In this moving address at the Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) 30th Anniversary Symposium in April 2017, Global Impact’s President and CEO, Scott Jackson, presents the state of philanthropy today, describing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for the way all individuals can change the world through everyday giving and volunteerism. Along the […]

Growfund’s director, Brandolon Barnett, was recently featured in an episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast. In a conversation with Jamie Serino of the Corporate Foundations Solutions division at Blackbaud, Brandolon tells the story of how Global Impact’s goal to democratize philanthropy led to the launch of Growfund. He then draws a parallel between the […]

We’re looking forward to joining AFS 401(k) at the 2017 Employee Benefits Symposium next Wednesday, May 24th. Global Impact’s CEO, Scott Jackson, is scheduled to present at this flagship event, which brings together HR and Benefits professionals from across the DC area. The Symposium is designed to offer Finance & Human Resources Executives and others […]

by Brandolon Barnett Philanthropy as a practice combines a strategic way of thinking about giving with a set of tools to carry out that strategy. This combination has been leveraged in a myriad of ways over the decades to engage communities with causes and fund the hard work of improving our world. As the team […]

by Brandolon Barnett Last week I headed to Austin, TX to host a meetup session at South by Southwest (SXSW) with Simone Gourguechon, my colleague and another Director with the Partner Solutions Consulting group here at Global Impact. The topic of the day’s discussion was “The Evolution of Global Philanthropy.” It was a great conversation […]