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What happens when local leaders have the trust and flexibility to test bold ideas early?

In Ukraine, Smart Osvita launched the pilot phase of PowerSchool—an initiative supporting schools affected by the war through energy resilience, educational capacity building, and psychosocial support.

With early support from GlobalGiving and our community of supporters, Smart Osvita was able to turn an idea into a tested model that is now reaching far beyond its original scope.

This is what community-led change can look like: local expertise, flexible support, and solutions built to adapt to real needs.

GlobalGiving is proud to partner with Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to support local nonprofit organizations across Ghana.

Inspired by the creativity and cultural expression celebrated through the Ghanaian art gallery Deadly Prey Gallery, the Ghana Community Impact Fund will support trusted, vetted local organizations working to expand opportunity for children, families, and communities across Ghana.

Too often, community-led organizations lack access to the flexible funding and long-term support they need to grow their work. But these organizations are often uniquely positioned to understand community needs, build trust, and create solutions designed to last.

Your donation will help power locally-led projects focused on education, clean water access, education, women’s empowerment, health, economic opportunity, and much more.

Support local leaders building more creative, connected, and resilient communities throughout Ghana.

Link in the comments.

PC: Rescue and Restore Hope Zambulkura Ghana.

“I am only one person and can only give so much…”

For Kenneth, giving to the TIES.charity Kenya University Scholarships Project is a way to help young women access post-secondary education—and create change that can last for generations.

Every donor has a reason for giving. This is Kenneth’s.

When communities around the world were asked to do more with less in 2025, the GlobalGiving community showed up with care, generosity, and trust.

Together, 126,066 people helped raise more than $97 million to support 11,166 projects in 169 countries.

Your generosity helped local leaders respond to 71 disasters and crises, keep essential services going in places affected by aid cuts, support families facing conflict and displacement, and continue long-term work in education, health care, environmental protection, justice, and more.

This year also marked a major milestone: $1 billion raised through GlobalGiving to support community-led change around the world.

Our 2025 Impact Report is a look back at what your generosity made possible—and a reminder of what can happen when people choose to stand with local leaders.

Read the full report at the link in our comments.

Today is the first-ever World Football Giving Day—a global giving moment powered by Common Goal that brings together players, clubs, brands, fans, and community organizations around one shared act: giving back.

Football has a way of bringing people together. Across languages, borders, and backgrounds, the game can spark joy, build belonging, and create opportunities for young people and communities around the world.

That’s why GlobalGiving is proud to support World Football Giving Day and spotlight partners using football as a force for good:

⚽ Força Foundation International
⚽ Street Soccer Barcelona
⚽ Karishma Ali Foundation
⚽ Pygmy Survival Alliance
⚽ Fundación Sinkumunchis

And many more.

Explore participating projects and help football show its heart today.

Cover photo credit to Futebol da Forca Foundation / Força Foundation International.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda are facing a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak—one that is placing enormous strain on vulnerable communities and health systems already stretched thin by conflict, displacement, humanitarian crises, and recent aid cuts.

GlobalGiving has launched the Ebola Crisis Relief Fund to support vetted organizations working in affected regions.

Your donation will help:

Provide emergency care and basic needs for impacted communities
Sustain trusted local organizations facing urgent funding gaps
Reach overlooked and underfunded communities with flexible support
Equip local changemakers with the resources they need to protect their communities

In moments like this, fast, flexible funding can help local organizations respond to urgent needs while continuing to support long-term recovery.

Donate today to the Ebola Crisis Relief Fund, link in the comments.

How do projects actually get funded on GlobalGiving?

It’s a simple process that’s designed to put trust and decision-making in the right hands.

When you give through GlobalGiving:
→ You support a project you care about
→ We connect your donation to vetted, local nonprofits leading those projects
→ Those organizations put funding to work in their communities

And along the way, you can see the impact your donation has made, through updates, photos, and stories from partners on the ground.

Our goal isn’t just about raising funds, but to support community-led solutions that create lasting change.

Explore projects at the link below.

Last call. Today is the final day to be part of YOUR TURN.

Over the past 20 days, people around the world have come together to support communities across Lebanon through local organizations providing food, medical care, shelter, education, and more.

There’s still time to make your impact.

Join us before the campaign ends tonight and help community-led organizations continue responding where support is needed most. Donate at the link in the comments. ❤️

As the week comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the people, communities, and moments that reminded us what community-led change really looks like. 💚

From local leaders responding to crises, to organizations creating space for healing, education, and opportunity, every photo tells part of a bigger story: lasting change starts with people closest to the challenges.

Thank you for being part of this global community with us. 🌍

This month’s Project of the Month is helping communities in Nepal heal from trauma—together. 💚

In many communities, mental health support remains out of reach due to stigma, silence, and lack of resources. But Healing Together is building something different: locally-led Healing Hubs where teachers, parents, and community leaders are trained as “Healing Advocates.”

They learn counseling skills, emotional first aid, and trauma-informed care, then return to their communities as trusted listeners and supporters.

Healing doesn’t happen in isolation, and when communities have the tools to process trauma together, that healing can ripple across generations.

“Our small (yet mighty!) team of local healing advocates in Nepal, Uganda, and the U.S. remind me every day that hope is a verb,” shared Amy Paulson, Executive Director of Healing Together.

“This is what collective hope looks like.”

Learn more about May’s Project of the Month and support their work at the in the comments.