Global Impact
Greater Giving. Powerful Results.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Global Impact serves as a trusted philanthropy advisor, intermediary, and nonprofit partner for greater giving. We offer advisory and infrastructure services that drive strategic philanthropy for our nonprofit, public, and private sector clients. With close to 70 years of experience, we have raised nearly $2.5 billion with our partners for global causes. Global Impact is part of Global Impact Ventures, a family of mission-driven organizations that serve all of philanthropy for a better world.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Fundraising and Partnerships
Global Impact provides nonprofits a variety of services to help boost revenue and visibility. Services include planning and pipeline development, strategic positioning, campaign design and implementation, strategic operations and execution, and fiscal sponsorship.
Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Global Impact offers private and public sector clients a range of services that enhance employee giving and increase social impact. Services include corporate philanthropy strategy, employee giving and engagement, disaster response and employee assistance, and program management.
Finance and Business Services
Global Impact provides services aimed at supporting an organization’s operational efficiency and augmenting its capacity so that it can realize its goals. This suite of strategic, technical and transactional services includes sustainability planning and organizational effectiveness, outsourced financial administration, investment fund advisory and administration, Global Impact’s no minimum contribution donor-advised fund (Growfund), and corporate donor-advised funds.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Estimated number of funding dollars secured for the sector
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Victims and oppressed people, Emergency responders, Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Figures include all funds raised & revenue generated across all lines of business (Form 990). Majority of funds, net of expenses, are distributed to other charities.
Number of entities served by expertise
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Includes Charity Alliance and Partner Solutions clients.
Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Figures include Global Impact Charity Alliance members that we serve, and members of organizations in which we serve as the backbone.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Mission: Inspire greater giving
Vision: Unleash the full potential of the philanthropy sector to transform lives
Global Impact serves as a trusted philanthropy advisor, intermediary, and nonprofit partner for greater giving. We offer advisory and infrastructure services that drive strategic philanthropy for our nonprofit, public, and private sector clients. With close to 70 years of experience, we have raised nearly $2.5 billion with our partners for global causes. Global Impact is part of Global Impact Ventures, a family of mission-driven organizations that serve all of philanthropy for a better world.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Global Impact works with private, nonprofit, and public sector partners to inspire greater giving and offers a continuum of integrated services including fundraising and partnerships, employee engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR), and finance and business services.
Global Impact works with hundreds of public and private sector workplace giving campaigns to generate funding for the global impact alliance of as many as 100 international charities. The organization also leads national marketing efforts for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), and serves as Outreach Coordinator for the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA), the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O), and other CFC zones across the United States.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Global Impact's team maintains an impressive array of fundraising, management, accounting, marketing, communications, technology, and training skills. Global Impact maintains a network of corporate and nonprofit partnerships, enabling effective and efficient donor-to-beneficiary options for raising, receiving, and distributing funds.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Global Impact has earned a reputation as a leader helping to shape the world of global philanthropy and creating charitable ventures for greater giving. Global Impact takes a collaborative approach to philanthropic solutions to help determine our clients' needs, develop a solution, and then serve as an execution partner. Our breadth and depth of experience in fundraising and partnerships, employee engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR), and finance and business services is the foundation for growing global philanthropy.
With close to 70 years of experience, we have raised nearly $2.5 billion with our partners for global causes.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
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Global Impact
Board of directorsas of 01/18/2024
Anita Whitehead
KPMG
Timothy Bloechl
Quantum Research International
James B Kanuch
RSM US LLP
Nancy A. Kelly
Health Volunteers Overseas, Inc.
Joseph A Crupi
No Affiliation
Peter Grant
Anchormark Holdings, LLC
Stan M Harrell
M. Mouctar Diallo
Medicine360
David Wu
Special Olympics Washington
Scott Jackson
Global Impact
Kenneth I Schaner
Schaner & Lubitz, PLLC
Kathryn Compton
World Vision USA
Carol D Rieg
SAIC
Steve Polo
OPX
Sarah Degnan Kambou
Anita Whitehead
KPMG
Veena Jayadeva
Guardian Life Insurance
Erik Arnold
Microsoft Philanthropies
Tracey E. Burton, JD
Target Corporation
Lisa Trevino Cummins
Urban Strategies
Christin Cardone McClave
AchieveNEXT
Lauren Murphy
ICRW Advisors
Dr. Charles Owubah
Action Against Hunger
Karen Wawrzaszek
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
Last updated: 12/07/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.