Tech for good: Awesome digital tools for your 2024 campaign
With the start of a new year, I know many of us are writing down our goals for the year, whether it’s eating healthier or doing more for charitable causes. It’s also the perfect time to set your goals for your workplace giving campaign! If your campaign didn’t quite hit the mark last year, or […]
Goodness wrapped: 5 inspiring charity stories in 2023
Every December, I reflect on the year we’ve had and all the good I’m thankful for. It’s a common practice for many of us this time of the year alongside our celebrations with friends and family. At the same time, I am reminded of everything that’s happened this year both personally and globally. As I […]
President and CEO, Scott Jackson, reflects on the launch of Global Impact Ventures
On Dec. 12 we launched Global Impact Ventures, a family of mission-driven organizations that serve all of philanthropy for a better world. We had the opportunity to ask Scott Jackson, President and CEO, what this new branding means for our staff, partners, clients, and the larger philanthropy field. See his insights below: Q: What changes […]
Introducing Global Impact Ventures, our newly unified family of brands
First published on Global Impact Ventures’ new website. Our story began nearly 70 years ago when four nonprofits came together to inspire greater giving to global causes in the federal workplace, forming Global Impact. As Global Impact evolved to include philanthropic advisory and infrastructure services, in another part of the world, two international philanthropists established […]
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 […]
