The 2019 Climate Fund Campaign is an opportunity for Climate Change-themed projects on GlobalGiving to compete for $50,000 in prizes and win a year-long slot in the GlobalGiving Climate Fund.
The campaign runs from 09:00:00 ET on Monday, April 15, to 16:59:59 ET on Monday, April 29. On Earth Day, Monday, April 22, GlobalGiving will offer cash prizes (see separate set of Terms + Conditions).
Six projects will be selected for a year-long slot in GlobalGiving Climate Fund through this campaign. Winners will be determined by campaign results and panel selection:
Campaign Result Winners (2): Two projects with the most overall unique donors in the Climate Fund Campaign will win a year-long slot in the Fund. These two winners will join a panel to choose the additional four winners.
Panel Selected Winners (4): Projects that finish in the top 20 on the leaderboard in terms of unique donors will be invited to submit a short questionnaire by Friday, May 3, at 5:00pm ET. A panel of experts will review the submissions and select four additional winners.
In the event that there’s a tie for most unique donors, ranking will be determined by most funds raised during the campaign.
The important dates are as follows:
April 10 - Deadline to submit new projects with the ‘Climate Change’ theme for consideration and inclusion in the campaign
April 12 - All eligible projects will be added to leaderboard
April 15 - Crowdfunding campaign starts at 9:00am ET
April 29 - Climate Fund Campaign ends at 4:59pm ET
May 3 - Deadline for the top 20 to submit short questionnaire
May 15 - Climate Fund winners announcement
Project Eligibility
All active Climate Change-themed projects run by Partner, Leader, and Superstar organizations as of Friday, April 12, 2019, will be automatically included in the campaign. No opt in required.
For GlobalGiving to approve a project with the theme ‘Climate Change,’ that project must be working towards a more just climate where community and conservation are at the heart of decision making.
GlobalGiving maintains final authority to determine project inclusion.
Microprojects and emerging organizations are not eligible to participate in this campaign.
Pleaseallow for 2-3 business days for GlobalGiving to approve project reports, project appeals, and any edits related to the campaign.
Donation Eligibility + Disbursement
Only donations made by unique donors per project will qualify towards winning a slot in the Climate Fund.
Unique donors are determined using numerous criteria, including name, email address, credit card or gift card number, mailing address, and IP address. We monitor these and other parameters in our system to ensure that only unique, distinct donors are counted.
Eligible Donation Methods: Debit card, credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, check, wire transfer, individually purchased gift cards, and mobile donations through M-Changa.
Donations made via check and wire transfer must be received by the GlobalGiving office by April 23 to count in the campaign (but will not be eligible for Earth Day matching).
Online donations must be made by the account or credit card holder.
The minimum donation amount to count as a unique donor through M-Changa in this campaign are donations equivalent to $5 USD or greater.
The minimum donation to count in the campaign and process on GlobalGiving is $10 in USD, £5 in GBP, and €5 in Euros.
Ineligible Donation Methods: Cash, text-to-give, CAF check, CAF online, donations made by JustGiving, corporate gift card redemptions, and donations made on any other GlobalGiving corporate or organizational giving sites, or organizational-level giving.
All donations are final. GlobalGiving cannot change the time, date, or status of a donation after it is processed for any reason.
GlobalGiving will monitor and review all donations made through this campaign.
GlobalGiving maintains the right to make a final decision on all matters concerning the final results of the GlobalGiving Climate Fund campaign.
Theexchange rate for donations made in currencies other than USD will be estimated at the time of the donation, but may be subject to change until the donation settles with the donor’s bank or credit card. Funds will be disbursed using the exchange rate based on the settlement value of each transaction.
Disbursement of funds raised and awarded in this campaign will be included in the usual monthly disbursement process.
New Monthly Giving Match:
New monthly donations up to $200 per donor per project started during this campaign will get an additional 100% match on their initial donation as long as it remains active for a minimum of four payments.
Please note, monthly donations started by project leaders or staff of the recipient project or organization are not eligible for the 100% Monthly Match.
Tax Efficient Giving & Fulfillment Fee
Tax Efficiency: GlobalGiving is a registered nonprofit charity in the United States and England and Wales. Donations made by eligible donors in the United States can be claimed as tax deductible contributions on United States tax returns. Donations made by eligible donors in the United Kingdom can claim Gift Aid (an extra 25% added to eligible donations by the UK Government) when they donate in GBP.
Fulfillment Fee: GlobalGiving charges a minimal nonprofit support fee, plus a 3% processing fee. For US and UK registered organizations the nonprofit support fee is 5%. Organizations outside the US and UK will be charged a 7% nonprofit support fee. During the campaign, the fee only applies to the initial donation and not to prize funds earned. The fee helps cover the costs we incur to promote your organization and projects, to provide you with fundraising training and tools, and to maintain and improve our online technology in order to keep you connecting with new donors.
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