Seattle, Washington (April 26, 2019) – Supported by a lead grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 19 other funders, 82 participants from dozens of American giving circles and giving circle networks came together for a historic gathering in Seattle, Washington to connect with and learn from each other, and to build a vision […]
New Site Seeks to Make It Easier for Giving Circles to Blossom By Heather Joslyn Over the 10 years since Tracey Webb founded Black Benefactors, a Washington-area giving circle for African-American donors, she has had many conversations with people who want to get serious about their giving. Sometimes, if they have heard of donor-advised funds, […]
Custom version of Growfund charitable giving platform leads the shift in philanthropy by offering an easy-to-use and affordable Donor Advised Fund with community sharing features ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5, 2018 – Global Impact, a world leader in growing global philanthropy, launched a version of its Growfund charitable giving platform designed for Giving Circles of any size. Growfund […]
Employee Benefits News, Amanda Eisenberg, One new benefit offering is aiming to help employees with their charitable giving. Global Impact, a nonprofit organization that works with international charities, has partnered with public benefit corporation Charity Charge to offer a donor-advised fund (DAF) and cashback credit card as an employer-sponsored benefit. Global Impact is offering employers […]
Special Growfund Charity Charge credit card earns cashback rewards as tax-deductible charitable donations to cardholder’s Growfund Donor Advised Fund, allowing individual donors to incorporate saving, investing, and giving into their everyday purchases. ALEXANDRIA, VA, and AUSTIN, TX, June 6, 2017 – Global Impact, a world leader in growing global philanthropy, has joined forces with Charity […]
Global Impact’s Scott Jackson and Ann Canela have co-authored a white paper, “Donor Advised Funds: Democratizing Philanthropy to Change the World,” that explores why Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) have become the fastest-growing charitable vehicle in the US. In this paper, produced in partnership with The Conference Board, Jackson and Canela describe how the US philanthropic […]
Employee benefits advisors team up with charitable giving experts to integrate employee giving with financial planning opportunities in the workplace – Global Impact and AFS 401(k) Retirement Services today announced a partnership to equip corporations with holistic employee engagement and financial wellness programs to address the shifting priorities of a multigenerational workforce. The partnership between Global Impact and AFS, […]
Grant supports informed, intentional and generous giving strategy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Global Impact has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to further expand awareness and development of Growfund, its revolutionary donor-advised fund (DAF). Growfund is a charitable giving platform that allows individuals to create their own DAF […]
Corporate Philanthropy Report Companies with employee giving campaigns have a new option to offer their workers that provides the advantages of a donor-advised fund without some of the drawbacks. Growfund, a program offering by Global Impact, allows workers to contribute to personal accounts that can be invested, saved or donated anytime, just like a typical […]
Best practice employee engagement and donation tools now offered affordably to mid-market companies – Global Impact, whose mission is to build partnerships and resources for the world’s most vulnerable people, today announced a new partnership with CEO Connection to make Growfund available to its members. CEO Connection is the only membership organization in the world […]