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Women Give 2020

June 30, 2020 11:32 am Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Women Give 2020

Technology has disrupted nearly every aspect of society – and philanthropy is no exception. Giving, which increasingly takes place online, brings new challenges, from building trust to establishing a greater sense of online and offline community. Women are both more likely to give, and more likely to engage online and on social media. Women Give 2020 explores the intersection of gender, technology, and giving, to better understand how women and men use tech for good.

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Women Give 2020 Infographic

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Women Give 2020 Report

Global Impact’s Growfund Offers New Options for Employee Giving Campaigns

October 4, 2016 4:06 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Global Impact’s Growfund Offers New Options for Employee Giving Campaigns

Corporate Philanthropy Report
Companies with employee giving campaigns have a new option to offer their workers that provides the advantages of a donor-advised fund without some of the drawbacks. Growfund, a program offering by Global Impact, allows workers to contribute to personal accounts that can be invested, saved or donated anytime, just like a typical DAF. More

Save the Children Partners with Growfund to Provide Donors with Access to Strategic Philanthropy

August 16, 2016 4:44 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Save the Children Partners with Growfund to Provide Donors with Access to Strategic Philanthropy

Partnership Provides the Growfund Community with Access to a New Fund and Save the Children Donors Access to a New Way to Give – Global Impact, the leader in growing global philanthropy, announced today a new addition to its partnership with Save the Children. Utilizing Global Impact’s innovative charitable giving tool, Growfund, Save the Children’s new Breakthrough Innovation Fund will be a featured giving opportunity available to thousands of potential donors in the Growfund community, and will provide Save the Children’s existing donors with access to a revolutionary new donor-advised fund (DAF) product.

Growfund is a no-minimum DAF that operates like a personal foundation. Contributions can be saved or invested, grown over time and granted to the charities and causes that matter most to the donor. Unlike other DAFs that require sizeable contributions before the funds are invested, Growfund contributions can be invested starting with the first dollar.

“We are delighted to expand Save the Children’s partnership with Global Impact through the Breakthrough Innovation Fund,” said Carolyn Miles, President and CEO of Save the Children. “Save the Children’s innovation initiative actively invests in the human capital and expertise from across our global organization and our partners, allocating funding for the most promising new ideas that will drive progress for children in health, education and protection from harm. This modern giving platform will allow our supporters to fund unique innovations, often with the private sector, and generate the bold new approaches needed to give what every child deserves: a future.”

As a featured giving opportunity, Save the Children’s Breakthrough Innovation Fund is prominently displayed to the Growfund community, and is available to users as they recommend a grant from their account. Donations to the Breakthrough Innovation Fund foster new partnership models, program approaches, products and services to ensure that all children survive to their fifth birthday, receive a quality education and are protected from all forms of violence. Additionally, Save the Children donors now have a strategic means to invest and grow their gifts using the Growfund platform.

“Global Impact is committed to using Growfund to democratize philanthropy and provide opportunities for donors to be more strategic with their giving,” said Scott Jackson, President and CEO of Global Impact. “This tremendous partnership will allow individual donors at all income levels to have the same DAF tool that a major philanthropist would have to support Save the Children.”

For more information and a demonstration, please contact a Growfund community expert at [email protected] or by calling 844-852-3617 or go to www.mygrowfund.org. Follow Growfund on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook.

ABOUT SAVE THE CHILDREN

Save the Children gives children in the United States and around the world a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We invest in childhood — every day, in times of crisis and for our future. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

ABOUT GLOBAL IMPACT

Global Impact is a leader in growing global philanthropy. The organization builds partnerships and raises resources that help the world’s most vulnerable people by providing integrated, partner-specific advisory and secretariat services; campaign design, marketing and implementation for workplace and signature fundraising campaigns; and fiscal agency, technology services and integrated giving platforms. Global Impact works with nearly 450 public and private sector workplace giving campaigns to generate funding for an alliance of nearly 130 international charities. Through strategic council and implementation support, Global Impact equips private sector and nonprofit organizations to achieve their philanthropic goals. The organization also serves as administrator for four of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns, including the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O). Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.7 billion to help the world’s most vulnerable people.

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Micaela Vivero
Global Impact
703.717.5265
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Can everyone be a philanthropist?

August 11, 2016 4:04 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Can everyone be a philanthropist?

Devex
Private sector players are at a “critical nexus,” with a greater role to play in global development efforts than ever previously thought possible. “We’ve thought normally of generosity and philanthropy as being tax deductible … but what it’s really about is private sector philanthropy, investments, business solutions,” said Global Impact CEO and President Scott Jackson. “And for me … More

Informing and Inspiring the Next Generation of Strategic Donors

June 20, 2016 3:57 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Informing and Inspiring the Next Generation of Strategic Donors

Philanthropy News Journal
Global Impact has put a lot of energy into answering several important questions: How can we democratize philanthropy and put the same tools that major philanthropists have into the hands of every person? And how do we develop more strategic donors specifically in the U.S.? As the strategist tasked with bringing a solution to market, I began answering these questions … More

Live from DC, it’s Devex World

June 14, 2016 3:55 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Live from DC, it’s Devex World

Devex
Today, more than 300 organizations will gather at The Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C., for Devex World. Organizations from xPrize to Uber, Cordaid to Oxfam, Malala Fund to Omidyar Network will be there, along with some of development’s leading voices — Ben Rhodes, Gayle Smith, Ellen Stofan, Pam Scott and Michael Faye. The daylong event will explore … More

Discussing Philanthropy & New Funding Models at Devex World 2016

June 8, 2016 3:54 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Discussing Philanthropy & New Funding Models at Devex World 2016

LinkedIn Article by Global Impact President and CEO Scott Jackson
The Devex World conference is just around the corner on June 14, 2016, in Washington, DC. I’m honored to be a part of the luminaries panel talking about new funding models. I hope to see many of you there since this is a great platform for the global development community. I’m very passionate … More

Growfund Aims to “Democratize” Philanthropy

March 16, 2016 3:51 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Growfund Aims to “Democratize” Philanthropy

Devex
On Tuesday, Global Impact launched Growfund, a new platform aimed at “democratizing” philanthropy by giving donors of any income level access to a tool commonly used by foundations and wealthy givers: the donor-advised fund. The new tool allows anyone to put money into their own Growfund account and begin giving donations as they choose, something Global Impact describes as akin to having a personal foundation. More

Global Impact Democratizes Philanthropy Through Growfund

March 15, 2016 4:44 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Global Impact Democratizes Philanthropy Through Growfund

A Donor-Advised Fund with No Minimum for Investment – Global Impact, whose mission is to build partnerships and resources for the world’s most vulnerable people, today announced the launch of Growfund—an online, community-based charitable giving platform. Growfund is a donor-advised fund that operates like a personal foundation or a 401(k) plan. Contributions can be saved or invested, grown over time and granted to the charities and causes that matter most to the donor. Unlike other donor-advised funds that require sizeable contributions before the funds are invested, Growfund contributions can be invested with the first dollar.  And, the donor can keep the tool for their lifetime.

“We are committed to providing everybody the same sophisticated tools that many philanthropists have access to every day,” said Scott Jackson, President and CEO of Global Impact.  “This game-changing tool is a key enabler in democratizing giving, allowing donors from varying economic levels to meaningfully support issues that matter to them. For me, having a Growfund account has transformed my personal giving, allowing me to give more and with greater impact.”

Growfund allows individual donors to easily integrate strategic charitable giving into their busy lives. The product allows donors to quickly set up a personal account for tracking donations to the investment funds, as well as tracking grants to any of the 22,000 pre-vetted charities available through the product. This enables donors to align personal budgets with family goals for giving and empowers them to personalize strategic giving, shaping the impact of their contributions.

Additionally, the Growfund tool is focused on creating more opportunities for giving among an emerging group of donors who will be the next leaders in philanthropy. Research indicates that Gen Xers and Millennials represent a group of donors that will be increasing their contributions and engagement with philanthropic causes.  And among them, women will continue to play a dominant role in giving across almost every income bracket. “Women continue to be significant global donors and we are finding that an emerging group of 30 to 45-year-old women want to give in more meaningful ways; however, they need to be presented with more accessible and strategic ways to give,” said Ann Canela, Vice President of Global Impact and strategist for Growfund. “Not everyone has time to volunteer, so an easy-to-use, online charitable investment tool is very appealing.”

Incorporating donor-driven needs, Growfund includes:

  • Donor Dashboard, a snapshot of recent activity that graphically reflects the overall health of the donor’s Growfund account;
  • Fund Activity Summary to enable informed decision-making and transparency by providing a complete view of historical data of the fund’s balance and real-time market value and earnings;
  • More than 22,000 vetted charities, which are searchable by impact areas;
  • Simplified tax deduction statement; and,
  • Featured giving opportunities to invite others to join a donor’s cause.

Growfund can also be leveraged by a corporation to meet the growing demand of younger generations looking for employers to be more socially responsible. Today, roughly 60 percent of millennial donors give to charity through workplace-sponsored payroll deduction plans, and Growfund is well-positioned to become integrated with existing corporate giving platforms. The product includes functionality for payroll giving and matching gifts.

For more information and a demo, please contact a Growfund community expert at [email protected] or by calling 844-852-3617 or go to www.mygrowfund.org

About Global Impact
Global Impact is a leader in growing global philanthropy. The organization builds partnerships and raises resources that help the world’s most vulnerable people by providing integrated, partner-specific advisory and secretariat services; campaign design, marketing and implementation for workplace and signature fundraising campaigns; and fiscal agency, technology services and integrated giving platforms. Global Impact works with nearly 450 public and private workplace giving campaigns to generate funding for an alliance of more than 130 international charities. Through strategic council and implementation support, Global Impact equips private sector and nonprofit organizations to achieve their philanthropic goals. The organization serves as administrator for one of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns, the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.7 billion to help the world’s most vulnerable people. Learn more at www.charity.org.

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Joseph Mettimano
Global Impact
Marketing & Communications
Tel: 703.717.5221

Gen X and Millennial Women: Ready to Give in More Meaningful Ways

January 28, 2016 3:49 pm Published by Dave Hightower Comments Off on Gen X and Millennial Women: Ready to Give in More Meaningful Ways

Article about Giving in Philanthropy News Digest
Over the past couple of decades, baby boomers have been the lifeblood of charitable giving in the U.S., their rock-steady giving fueling nonprofits’ efforts to make a difference in the world. While aging boomers continue to play an outsized role in charitable giving, research tells us their giving levels will start to decline … More

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