Global Impact
| Established | 1956 |
|---|---|
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Scott Jackson |
| Staff |
Vice President, Partner Solutions:Ann Canela Vice President of Marketing and Campaign Engagement: Joseph Mettimano Senior Director, Business Strategy and Operations: Cindy Darnell Managing Director of Finance: Mark Milligan Senior Director, Human Resources: Stephanie Scholz [1] |
| Budget | US$43 Million (annually, FY2014)[2] |
| Location | HQ: Alexandria, Virginia |
| Address | 1199 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Website |
www |
Global Impact is a non-profit organization that works with international charities based in the United States and administers four of the largest Combined Federal Campaigns (CFC), including the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area,[3] and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. The CFC is a program to raise money from federal employees for local, national, and international charities.[4][5] Global Impact affiliated charities include CARE, Doctors Without Borders, Heifer International, Save the Children, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and World Vision. The group's aim is to form partnerships and organize resources for charitable causes.[6] In 2011, US-based giving through Global Impact raised more than $110 million and supported 11,000 charities.[7]
Spending controversy, 2011-2012
An audit published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in 2012 concluded that Global Impact had received $764,069 in reimbursements from the federal government that "could have been put to better use" for the CFC. Global Impact had received funds for neck massages, hotel room service, and movie rentals. Renee Acosta, then Global Impact's chief executive, received a $150,000 bonus following the audit.[8]
Programs
Global Impact also administers the Combined Federal Campaign – Overseas (CFC-O), a program allowing international charities to solicit contributions from employees of the United States federal government. Revenue for the CFC-O increased from $47 million in 2003 to $66 million in 2011.[9]
From 2003 to 2012 Global Impact ran the National Capital Area Combined Federal Campaign, a division of the CFC for federal employees in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Global Impact was succeeded in this role by EarthShare.[10]
Research
In 2011 Global Impact published "Moving Beyond Boundaries," a report that analyzed trends in donations to international charities. The report concluded that such giving had increased at an annual rate of 10.4% since 1987, that 22% of U.S. corporations made donations to international causes, and that 37% of major U.S. companies planned to focus more on such causes. The report concluded that corporate fundraising efforts were having a positive impact on quality of life around the world.[11]
In December 2015, Global Impact released a report that outlined its efforts in the previous fiscal year to grow global philanthropy.[6]
References
- ↑ "Executive Team". Global Impact.
- ↑ http://charity.org/sites/default/files/userfiles/2014%20GI%20Annual%20Report.pdf
- ↑ http://cfcnca.org/news-and-events/new-pcfo-announced-for-2016-campaign
- ↑ Olson, Elizabeth (December 7, 2011). "Charity Campaigns Try Gentle Approach to Get Shoppers to Spend on Good Deeds". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas Structure". Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas.
- 1 2 "Global Impact Report Highlights Impact through Partnerships – Press Releases on CSRwire.com". www.csrwire.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ "Changing The Face Of International Philanthropy". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ Rosiak, Luke (May 19, 2014). "Feds used donations intended for poor for massages, luxuries for themselves". The Washington Examiner.
- ↑ Mizell, Vanessa (January 24, 2011). "Helping out: Renee Acosta of Global Impact". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Losey, Stephen (January 10, 2013). "Global Impact loses contract to run Washington-area CFC". Federal Times.
- ↑ "Giving to global causes grows". Philanthropy Journal. July 7, 2011.