Growfund Updates

On March 13, Growfund Director Brandolon Barnett will be hosting a Meet-up at the 2017 South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, TX, along with Simone Gourguechon, also a Director with the Partner Solutions Consulting group at Global Impact. They’ll be discussing the exciting new developments that are making it easier for everyday people to […]

Growfund, built by Global Impact, is the first ever Donor-Advised Fund for every person that is theirs to keep, which includes a money market savings account and investment options. Donors can start an account for free and their contributions are tax deductible immediately. Growfund operates like 401(k) or a personal foundation, with funds able to […]

This post, written by Global Impact’s CEO, Scott Jackson, originally appeared in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation blog. As the American workplace evolves, it is becoming increasingly clear that employees are expecting employers not only to offer financial benefits that help them achieve their personal goals, but also to demonstrate a commitment to social […]

Greetings from the Growfund team! Welcome to the MyGrowfund Blog. We’ve created this space to share reflections and insights from our journey to democratize philanthropy with Growfund, the game-changing charitable giving platform developed by Global Impact. For a sense of how Growfund works as a tool for employee engagement, read this announcement. To see how […]

Employee benefits advisors team up with charitable giving experts to integrate employee giving with financial planning opportunities in the workplace – Global Impact and AFS 401(k) Retirement Services today announced a partnership to equip corporations with holistic employee engagement and financial wellness programs to address the shifting priorities of a multigenerational workforce. The partnership between Global Impact and AFS, […]

Grant supports informed, intentional and generous giving strategy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Global Impact has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to further expand awareness and development of Growfund, its revolutionary donor-advised fund (DAF). Growfund is a charitable giving platform that allows individuals to create their own DAF […]

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 […]

Best practice employee engagement and donation tools now offered affordably to mid-market companies – Global Impact, whose mission is to build partnerships and resources for the world’s most vulnerable people, today announced a new partnership with CEO Connection to make Growfund available to its members. CEO Connection is the only membership organization in the world […]

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 […]

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 […]