs EDT. Checks received by September 26, 2014 will be included in the Challenge and will count towards the number of unique donors for each project. Checks received after September 26^th 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. Only checks of $10 or more will be accepted. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept cash donations.
• All checks for projects on GlobalGiving must be made out to the GlobalGiving Foundation and mailed to our address on or before September 26, 2014. GlobalGiving accepts checks issued in the U.S. above 10 U.S. dollars (USD). Checks issued by a non-U.S. country must be more than 100 USD or equivalent in the local
• 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.
• Please note that all donations are final. GlobalGiving cannot change the time, date, or status of a donation after it is processed for any reason.
• 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 connecting 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.
• Mobile donations are not counted towards the Challenge thresholds.
• Cash donations will not be accepted.
• All U.S. organizations that raise any funds will be disbursed those funds at the end of the October 2014. International organizations that raise at least 100 USD gross will also be disbursed the funds at the end of October 2014. International organizations that raise less than 100 USD will not receive their funds at the end of October. GlobalGiving will hold these funds until the end of the following Challenge on December 31, 2014. Should the organization not participate in the December Open Challenge, GlobalGiving will reallocate funds raised to another organization.
• Any transactions that are reported as fraudulent and/or reversed jeopardizes your participation and GlobalGiving retains the discretion to disqualify your organization from the Global Open Challenge.
• Please note that GlobalGiving maintains the right to make a final decision on all matters concerning the adjudication of unique donors and final results of the September 2014 Global Open Challenge.

For questions, please contact Sonja Lehner at

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