Forced to flee: Top countries refugees are coming from
Home. The word is defined as the place where one lives, but it also carries an emotional undertone. To many, home means security and history, a place where they belong. For millions of people around the globe, home no longer exists. There are over 100 million displaced people in the world today from causes as […]
HIV treatment, care restore life of 35-year-old migrant
This week, we honor World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, a day of solidarity, education, and support for the millions affected by the virus. We honor the lives lost, celebrate the advancements in treatment and prevention, and renew our commitment to ending the stigma and discrimination that still surrounds this health crisis. This day stands […]
Three Somali mothers battle drought and famine
In Somalia, families are currently facing a catastrophic food crisis. This is the result of a severe and prolonged drought and decades of conflict that have destroyed crop production and made it almost impossible for herders to find food for their animals. The most vulnerable are children, with 50% of children under 5 in the […]
The gift guide that makes a difference this holiday season!
The holidays are already upon us! With all that is going on in the world, you may be seeking a way for your holiday gifting to do some good this year. Thankfully, long-time Global Impact charity partner Feed My Starving Children has got you covered. Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a global, Christian nonprofit […]
The impact of AI for nonprofits: Unlocking potential for good?
While artificial intelligence (AI) has not reached the kind of general intelligence exhibited by fictional characters like Hal 9000 from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the current, popular AI systems that exist – generative, large language models like ChatGPT, with which this blog was co-authored – are rapidly being deployed, experimented, and used in the philanthropic […]
How you can improve the housing of veterans in need
Here at Global Impact, global is in our name – literally, of course, and in much of the work we do. You may know us for the dozens of international humanitarian organizations we represent, which run programming across most countries around the world. What you may not know is that many of our charity partners […]
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 humanitarian voices leading during the crisis in Gaza and Israel
Pictured above: Palestinian children inside a room in one emergency shelters in the Gaza Strip. We are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Israel and Gaza. Millions of people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes and are living in overflowing refugee camps. Access to food, medical supplies and clean water is extremely limited, […]
Five charities pioneering new tech to save the world
They say necessity is the mother of invention. And with the large-scale issues our charity partners are facing, inventive solutions are needed now more than ever to tackle challenges like hunger, health care access and economic mobility. Luckily, innovative tech solutions aren’t only for corporations in Silicon Valley. Nonprofits around the world are pioneering innovations […]
The Who, What, Where, Why of Extreme Hunger in Africa and How You Can Help
Hunger is on the rise again for the first time in years. On World Food Day, I’m thinking of the communities hardest hit by the crisis and what I can do to help. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but when I think about how we’re going to tackle extreme hunger, I tend to […]
