Dancing with black swans: Key principles of leading in crisis
Nathaniel Heller, Vice President and Managing Director for Geneva Global, shares three strategies for executing real-time decision making during an historically unique period. This article was first published March 28, 2025 on Fast Company. Read Nathaniel’s insights below: In recent weeks, I’ve spent countless hours on the phone and in meetings with boards of directors as well […]
Philanthropy at the crossroads: honest conversations from Oxford
Christa Lane Hooper, Director for Geneva Global, shares her experiences and learnings after visiting Oxford around the buzz of the Skoll World Forum. It was my first time traveling to Oxford — let alone my first time experiencing the buzz and serendipity that occurs around the Skoll World Forum. I was excited to participate in […]
Celebrating 15 years of greater giving with Christina Hadden
This fall, our Managing Director of Finance and Accounting Christina Hadden hit an exciting milestone: her 15-year anniversary with Global Impact! Christina often works behind the scenes, ensuring the financial success of our operations and our clients. But her work touches all aspects of Global Impact Ventures (GIV) – every department, every client, and every […]
2024 UNGA Week Reflections
As we reflect on the impactful moments of UNGA Week 2024, we are grateful for the thought-provoking conversations and ideas shared during this critical time. We especially want to recognize and thank our clients, whose significant commitments, active participation, and involvement throughout the week were instrumental in driving meaningful progress. The energy and passion surrounding […]
Global Impact Ventures celebrates team member’s novel journey
Global Impact Ventures (GIV) brings together driven individuals who care about serving the other and improving the world around them. Many of us at GIV are storytellers, and seek to inspire one another by connection through communication. Sometimes, the impact we can make starts with a simple message or a call to action. Other times, […]
Inspiring greater giving for 21 years: Congratulations Andrea Jensen!
September 29 marks an exciting milestone for Andrea Jensen, our Manager of Client Services; it’s her 21st anniversary at Global Impact! Though Andrea proclaims that she enjoys working behind-the-scenes, today we want to shine a well-deserved spotlight on her career and accomplishments. See what Priti Derrick, Director of Charity Services and Andrea’s supervisor, has to […]
The Meaningful Middle: Good Practices for the Middle Tier-Donor
The following article was originally written by Geneva Global and published on their website on September 6, 2024. It is reposted in its entirety with permission from the organization. To view the article directly, click here. We are thrilled to announce the release of Philanthropy’s Meaningful Middle: Good Practices for the Middle-Tier Donor, an insightful paper co-authored by Nathaniel […]
GIV’s 2024 UNGA week event guide
As many of the world’s social impact leaders gather in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual convening in September, it’s a pivotal time to come together, exchange ideas, and collaborate on critical issues – to move the needle closer to a world we all […]
“Serving the other” through fiscal sponsorship
My life’s journey, Global Impact Ventures, and fiscal sponsorship share a foundational purpose: serving the other. At crucial points in my own life and story, there were other people who supported me and truly helped make a difference in my own lived experience. These people helped me learn to seek out and choose the positivity […]
Lessons learned from 40 years of service
Last year, our esteemed board member and lifelong advocate for global causes Nancy Kelly retired from her career in public service. From participating in the Peace Corps, to helping to form Health Volunteers Overseas, to serving on our board and the boards of other international nonprofits like Humanity & Inclusion, Nancy has dedicated her career […]
