Reimagining the nonprofit board in a post-COVID world
Nathaniel Heller, Vice President and Managing Director for Geneva Global, shares three of the big-ticket questions non-profit boards are wrestling with — and how both peer mission-driven organizations and businesses can benefit from the debates. This article was first published Oct. 4, 2023, on Fast Company. Read Nathaniel’s insights below: The return to semi-normalcy in 2023 […]
The power of convening leading nonprofits
While the fall season brings thoughts of changing leaves, pumpkin spice and sweaters for many, at Global Impact we only have one thing on the mind: workplace giving! Since our founding in 1956, Global Impact has supported an alliance of international charities to manage and market themselves in the workplace sector. We’re currently in the […]
5 times fundraising consultants can help you reach your goals
The highly anticipated Giving USA report has been out for a few weeks. If you haven’t had time to delve into its 350+ pages of “in-depth analysis of findings on total charitable giving, giving by sources, and giving to major recipient categories” from 2022 in between your summer trips, we’ll give you a quick rundown. […]
Need a fiscal sponsor? Don’t forget to ask these 9 questions
Recently, interest in fiscal sponsorships for mission-driven projects has been booming. Fiscal sponsors can provide organizations with so many benefits that it’s no wonder they have become so popular! As Global Impact’s Managing Director for Finance and Business Services, I’ve personally witnessed significant growth over the past year and have guided many organizations through the […]
Knowledge is power: Understanding your pledge data
For many people, dealing with numbers and analysis is painstaking. For me, it is fascinating! Global Impact recently hosted our Campaign Engagement team retreat and in one of the sessions, we determined our individual superpowers. Mine is “experimentation” which means that I love to identify new ideas and then test to see if they worked. […]
How Hope for Haiti has leveraged the newest trend in philanthropy—streaming and gamification
In a world where technology changes every day, it’s hard to keep up with all of the lates trends, innovations and applications. Our charity partner Hope for Haiti is here to share about how they are leveraging technology and using the fundraising platform Tiltify to connect with a younger generation of donors and companies. Read […]
3 key takeaways from the 2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report
We love working with Action Against Hunger! Our partnership began in 2018 when the nonprofit joined Global Impact’s Charity Alliance for workplace fundraising services. Not long after, we began to serve the charity in an advisory capacity. Together, we developed many exciting initiatives over the years, from launching a COVID-19 fund to brokering funding partnerships […]
Gamers give happily
Gamification is a buzzword we hear with increasing frequency amongst campaigns and nonprofits. We are also hearing success stories about gamification engaging donors and employees — ultimately helping raise more money. So, is gamification the next best thing in fundraising? Is it the secret to engaging the next generation of givers? We’ve put together this […]
Changing Finance to Finance Change and Other Learnings from the 2022 Ashoka Changemaker Summit
Last fall, Geneva Global and Global Impact had the opportunity to travel to Brussels, Belgium, to attend and present at the 2022 Ashoka Changemaker Summit. Geneva Global was also proud to be one of the official sponsors of the summit. At the two-day summit, more than 400 social entrepreneurs, funders, corporations and nonprofits gathered to […]
11 tips for choosing ethical and impactful photos
About a year into my first “real” job after college, I accidentally got my company sued. One day the CEO called me into his office and asked if I could find a certain stock image on our website and explain how it got there. A few hours later, after doing some searching, I came back […]