Global Impact

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Global Impact
Established1956
President and Chief Executive OfficerScott Jackson
StaffManaging Director, Finance & Accounting: Christina Hadden
Vice President, CFC Administration: Victoria E. Adams
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration: Stephanie Scholz
Managing Director, Campaign Engagement: Brittany Mattfeld
[1]
Budget US$166.8 Million (annually, FY2023) [2]
Address1199 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314
Location
HQ: Alexandria, Virginia
Website www.charity.org

Global Impact is a non-profit organization offering advisory and infrastructure services that drive strategic philanthropy for nonprofit, public, and private sector clients. Global Impact has raised more than $2.5 billion for global charities since its inception in 1956. [3] Global Impact employs over 150 staff and is part of Global Impact Ventures, alongside Geneva Global, Capital for Good, and the GI Social Welfare Fund. [4] Global Impact has operations around the world, including Global Impact United Kingdom and Global Impact Canada.

Contents

The organization reports that it serves over 500 clients. In FY2022, Global Impact raised more than $55 million in total contributions, generating over $11 million in employee giving pledges and over $40.5 million in international and domestic assistance [3] for Charity Alliance partners including CARE, Heifer International, Save the Children, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and World Vision. [5]

Global Impact serves as a fiscal sponsor to over 75 clients with over $100 million in assets, including the VaxSocial Initiative. It also administers employee assistance programs and creates and implements fundraising strategies for nonprofit clients. Clients of these services include MOAS, Islamic Relief USA, and Action Against Hunger.

Global Impact leads management, fundraising, and marketing for the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government’s workplace giving campaign. In FY2022, it raised $72.6 million in monetary and volunteer pledges for CFC charities. [3]

Programs

Global Impact provides partner-specific advisory and infrastructure services; workplace fundraising and representation; campaign design, marketing, and implementation for workplace giving campaigns; and fiscal sponsorship [6] and technology services for nonprofit, corporate, and public sector clients. [7]

Research

In 2014, Global Impact released "The Corporate Signature Program: A Custom Approach to Philanthropy", a white paper examining the growing practice of signature programs in corporate social investments. The white paper looked at why corporations invest in signature programs, what companies seek to achieve through their giving, what steps to take to create a signature program, and what types of models can be used for program management. It also provided examples of how some U.S. corporations have built their own successful signature programs. [8]

In 2017, Global Impact released “Donor Advised Funds: Democratizing Philanthropy to Change the World.” The white paper examines how donor advised funds (DAFs) can democratize personal giving in and beyond the workplace, and how employers can use DAFs to tie philanthropy to corporate social responsibility programs. [9]

In 2018, Global Impact and KPMG released the 2018 Giving Global Matrix, providing a snapshot of the complex and varied tax laws that incentivize, or disincentivize, philanthropic giving in 60 countries across North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Executive Team". Global Impact.
  2. ↑ Global Impact Annual Report 2023 [ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 2023 Global Impact Annual Report (Report). Global Impact. 2023.
  4. ↑ "Global Impact Ventures". Global Impact Ventures. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ James, Jennifer (February 24, 2015). "Donating to Women and Girls Just Got Easier". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sponsorship, Fiscal. "Fiscal Sponsorship".
  7. ↑ "Expertise". Global Impact. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Corporate Signature Program: A Custom Approach to Philanthropy" . Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Jackson, Scott; Wheatley Canela, Ann (April 4, 2017). "Donor Advised Funds: Democratizing Philanthropy to Change the World". The Conference Board. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Global Impact and KPMG LLP Release New Report Examining Tax, Fiduciary and Philanthropic Requirements in 60 Countries". CSR Newswire. October 11, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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