What We Do

GlobalGiving connects individuals and companies directly to high-impact social, environmental, and
economic development projects around the world. Donors can have direct communication with the
extraordinary social entrepreneurs who run these projects, and receive frequent reports straight from the
field.

The GlobalGiving - Applied Materials Partnership

In 2004, GlobalGiving and Applied Materials established a partnership to enable the Company's US-based
employees to make charitable gifts to pre-selected projects serving communities worldwide. Among the
projects highlighted are winners of the Tech Museum Awards, an annual global program that honors
individuals, nonprofit organizations and companies that are applying technology to improve lives around the
world. As an active partner and presenting sponsor of these awards, Applied Materials is proud to provide its
employees with the opportunity to support them as well.
The Applied Materials Employee Giving and Matching Gift Programs will continue to be administered by the
Company's Global Community Affairs Department. All charitable gifts should be made through the online
giving tool accessed through the HR Service Center (http://hrweb).

GlobalGiving's Origins
Prior to founding GlobalGiving, Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle were heads of strategy and innovation at
the World Bank. While in that post, they created the first-ever Innovation Marketplace for Bank staff in
1998, an internal competition in which Bank employees pitched their own ideas for fighting poverty
worldwide. The winners received grants to make their ideas happen. The competition resulted in some of the
most innovative ideas and effective programs the bank has done.
In 2000, they took the concept and competition to the outside world. The Development Marketplace enabled
any social entrepreneur in the world to compete for Bank funds. The program was extremely successful finalists from all over the world gathered in Washington, DC, and $5 million was awarded to the 44 most
innovative projects. Participants described the Development Marketplace as "brilliant", "extraordinary", and
"life-changing."
Based on the Marketplaces' success, Mari and Dennis saw tremendous potential in creating an Internetbased platform to facilitate a broader range of social and economic investments in developing countries. In
October 2000, they left the World Bank, and on February 14, 2002, GlobalGiving (formerly
DevelopmentSpace) was launched.

How it works
GlobalGiving.com/amat is an online marketplace for international giving. AMAT employees can browse and
select from a wide offering of projects, organized by geography or by themes such as health care, the
environment, and education. Once an employee chooses a project, he/she can contribute any amount,
through the Employee Giving online tool (accessed through the HR Service Center at http://hrweb).
These contributions directly support the entrepreneurial work of project leaders throughout the world, who
are bringing innovative, empowering solutions to challenging social problems at the local community level.

All donations made to projects go through the GlobalGiving Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 entity, and are
fully tax-deductible.

Project Sponsors
GlobalGiving works a network of "Project Sponsors" to post projects on globalgiving.org/amat. Project
Sponsors are reputable organizations that vet projects to ensure they are legitimate, well-run, and
compliant with PATRIOT Act guidelines. Once projects are submitted, GlobalGiving does a secondary check,
prior to posting.
The following is a list of current project sponsors; for more information, please click on the name to be taken
to the organization's home page.
For more information on how to participate in the Applied Materials Employee Giving Program, or on your
specific pledge, please call 1-866-474-5121 or email the GivingStation help desk
atAmatSupport@givingstation.com.
Additional information can be found on the Applied Materials intranet at http://giving.
For any questions about GlobalGiving that are not answered below, please emailhelp@globalgiving.org.

General
1.1 What is GlobalGiving?

Making a Donation
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2.4

Is my donation tax deductible?

What types of fees are involved?
What is the GlobalGiving Foundation?
How does the money get to the project?

Projects
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3.2
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How do I keep track of the progress of the projects?

How do I pick a project that is right for me?
How does GlobalGiving select its projects for the website?
How do I get in touch with the project leader?
What happens if a project receives more funding than it requests?
What happens if a project receives only a small proportion of the funding it requested?

The GlobalGiving Model

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How can GlobalGiving have the most financial impact?

Why give internationally?
How are GlobalGiving's services different from those of other giving facilitators?
How are you the "eBay of international aid?"
What is "market-based" development?
Are you competing with aid institutions?

1. General
1.1 What is GlobalGiving?
GlobalGiving connects individual and institutional donors directly to social, economic development, and
environmental projects around the world.
GlobalGiving was founded in 2001 by two former World Bank executives, who are using the Internet to
create a highly efficient marketplace that enables more funding to reach projects throughout the globe and,

at the same time, provides a more transparent, engaging way for donors to give.

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2. Making a Donation
2.1 Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes. All projects on globalgiving.org/amat have been pre-qualified for 501(c)3 equivalency status. Further,
all donations go through the GlobalGiving Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, making them tax-deductible for
U.S. taxpayers to the full extent permitted by law.
2.2 What types of fees are involved?
GlobalGiving takes a 15% fee to cover the costs of aggregating and vetting credible funding opportunities
and presenting them on the website. There is also a nominal fee that covers the cost of transferring funds
overseas. Between 80-85% of your money goes directly to the project you choose to support. Our fee is one
of the lowest fees available in international philanthropy, and because funds go directly to the project level,
your contribution goes much further than most other international giving options.
2.3 What is the GlobalGiving Foundation?
The GlobalGiving Foundation is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation that processes donations that
come through the GlobalGiving website.
2.4 How does the money get to the project?
Each quarter, GlobalGiving pools the contributions from each donor and transfers the money either to the
Project Sponsor or the implementing organization. If the money is transferred to the sponsor, they then wire
the funds directly to the project leader. If GlobalGiving directs the funds to the implementing organization
overseas, bank wire transfer charges may apply.

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3. Projects
3.1 How do I keep track of the progress of the projects?
Every donor has a choice of becoming known to the project leader or remaining anonymous. For donors that
choose to become known to the project leader, the donor's contact information is provided to the project
leader. This may include the donor's mailing address and email address. In addition, each project listing
includes the contact information of the project leader, which allows donors to establish a relationship with
those running the project and to follow up on its progress.
After projects have achieved their funding goals, many project leaders provide regular updates on the
project's progress.
3.2 How do I pick a project that is right for me?
Many people choose projects in places where they have traveled or where there is an issue they care about.
GlobalGiving allows you to browse through a wide range projects from around the world in a variety of
themes such as health, education, economic development, and environment.
3.3 How does GlobalGiving select projects for the website?
GlobalGiving works with a network of "Project Sponsors" to post projects on globalgiving.org/amat. These
project sponsors all established, reputable organizations such as Ashoka, IDEX, and the United Nations

Foundation work with local "Project Leaders" to vet projects to ensure they are legitimate, well-run, and
satisfy IRS guidelines for international grant-making as well as the new voluntary guidelines for antiterrorism set forth in the USA PATRIOT Act.
Once projects are submitted, GlobalGiving does a secondary review, prior to posting. As part of the posting
process, the Project Sponsor or Project Leader must provide detailed background information on the Project
Leader, the project's objectives, and expected outcomes once the project receives funding.
3.4 How do I get in touch with the project leader?
Contact information for each project is listed at the bottom of the project page. All projects feature an email
address, a phone number, and a mailing address. Since some of our projects are managed by people
without technology access, the project contact can sometimes be the Project Sponsor organization.
3.5 What happens if a project receives more funding than it requests?
There may be some instances in which projects receive more funding than the project leaders had
requested. If so, GlobalGiving will contact donors who have contributed to projects that have exceeded the
funding amount and work with them to reallocate funding to a project within a similar geographic and
thematic area.
3.6 What happens if a project receives only a small proportion of the funding it requested?
Occasionally, there will be projects that receive only a small percentage of their requested funding. If a
project is pledged less than 65% of the requested amount, GlobalGiving will work with donors to identify an
appropriate substitute project to which funds can be reallocated.
As is the case with projects that exceed their funding goals, this occurs only rarely. In many cases, someone
e.g. the group sponsoring the project has agreed to provide for any remaining funding needs by the
time the project is implemented. For the past several years, less than 10% of the total number of projects
receiving donations through globalgiving.org had funds reallocated.

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4. The GlobalGiving Model

4.1 How can GlobalGiving have the most financial impact?
A dollar goes a surprisingly long way in many developing countries your contribution has a tremendous
impact on the local community. For more information on how far your dollar goes, please see The
Economist's Big Mac index.
4.2 Why give internationally?
Americans are the most generous people on the earth. They give away over $200 billion a year (about 2%
of GDP), while Europeans give away just under 1% of GDP. Yet much of this generous spirit remains
invisible to the rest of the world since the bulk of giving goes to domestic causes. Why? We believe that
most overseas giving opportunities are difficult to discover, verify, and monitor but given both good
opportunities and proper assurances, giving overseas would be equally attractive to Americans. A $2,000
gift in India can train two teachers and set up a basic computer center at a school that will both train over
25 students a year, and serve additional students through weekend and evening use.
4.3 How are GlobalGiving's services different from those of other giving facilitators?
GlobalGiving differs from other giving facilitators in the following ways:

GlobalGiving connects donors directly at the project level, in contrast to organizations that run
projects but maintain control over how contributions are allocated or spent.

Enabling donors to give directly to projects offers them more choice donors can browse through

a broad range of geographies and themes such as health, education, environment, among others
and they know exactly how their money will be used. In addition, our highly-efficient online giving
platform allows donors to connect and communicate directly with project leaders.

By working through trusted partners, we are able to identify, vet, and promote projects that might
not otherwise receive support because of distance, technological difficulties, or language barriers.

4.4 How are you the "eBay of international aid?"

GlobalGiving aspires to be the world's richest marketplace for international giving. Like eBay, we are striving
to become an open marketplace where, instead of buyers and sellers connecting to do business, donors can
connect directly with project leaders to help fund their projects. We, like eBay, are providing the technology
platform for this connection to happen. We are working on tools to make giving as easy as possible. What
you see now is the first step towards realizing that vision.
4.5 What is "market-based" development?
Market-based development is how development projects are created, sourced, and funded in an open
marketplace. This model drives innovation through competition and transparency and, we believe, will
generate increased social returns in the long run.
4.6 Are you competing with aid institutions?
GlobalGiving is a complement to the work of aid institutions. While much of the aid industry focuses on
multi-million dollar loans to foreign governments, GlobalGiving focuses on smaller, grassroots initiatives.
GlobalGiving is filling a niche that aid institutions were not created to serve.

Mission Statement
We are a voice with action for orphans that no one else will help.

Our Vision
We fight for the justice of children in Benin & Liberia, West Africa. This fight is against
child trafficking, abuse, neglect and needless suffering!

Our Core Values

We work alongside honest, caring orphanage directors and with local
governments to deliver much-needed aid, construction, training and child
development programs.

Our Goals

To bring children in orphanages immediate relief from hunger, sickness and

premature death.

To provide sanitary living conditions through orphanage reconstruction projects

for the orphanage directors who are honest caring and trustworthy caretakers.

To empower orphanage directors and older children with skills to sustain positive
change, build self-sufficiency, and enable continued spiritual growth.

To empower the local social welfare offices to close down negligent and abusive
orphanage directors.

To rescue children from abuse, neglect and child trafficking.

To create partnership with individuals, groups, and business who can help us in
these endeavors.

Mission / Vision
The will to do, and the soul to dare

Mission / Vision
OAF is an independent, non-profit human rights organization for orphaned and
abandoned children worldwide. Children who are deprived of the guidance and
protection of their primary caregivers are more vulnerable to health risks,
violence, exploitation and discrimination and they are often deprived of
education. We strive to guard the fundamental needs of this disadvantaged
population by engaging in advocacy, education, problem analysis, and the
development of solutions based on sound research that can be applied by
countries and NGOs worldwide.
It is our mission to serve the best interest of children without parental
care worldwide, by reducing the number of children without parental
care.
OAF will do this by using the best possible research on best interest of the
child to assist governments and NGOs worldwide to unite children as early as
possible with permanent and loving care. Special attention will be given to find
structural positive solutions for older children, less easy to place in family or
family-type environments.
OAF Key Initiatives 2014 - 2018
OAF will partner with governments in adding new ideas and pragmatic solutions
for children without parental care in cooperation with universities and NGOs
throughout the world. This will lead to the implementation of the 3 main projects
:
1: Research, Information and Evaluation:

Assistance with national implementation in regard to (inter-)national legal

environment by engaging in education and offering scientific expert
solutions.

Initiate a full study including case studies and research to the OVC subject

Bring together a diverse group of experts in child welfare issues yearly, to

review progress and gaps identified, including a youth representation.

2: OAF Academy for OVC studies:

To build a knowledge centre where all related Childrens Institutions can

be trained to the objectives of the reform/action plans and the childrens
rights Also a training centre for all persons concerned with Orphans and
Vulnerable Children.

Periodical review of national standards, regulations and a supervising and

monitoring system for all related institutions and practitioners.

Build and facilitate a training centre in the capital, to address OVC issues
by organizing courses, workshops and conferences.

3: OAF Family Programmes

To offer a temporary place of safety for children without parental care and
to promote the holistic growth of the child: emotional, cognitive, social,
moral and physical.

Restructure and build family units and reorganize homes into family
models including a special needs section and a medical facility.

Step up reintegration activities of children back to the community.

ur vision
We at Happy Home want to realize the full potential of our children. We want to ensure that they will
be able to reintegrate their community as healthy, happy, responsible and independent adults.

Our mission
Happy Homes mission is to cooperate and collaborate with local authorities and members of the
community to offer a chance at life and a new start to orphans and other endangered children. We aim
to give them a first-class education, access to necessary health services and, above all, the opportunity
to grow up healthy and happy in a safe, caring, warm and familial environment.