See the ten nonprofit finalists and five honorable mentions who’ve demonstrated their commitment to learning and effectiveness in 2018.

2018 Winners

1st Place Winner

Develop Africa Is Committed To Education

With expansion, the Develop Africa team wondered: Were they spreading themselves too thin? Find out how this winning team refocused on its mission—education.

See how they won

2nd Place

UBECI Is Committed To Setting SMART Goals

3rd Place

Reach Out Cameroon Is Committed To Testing New Ideas

4th Place

Kenya Connect Is Committed To Listening To Their Community

5th Place

Balajothi Centre For The Disabled Is Committed To Getting Feedback From Moms

6th Place

Sugar’s Gift Is Committed To Fostering An Effective Board

7th Place

Arunachala Animal Sanctuary & Rescue Shelter Is Committed To Learning

8th Place

SAMPARC Is Committed To Growing Its Network

9th Place

Outreach Uganda Is Committed To Finding Solutions

10th Place

Tewa Is Committed To Collecting Disaster Recovery Feedback

Our Criteria

GG Rewards is GlobalGiving’s system for measuring and rewarding nonprofit commitment to learning and effectiveness. The most successful businesses and nonprofits make feedback part of everything they do. They listen to the people they intend to help. They act on what they heard, trying out new ideas and making feedback a part of every project. They learn from their results and adapt their programs and services to improve. GlobalGiving partners who Listen, Act, Learn. Repeat. can earn Effectiveness Points through GG Rewards. With every point they earn, they’re more likely to gain visibility on GlobalGiving.

GlobalGiving’s Top 10 List features 10 nonprofits that have demonstrated a commitment to impact by earning the highest quantity of Effectiveness Points. The List also includes five Honorable Mentions selected by GlobalGiving staff. The first place winner received a $1,000 grant from GlobalGiving, and the other nine and the Honorable Mentions each received $500.