What is the Accelerator?

ACCELERATOR GOAL

The Accelerator is for participants to generate donations for their projects between September 19, 2016 (09:00:01 EDT) and September 30, 2016 (23:59:59 EDT). ANY Project that is able to meet the Accelerator threshold of raising $5,000 from at least 40 separate donors will be invited be a permanent partner with GlobalGiving. These projects will be eligible to continue receiving donations from the general public and private and corporate foundations through www.globalgiving.org and take advantage of GlobalGiving’s fundraising tools and services.

Throughout the Accelerator, all projects are eligible to receive donations from the general public and private and corporate foundations through www.globalgiving.org. Online donations will be accepted through September 30, 2016 until 23:59 EST. Checks received by September 28, 2016 will be included in the Accelerator and will count towards the number of unique donors for each project.

Checks received after September 28, 2016 will be applied to the indicated project, but will not count towards the Accelerator. 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.

Wire transfer donations will not be counted towards the Accelerator thresholds.

CASH BONUS OPPORTUNITIES

1. At the conclusion of the Accelerator 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 thresholds of $5,000 and 40 donors to be eligible for this Bonus.
2. At the conclusion of the Accelerator the project with the greatest number of unique donors will be awarded a bonus of $2,000. You must reach both thresholds of $5,000 and 40 donors to be eligible for this Bonus.
3. BONUS DAY!  Starting at 09:00:00 EDT and ending at 23:59:59 EDT on September 22, 2016, all ONLINE, unique donations (up to $1,000 each) will be matched at 20% until the total matching grant of $10,000 is used up. The project with the most funds raised Bonus Day will receive an additional $1,000. The project with the most unique donors on Bonus Day will receive an additional $1,000.

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 Accelerator, but not for Bonus Day matching or prizes.

BONUS DAY: September 22, 2016

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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.

ACCELERATOR PARTICIPANTS

Accelerator participants are organizations registered as charitable and nonprofit 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 organizations must complete a rigorous application process to qualify for the Accelerator.

GET YOUR ORGANIZATION ON GLOBALGIVING

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

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FAQ & Terms

Read our FAQ page for answers to common questions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The Accelerator is for participants to generate donations for their projects between September 19, 2016 (09:00:01 EDT) and September 30, 2016 (23:59:59 EDT).
• ANY Project that is able to raise a minimum of $5,000 and at least 40 separate donors will be invited to be a permanent partner with 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 Accelerator 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 Accelerator the top project with the greatest number of unique donorswill be awarded a bonus of$2,000.
• BONUS DAY!Starting at 09:00:00 EDT and ending at 23:59:59 EDT on September 22, 2016, all ONLINE, unique donations (up to $1,000 each) will be matched at 20% until the total matching grant of $10,000 is used up. The project with the most funds raised from 09:00:00 EDT on Bonus Day until 23:59:59 EDT on Bonus Day will receive an additional $1,000. The project with the most unique donors from 09:00:00 EDT until 23:59:59 pm EDT will receive an additional $1,000.
• ONLY donations of $25 and above will be eligible for the match or to be counted as a unique donor on Bonus Dayonly.Donations between $10 and $25 will be counted for the Accelerator, but not for Bonus Day matching or prizes.
• BONUS DAY: September 22, 2016
• Online donations will be accepted through September 30, 2016 until 23:59:59 hrs EDT. Checks received by September 28, 2016 will be included in the Accelerator and will count towards the number of unique donors for each project. Checks received after September 28 will be applied to the indicated project, but will not count towards the Accelerator. Wire transfers will not be counted towards the Accelerator goals.
• 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.
• 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 currency. GlobalGiving will not cash international checks that are less than 100 USD.
• Online donations made by credit card or PayPal must be made by the PayPal or credit card account holder.
• 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 only unique donors are counted towards the Accelerator 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, provides you with fundraising training and tools, and maintains and improves 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.
• Text-to-give donations are not counted towards the Accelerator 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 2016. International organizations that raise at least 100 USD gross will also be disbursed the funds at the end of October 2016. 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 organization is able to reach the thresholds. If the organization’s project is retired for any reason, GlobalGiving will reallocate the funds.
• Any transactions that are reported as fraudulent and/or reversed jeopardizes your participation and GlobalGiving retains the discretion to disqualify your organization from the Accelerator.
• 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 Accelerator.

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